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MENTAL NOTE: MUBI IS DELIBERATELY KILLING ITS CORE COMMUNITY

UPDATE #1 (November 5 2022): This article has been published in Italian by Duels magazine. You can read it here. UPDATE #2 (November 5 2022): MUBI has now completely removed the FAVORITES section as well, without any warning, as per their MO. A few days ago, streaming platform MUBI removed... Read more →

VIDEO: VRAL AT #50 (TEASER)

VRAL is now #50. How did we get here? And what comes next? Read more →

CHART: GREATEST HORROR MOVIES 2000-2030 (ONGOING)

The skinny No major updates to a and b since forever; c is ongoing. Many requested a 1990-2000 list. Any suggestions? The charts a_Greatest Horror Films 2000-2010 (30), #1 Martyrs b_Greatest Horror Films 2010-2020 (60), #1 The Killing of a Sacred Deer c_Greatest Horror Films 2020-2030 (ongoing), #1 Possessor Breakdown... Read more →

CHART: 2021_MY FAVORITE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES

TL;DR: One masterpiece, Michel Franco's New Order, some good movies (2-8), the rest was more or less average. Disclaimer: for the very first time since I started making these highly neurotic lists, I have not watched a single entry in a movie theater. My 2021 cinema viewing is, therefore, non... Read more →

CHART: 2021_MY FAVORITE DOCS

Three masterpieces (#1, #2, #3), several interesting experiments, a few beautiful failures. Overall, a really good year. MIA DISCLAIMER: I have not seen, among others, HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG, THERE WILL BE NO MORE NIGHT, HOW TO OVERTHROW THE US GOVERNMENT (LEGALLY), FLEE, CARBON AND CAPTIVITY, AGENTS... Read more →