HeyJaredCinema, personally by Axana van der Ra
I am a film editor and photographer. Here I write about the films that move me, surprise me, and stay with me. I am hoping my words might inspire you to watch them too.
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You Couldn’t Pay Me to Rewatch Those Films — (opens the original)
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Never say never — a simple phrase you learn at an age when you usually just laugh at any life lesson. Somewhere between laughing and learning, you begin seeing, little by little, that nothing in life is completely certain. Everything is unpredictable, and situations are constantly changing. People act like chameleons, changing colors — or, going even further, changing shapes or states. Like water, our mental state can shift from solid to liquid to gas. Swooshing in a constant noise, just like in
#6 My Favourite Film in Under 10 Minutes: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (opens the original)
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In the sixth episode of my series on the films I love, romantic love is not going to be at the center of the story — unless we are talking about a love for power, control, money, social respectability, and other material bourgeois pursuits. All of it seasoned with a generous grain of sarcasm and cynicism, which I personally prefer to enjoy with my dinner.Caffein Support<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qMq1!,f_auto,
Why Can’t You Just Shut Up in the Cinema? (opens the original)
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In a time when everyone — at least on Substack — is obsessed with being “offline,” I, a self-diagnosed, chronically online girl, have a few simple questions: Why is it so hard for you to be offline when you step into a movie theater? Why can’t you pause your role as the main character for two hours and just appreciate someone else performing for you? Why can’t you simply sit down, shut up, and behave?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iMgz!
#5 My Favourite Film in Under 10 Minutes: Melancholia (opens the original)
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This is the fifth episode of my series on the films I dearly love, and it is easily the most vulnerable one yet. It is a raw, spoiler-free look at a cinematic masterpiece that mirrors the quietest, heaviest moments I personally also experienced.A fair warning before you dive in: this episode confronts severe clinical depression. If you don’t feel comfortable with this topic, feel free to skip this one. Please don’t forget to return for the next one — I will try to pick something we can laugh abo
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