MATTEO BITTANTI

CHART: MY FAVORITE PODCASTS OF THE YEAR (NOT RANKED)

"I’ll admit that I have occasionally been gripped by false memories as a result of podcasts — been briefly sure that I’d seen a TV show I’d never watched, or convinced that it was a friend, not a professional producer, who told me some great anecdote. But on the whole,... Read more →

CHART: MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2020

The year of neo-neo-realism: Possessor, Vivarium, The Platform, The Chambermaid, Eastern, The Audition, Perfect Nanny perfectly mirror the state of the world in 2020: pervasive corporate crimes, Darwinian struggles, conspicuous consumption, widespread cannibalism, widening inequality, family feuds, children murdering each other, adults murdering children, children murdering adults, irreversible climate damage,... Read more →

CHART: MY FAVORITE TV SERIES OF 2020

I love John Wilson. We were so lucky to show Road to Magnasanti, his amazing short about New York City turning into SimCity at the Milan Machinima Festival in 2018. Unsurprisingly, his latest project, How to do With John Wilson is pure genius. It reminds me of unclassifiable, highly original,... Read more →

CHART: MY FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2020

Also: “A Portrait of Donald J. Trump” by Vic Berger & VICE News (2020) [not listed on Mubi] Both Gibney and Ai Weiwei provide an in depth and convincing investigation into the respective governments' incompetence in handling the pandemic. I'm still waiting for a documentary on Italy's catastrophic response, also... Read more →

CHARTS: MY FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES OF 2019

I was asked by Swiss RadioTwo's host Daniel Paul Bilenko to share my favorite video games of the year. My original list was much longer, but Daniel was inflexible: no more than six. So, here are my frivolous judgments about unforgettable (strictly unranked) playful experiences... The podcast is available here.... Read more →