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Columbus (2017)

Being an architecture student, my expectations were quite a lot when I read about this movie. This movie might be the best photograph I’ve seen that lasts for 104 minutes. As stunning as the cinematography is, I cannot say that the movie had an amazing overall reaction from me. The visuals are everything I can hope for, although the symmetry starts to feel a little OCD after a point, every single scene is a beautiful photograph. Yet, the lack of a stimulating script with an already humble plot, the movie does not have all the dimensions a movie should have.

Drinking game: Take a shot everytime you see a scene with the color palette of Mondrian.

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She’s Gotta Have It (2017)

My Name Isn’t. Art By Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

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blackkklansman (spike lee, 2018)

ron stallworth, an african-american police officer from colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local ku klux klan and became the head of the local chapter.

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Spike Lee talking about Green Book after the 2019 Academy Awards

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Cast of La Belle Saison (2015) directed by Catherine Corsini. 

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Call me by your name

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La double vie de Véronique (1991) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski

Dived in some “Holly Łódź ” cults lately. This is a fun term used for the cinema world and works that are originated in the city of Łódź in Poland. The films belonging in this context are mostly directed by famous directors that studied at the Łódź Film School. The list includes, of course; Roman Polanski,  Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Andrzej Wajda... The reason it’s called Hollylodz is that it has a better ring to it when you pronounce the word “Lodz” in Polish which is something like “woodge”. 

So, in an attempt to understand this ecole, I keep watching the films of these masters and so far, I must say they are even underrated. The Double Life of Veronique, by  Krzysztof Kieślowski was such a movie that I wondered why the hell have I not seen it already... It was a film that felt like poetry. The sounds and the visual aesthetics were astounding. I liked the fact that he kept challenging our visual memory (with the red scarf for example). I also thought the movie could have been an obvious reference for Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, but hey, maybe it’s just me. I will not try and explain Kieslowski further more but just leave some images from the film. 

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My Pride Month Watchlist 2017

*RuPaul voice* time has come... to celebrate! This June I’m planning to watch (and rewatch) a series of films with LGBTQ themes, characters or narrations. (Unlike Sense8 very few can have it all).

1. Moonlight (2016) dir. Barry Jenkins

2. Mine Vaganti (2010) dir. Ferzan Özpetek

Ferzan Ozpetek flicks are my gig.

3. Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes

Checked this one off the list yesterday. I was afraid it would be overrated or filled with clichés. Turns out, it definitely deserved the hype. It was an incredibly emotional movie and Cate Blanchett snatched my wig.

4. The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert dir. Stephan Elliott

5.  The Rocky Horror Picture Show dir. Jim Sharman

An absolute legend and my favorite musical ever. Contains the sweetest transvestite of Transylvania. 

6. J'ai tué ma mère (2009) dir. Xavier Dolan

As an absolute Xavier Dolan fan, I somehow still haven’t seen his debut film.

7. Pride (2014) dir.  Matthew Warchus

8. A Single Man (2009) dir. Tom Ford

Colin Firth accompanied by Tom Ford aesthetic? Yes, please.

9. Beginners (2010) dir. Mike Mills

10. I did not include some of the legendary ones and other movies that I’ve already seen but if you haven’t seen them, they might be the place to start:

Paris Is Burning (1990) dir. Jennie Livingston

Brokeback Mountain (2005) dir. Ang Lee

Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013) dir. Abdellatif Kechiche

Milk (2008) dir. Gus Van Sant

Les Amours imaginaires (2010) dir. Xavier Dolan

Yves Saint Laurent (2014) dir. Jalil Lespert

Tangerine (2015) dir. Sean Baker

Laurence Anyways (2012) dir. Xavier Dolan

...and many more I probably forgot to mention.

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Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes

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It's pride month and that brings a special watchlist. Started with Carol today.

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Frantz (2016) dir. François Ozon

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François Ozon, Dans la Maison, 2012

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“Juste la fin du monde”, directed by Xavier Dolan, 2016