“La Notte” (a.k.a. “The Night”) is a melancholic and existential drama from iconic Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. Set in Milan, the film chronicles a day (that extends into the night) in the life of Giovanni and Lidia, an unfaithful married couple whose relationship steadily deteriorating. From its opening credits, “La Notte” establishes itself as a visual masterpiece - shot in B&W, the cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo isn’t particularly showy, but it…
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Deep Red 1975
“Deep Red” (a.k.a. “Profondo Rosso”) is a classic giallo from legendary Italian filmmaker Dario Argento, starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi and Gabriele Lavia. The film follows Marcus Daly, an English Jazz musician who witnesses the brutal murder of a female psychic in her apartment from the street below. Assisted by reporter Gianna Brezzi, Daly begins to pursue his own line of investigation in which he gets ensnared in a web of murder and mystery where nothing is quite as it…
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The Girl with the Needle 2024
“The Girl with the Needle” is a shapeshifting period drama from director Magnus von Horn, starring Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm and Besir Zeciri. Set in post-WW1 Copenhagen, the film follows a young woman named Karolina who is forced to live in squalid conditions after being evicted from her apartment - following that, she soon loses her job as a seamstress after being impregnated by her employer. Realising that she is in no position to provide for a child, Karolina…
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Mickey 17 2025
“Mickey 17” is the newest film from revered South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yuen, Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette. Based on the novel “Mickey 7” by Edward Ashton, the film follows a man named Mickey Barnes. Unable to pay a debt to a murderous loan shark, Barnes joins a space colony that plans to colonise the ice planet of Niflheim - his position on the spaceship is as an “Expendable”, a disposable worker who…
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