Thursday, February 21, 2013

Looper



Clearly, the time travel issue is one of the most attractive that can be explored by fiction, to bring characters from different periods together, to witness to the life of someone or simply to address the perennial debate over whether changing something in the past creates a different timeline (something reflected brilliantly in an episode of the Simpsons by the way). However, in "Looper", time travel is a catalyst for the real story and not the backbone of it.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Silver Linings Playbook



"Silver Linings Playbook" was already an attractive movie thanks to its director and cast, especially the two main characters, two young stars with legions of fans; but interest further increased after its success at the Toronto Film Festival.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

The Secret World of Arrietty



There is an ocean of difference between the animated films we usually see in our theaters and those produced by Studio Ghibli. Without detracting from the great work of Pixar or Dreamworks, the Japanese studio films possess a unique magic, not only because they still hand-draw their work, which is one of its greatest virtues, but also because of the way it addresses family stories from a fantastic, honest and spiritual perspective.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Argo


Most successful spy films usually develop around impossible missions, conducted with the most spectacular resources ever seen and with glamorous fighters capable of defeating a small army with their own hands as main characters. The actual espionage, I believe, cannot be like that.