Movies
My Neighbor Totoro // となりのトトロ (1988)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
I still remember seeing this back in 2015, it’s heartwarming and it tells a beautiful strong story the right way. The line between reality and fantasy is often crossed, just as any kid would naturally do and it is probably one of the best movies directed by Miyazaki in the 1984-1995 timeframe. There’s not much really to say about it, as I think it’s a worldwide classic, with a lot of good lessons to learn. I also love how this is more down to Earth than the previous two movies, less scientific and more fantastic, but with a tighter grip on reality and the human relationships. Seven popcorns for one of the best movies of all time.
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2025-05-08
Castle in the Sky // 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)
Pazu’s life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
Back at the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, I was in the middle of my “Watch all the IMDb Top 250 movies”, so naturally, I got into a streak of randomly ordered Studio Ghibli, and “Castle in the Sky” was one of them. It’s a very interesting thing how Hayao Miyazaki is basically the King Midas of animation and everything that he touches becomes gold, “Castle in the Sky” ending up to be simply a masterpiece. Fantasy, sci-fi, retro-futurism and steampunk/cyberpunk are mixed with a great soundtrack and together they tell a beautiful story. I love the motifs of huge flying megastructures in sci-fi and fantasy creations and this theme has been tackled in different ways over the centuries, in all formats, but Miyazaki wraps this up beautifully in a classic Studio Ghibli masterpiece. Six popcorns.
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2025-05-08
Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind // 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
A thousand years after the end of civilization as we know it, the world is completely changed I’ve seen this the first (and last time) back in 2015, so it’s a great time to re-watch it. The post apocalyptic universe is masterfully done (as one would expect from a Studio Ghibli movie), the story is well written and keeps you glued to the screen. I loved how Nausicaä is the personification of the harmony between human and nature against the environment degradation, represented by the Sea of Decay. Six popcorns, especially for Teto, the fox-squirrel.
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2025-05-08
Me, Natalie (1969)
A young woman struggles for independence.
Fantastic underrated movie! While not only being the first movie of Al Pacino (where he only appears for like 20 seconds), it’s a beautiful coming of age drama, mixing comedy and sadness with great artistry. This is a fun movie, the kind that leaves you speechless at the end, not because of some unexpected plot twist, but because it leaves you with a “m_damn, what a good movie was this!_” feeling. Seven popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault, and it’s also a strong candidate for “the best movie I’ve seen this year”.
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2025-05-07
Race To Perfection (2020)
To mark the sport’s 70th anniversary, Sky and F1 utilise its rich and impressive archive footage to tell the iconic stories of the sport though the decades, giving fans a real insight into the sport’s history and personalities.
Featuring rare & never-before-seen footage with some of F1’s biggest names… Look out for our new 7-part Sky original docuseries in collaboration with F1, this is a nifty piece of Formula 1 history. Six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault
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2025-05-07
Missing (2023)
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. However, as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing soon raises more questions than answers.
Similar to its predecessor, it’s a good thriller filled with twists and turns and unexpected things. It falls a lot into the “suspend disbelief” category at some times, but in the end it’s a nice “whodunnit” movie. Three popcorns.
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2025-04-28
Searching (2018)
After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.
A story told entirely through a character’s laptop screen, this is a nice approach to movie making, making it not only interesting, but also a good paced thriller that keeps you glued to the screen. Loved the twists and turns and how the movie hits you right in the feels every now and then. Five popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.
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2025-04-28
Parasite // Gisaengchung (2019)
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Based on a brilliant premise, members of the poor Kim family slowly infiltrate the life of the wealthy Park family. Great dark comedy mixed with drama elements which put Korean movies once again on the map, Bong Joon Ho’s movie getting four Oscars, including for Best Movie. I’m not sure if it was the best movie of 2019, but it was definitely a nice watch. Six popcorns and goes into the Movie Vault.
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2025-04-27
Mother // Madeo (2009)
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl’s horrific murder.
Hye-ja is a single mom to 27-year-old Do-joon. Her son is her raison dêtre. Though an adult in years, Do-joon is naïve and dependent on his mother, and a constant source of anxiety, often behaving in ways that are foolish or simply dangerous. Walking home alone one night down a nearly empty city street, he encounters a young girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder. Thanks to an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force, Do-joons case is quickly closed, but his mother refuses to let this be the end of the story. Trusting no one, Hye-jas maternal instincts kick into overdrive, and she sets out to find the girls killer and prove her sons innocence. From Bong Joon Ho, director of Parasite and Mickey 17. Three popcorns for a good movie.
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2025-04-27
The Conversation (1974)
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Good conspiracy thriller focusing around a surveillance expert, masterfully played by Gene Hackman, in a tense and interesting movie written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Harrison Ford and Robert Duvall, the cast is helping this be a masterpiece, the last act being an excellent display of tension, thrills and great story telling that will keep you glued to the secreen. Seven popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.
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2025-04-27
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.
So the Falcon is now Captain America. After retiring the original Avengers cast, we get a bleak attempt from Marvel to revive the Avengers franchise. You throw in the discount Captain Panama, actors like Harrison Ford, Liv Tyler, Giancarlo Esposito next to Anthony Mackie (who really tries to carry the movie), but despite the diversity checkboxes that hollywood needs to check with every production, the writing is shit. The story is dumb, the technology is moronic and there’s nothing really happening here. The quality of the MCU has dropped constantly and this is no better. Unfortunately, all the budget has been spent on actors, effects, marketing, but not on writing, which makes this a flop. I barely resisted about 40 minutes into it before starting to skip ahead. The fight between him and the Red Hulk could have been decent, but the CGI is so fucked up, it looks like a B-movie. I mean fucking look at it. At least, everything is fine in the end, with the power of talking and family. One popcorn, but even that is pretty burnt.
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2025-04-27
Mickey 17 (2025)
During a human expedition to colonize space, Mickey 17, a so-called “expendable” employee, is sent to explore an ice planet.
From director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Okja, Snowpiercer), comes a complex starring Robert Pattinson, blending dark comedy, drama, cyberpunk, science-fiction and alien invasion. I always loved these quirky sci fi movies and while it doesn’t have the beauty of Moon, it still is a good and creative movie. I really liked that the first half hour is basically just backstory and world building, which is pretty rare for a blockbuster released in 2025, and the couple Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo are really good in their roles as well. Six popcorns and it goes to the Movie Vault.
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