Cinema and Popcorn

AFTERSUN It is a character study. More than a movie, it is a memory put on celluloid and it feels deeply personal. In fact, Aftersun is not a movie to watch, it is a movie to inhabit, because it plays in its own form, in its own voice, without any worries about what audiences might think. It is also beautiful thanks to a beautifully crafted cinematography work by Gregory Oke that assures you always feel you are scoping a very private moment from one (or both) leading characters here. As for the acting, Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are both tremendous! Mescal proves he is one of the best actors of his generation here - his is an amazing sensibility and self-awareness that allow him to be this emotionally naked and raw on-screen. He embodies the tragedy and the inner sadness and chaos of Calum and deliver it in cinematic magic form! As for Frankie Corio, she delivers one of the best child-performances you'll ever see in years - she is able to match Mescal in what I would call "...

2022 has ended beautifully in cinematic terms: I believe it is one of the strongest years for movies in almost a decade. It was a though list to put on and it took me a couple of days to decide the last 3-2 spots. Still movies I loved a lot like Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , Happening/L'Événement , After Yang , The Banshees of Inisherin , Alcarràs or Top Gun: Maverick were left out - don't miss the Cinema & Popcorn Awards next week, where I will spread the wealth between those I consider to be the best cinematic achievements of 2022. So, here are my Best Movies of 2022, my personal TOP 10: Please note this is a list based on my personal taste only. A special mention to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , which made me have a lot of fun the first time I watched it - I think I will end-up loving the movie even more than I love it right now. Some movies age like fine wine in your mind and I feel it is gonna be case.