Ainda estou aqui or “im still here” as it is known in english. It is out in cinemas now. It is based on a true story and a stark reminder of why we should not forget history. It was really well done and I recommend it to everyone. The whole cinema was silent watching it.

Movies I’ve watched this week:

• Cry Danger (1951)
• MADs
• Woman of the Hour
• Outland
• L’Apartment
• The Thin Red Line
• Hunted (1952)
• Uncle Sam
• There Was A Crooked Man
• The Vilachi Papers

I enjoyed Hunted and Cry Danger the most. Both 50s film noir. Uncle Sam and The Vilachi Papers were the worst, but both are very fun to watch. There Was a Crooked Man wasn’t much better.

I have watched some this week but they were so meh I can’t even remember the titles.

Last night I watched Red Room (2023) which was excellent, one of the scariest movies I’ve seen in ages, and not a moment of gore.

Couple days ago I watched Todd Haynes’ Far From Home (2003) without knowing ahead of time that it was a remix of Douglas Sirk’s 50s melodramas, but it was a really pleasant surprise. It inspired me to watch Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats The Soul which I unsurprisingly enjoyed a little less as I’ve never been quite able to connect with his more bleak takes on relationships.

Bladerunner. I was very underwhelmed, especially with all the hype surrounding the movie.

Knives out. Great movie never expected that performance. Knives out 2, glass onion. Starting to get convoluted but still a nice movie. Bullet train. Just a fun rump.

Akira. First time watching it. Only had dub available. It was not what i expected, but it was fine.

• Red
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

1. Monday: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) rewatch
2. Tuesday: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (2024)