Guilherme Ávila

Guilherme Ávila

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  • The Substance
  • Pearl
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Hell or High Water

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★

    A Substância é uma obra que explora as dinâmicas de expectativa e opressão, temas centrais na experiência de corpos femininos, capturando de forma incisiva como essas questões moldam nossa sociedade. O bordão repetido pelo produtor de televisão Harvey – "garotas bonitas devem sempre sorrir!" – simboliza o controle exercido sobre as mulheres e a expectativa de conformidade. Ambientado em um futuro distópico e assustadoramente próximo, o filme denuncia uma sociedade patriarcal em que os homens exigem juventude e beleza das…

  • Pearl

    Pearl

    ★★★★

    Pearl tells a story that, in parts, is that of all of us. After all, at some point in our lives, we think we are a star and deserve the shine of a better life than the one we have. This lasts until the moment we are taken off the stage and fail the test, experiencing the elemental and canonical rejection that changes everything in our lives.

    The difference between Pearl and the rest of us is that, for us,…

  • La Palma

    La Palma

    ★★

    La Palma is proof that you can't have everything at once: either you launch a series for Christmas, or you tell a believable story about a natural disaster -- you have to choose.

    I understand that it wouldn't be good for Netflix's business to have a series, set to air in December, depicting deaths and irreparable family losses -- after all, we're all reunited with loved ones, opening gifts and enjoying great meals.

    But it is an exaggeration, in the…

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