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1969

★★★★★ Liked Watched 11 Jun 2025

Pasolini’s casting of Maria Callas in Medea was a masterstroke. By this point, Callas was no longer performing, her singing career was effectively over, and her voice ravaged by years of pressure, physical strain and personal turmoil. Most devastating of all, though, was the betrayal by Aristotle Onassis, who left her for Jacqueline Kennedy—a humiliation that famously plunged her into emotional freefall. 

So when Pasolini cast her as Medea, Euripides’s archetypal woman scorned, Callas brought not only immense personal grief…

1947

★★★★★ Liked Watched 08 Jun 2025

Wow. 

Turns out that losing your sanity over a rugged jock in short shorts is a pretty timeless predicament. 

Black Narcissus reminds us that you can’t outrun your crushing libido, even at the edge of the world. And what a theme to amplify with the most glorious sets, Technicolor, matte-painted backdrops, exquisite costumes, and drapes that never stop billowing.

Reason steadily unravels, and Black Narcissus shifts from drama to romance to horror, slipping into a hypnotic, menacing rhythm that builds toward a delirious climax.  

In the end, all you can do is put on your lipstick and face your horniness!

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2024

★★★★ Liked Watched 25 Jan 2025

Having now seen this, it’s clear that the conversation around AI is just another awards-season tempest. Of course this battle is already lost. Besides, here AI is a tool, not a tyrant, used with restraint and care. Its use in the future will be unstoppable, particularly for projects with tight budgets, as is the case here. But in the end, it will always come down to taste.

“Everything that is ugly, cruel, and stupid — but most importantly ugly —…

1996

★★★ Watched 17 May 2025

A pretty clunky and fairly convoluted plot, salvaged only by Brian De Palma’s flawless taste and Tom Cruise’s electrifying star power.

The suspended heist scene is unforgettable, and putting Tom in those little office siren glasses was a sexy touch. The explosive chewing gum killed meee!

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