Stefano Vassallo

Stefano Vassallo

Author and Filmmaker

Favorite films

  • Blade Runner
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • The Fall
  • In the Mood for Love

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  • Border

    ★★½

  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★½

  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★½

  • Ungentle

    ★★★

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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    ★★★★½

    This is what I’m gonna show my kids

  • Damsel

    Damsel

    ★★

    Given the premise (damsel in distress/flipped) I’d say the ideas in this movies are not bad. The ancient pact, the sacrifice, the lies… intriguing.

    The execution tho… oof. Completely uninspired.

    CGI hodgepodge, squeaky clean costumes, janky editing… let’s not beat the dead horse. What I truly find problematic is the writing - a fault many contemporary productions share, especially in the Netflix catalogue.

    The characters are pretty flat… even the protagonist! I mean, apart from loving her sister and wanting…

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  • Raffa

    Raffa

    ★★★★★

    She was like Jesus but better

  • The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily

    The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily

    ★★★★½

    The visionary art of Lorenzo Mattotti joins the fertile imagination of iconic fantasy novelist Dino Buzzati, to showcase the true potential of italian animation. The voice of tradition speaks loud and clear, enticing the viewer in a world both familiar and new for a tale of identity and nature’s resilience. A feast for the eyes, a caress for the soul.

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