Diego Arnau

Diego Arnau

Favorite films

  • Eraserhead
  • Hot Fuzz
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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  • MaXXXine

    ★★★★

  • Adaptation.

    ★★★★½

  • Brigsby Bear

    ★★★★

  • Spaceballs

    ★★★½

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  • MaXXXine

    MaXXXine

    ★★★★

    This is what 80's horror-movies nostalgia should aim for.

    A fun movie, loved all of the references to the slasher genre. Mia GOD.

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

    ★★★★½

    Coming from seeing writters like Larry David do their Magnum Opus revolve around themselves, I never doubt this film could offer anything less that a good story.

    Narcissism is the way to go apparently.

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★★

    A pastiched Frankestein meets XXI century feminism.

    Lanthimos path to becoming a full-fledged auteur has come to fruition. Poor things shows a well-established director that is eager to go above & beyond.

    A great feminist subtext, a great use of composition and a finesse on detail and contrast with the ugly and the aesthetically pleasing.

    Acting-wise, Emma Stone has shown time and again why she has become such a well established actress. Despite being so young, she has come a long…

  • Joker

    Joker

    ★★★½

    Truly magnificent, deeply disturbing.
    By Diego Arnau
    IG: @diego_arnau._

    I used to have an art teacher who once told us "To admired fictional criminals is as wrong as admiring real drug lords".

    He told us this after hearing a long chat I had with a friend about "The Dark Knight" and how excited we seemed about the Joker's exploits.

    Many years later, a film based on the same character comes to be a reality.
    After a failed attempt to bring…