The Young Pope | a belated review
The philosopher Jacques Derrida once said ‘Inheritance is an act’. At least, I’ve been told he did. I’ve never read it myself, and as much as I care about both …
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Avatar (2009) | a belated review
Avatar is a film that argues that human beings are mortally evil and inescapably isolated. It claims that the only moral solution to which is to betray one’s …
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | a belated review
I want to speak about a film I recently rewatched for the first time in years: The Matrix Reloaded. This is a fact I’m sure some of you do not consider right …
Robocop (2014) | a belated review
When it came out, the Robocop reboot gave me faith that sci-fi isn’t dead. I expected a moody Nolan-esque remake, similar to the Dredd (2012), that would …