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.

I watched the Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which was wonderful, but could have been wonderfuller.

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)