At a certain moment, at the beginning of the third act, the protagonist, who also plays the role of narrator, is asked why he wears a helmet with the motto "born to kill" written on his forehead and, at the same time, wears a pin with the symbol of peace on his chest. Private Joker answers that this dichotomy aims to reveal what he calls "Jungian duplicity". As for me, and I think the same applies to the protagonist, I…

An emotional tribute to the city of Lisbon and to Portuguese culture. Seeing a foreigner ionately interested in your culture always arouses some patriotic pride. This sweet praise surged at a time when Portugal was going through a tough time. The economic recession had thrown us into the mud and Europe was enjoying seeing us wallow in it. Those were years when my nation, and in the streets of Lisbon that was palpable, was faded and depressed. Hence the reference,…

"We are partners in crime"
-Nick Dunne

Gone Girl was I think to most film-lovers one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It was based on a best-seller that had gained some weighty controversy and it was directed by David Fincher. Fincher is undeniably one of the highest regarded directors today and deservedly so. The man has a great career on his back as he has produced some of the most influential pictures of the last twenty years…

”I can't exist by myself because I'm afraid of myself, because I'm the maker of my own evil.”

I believe that once George Lucas said: “I could show you footage of me drowning baby kittens; that would surely f*ck with you, that would undeniably move you in some way, but that doesn’t mean it is good filmmaking". That’s somehow how I feel towards Possession. Here Andrzej Zulawski throws at the screen a human sized octopus with a human head having…