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Venezia 77: The Last Vanguard of Cinema
It’s dark and quiet; has been like this for a while. A beam of light finally slices through the blackness – it’s the projector of the...
Jack Salvadori
Sep 11, 20206 min read


LFF #63- ’The Irishman’ Review
One Last Time at the Copacabana Cinema’s greatest heroes have finally assembled, but if you’re thinking about the latest Marvel flick,...
Jack Salvadori
Oct 13, 20194 min read


LFF #63- ‘The El Duce Tapes‘ Review
Feeling bad for a bad person When you take your seat, stumbling in the dark, and begin staring at the silver screen, there is always that...
Jack Salvadori
Oct 11, 20194 min read


"Greed" Review
This is what happens when a moral message overwhelms a film Michael Winterbottom’s latest flick is titled Greed, as its true protagonist...
Jack Salvadori
Sep 30, 20193 min read


Venice 75: Review
For the 75th time, the Golden Lion roared again on the Venetian Lido. The oldest international film festival in the world ended a few...
Jack Salvadori
Sep 19, 20185 min read


Believing in the Unbelievable
The room is dark. The only beacon on light comes from a tiny hole at the top, from which a beam crosses the gloom. The projected light...
Jack Salvadori
May 30, 20183 min read


Cannes 71: Review
Cannes, 18th May 1968: the most prestigious film festival in the world is shut down by a group of extremists, radical cinephiles, led by...
Jack Salvadori
May 22, 20185 min read


BAFTA’s New Policies – and the Death of the 7th Art
What is “Art”? What does this short, three-lettered word really mean, and how do we determine what is defined by it? According to some...
Jack Salvadori
Feb 12, 20183 min read


Hollywood Witch-Hunt
According to Karl Marx, “History repeats itself twice, first as tragedy, second as farce”. The innumerable, post-dated accusations &...
Jack Salvadori
Nov 11, 20173 min read


2017 BFI London Film Festival
One of the most distinctive features of the London Film Festival, which took place all over the city throughout October, is quantity over...
Jack Salvadori
Oct 16, 20173 min read


The Handmaiden and the Mastery of Cinema
Sometimes a director’s name is enough to make a movie worth watching. There is no need for glamorous actors, nor for a captivating...
Jack Salvadori
Oct 15, 20173 min read


Woody’s Wonder Wheel
It is now usual that when Woody Allen releases a new movie, he is already working on another one, committed to enrich his long...
Jack Salvadori
Oct 15, 20173 min read


Venice 74: Review
The Lion roared again in Venice and, as usual, the 74th edition of the oldest film festival in the world shone the spotlight on the...
Jack Salvadori
Sep 14, 20174 min read


How to Sneak in a Film Set and Get Away with It
Did you ever dream of entering on a big-scale film set? Wandering around famous actors and directors, and watching the movie as it comes...
Jack Salvadori
Jan 20, 20173 min read


"Silence" Review
Sometimes, silence can be the most powerful scream. This is the case for Martin Scorsese’s latest motion picture, in which silence...
Jack Salvadori
Nov 30, 20163 min read


Venezia 73: Review
Summer: the least favourite time of the year for a cinema lover - a season brimming with insignificant blockbusters, flavourless...
Jack Salvadori
Sep 15, 20165 min read


Tarantino Retires
An analysis of his drastic decision and his ultimate purpose It began as a rumour last year and petrified us all: a thunder that...
Jack Salvadori
Feb 5, 20163 min read
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