Category: Movies

  • An Afternoon at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    An Afternoon at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    To go to the Opera is one of the most pleasurable things you can experience in life: the promise of drama, exceptional music, memorable interpretations, all contribute for a cathartic experience. And it’s live–not a blockbuster movie filled with special effects and CGI, but nonetheless highly effective in appealing to your emotions. You can forget…

  • Book 03: Tarot. The Library of Esoterica, “a book you meant to read in 2022”

    Book 03: Tarot. The Library of Esoterica, “a book you meant to read in 2022”

    So, I got this book for my birthday last year, and although I skimmed through it then, I really wanted to pause and take my time to read it without rush. Tarot has such a rich and extensive tradition that one will take years to grasp all the symbology embedded in it. I believe the…

  • Are we in the middle of an Edgar Allan Poe revival?

    Are we in the middle of an Edgar Allan Poe revival?

    Edgar Allan Poe (E. A. P.) hardly needs any introduction. He was an extraordinary writer with a great analytical mind, what was reflected both in his prose and poetry. He was the pioneer in several genres, like the Detective Fiction story, and the emerging Science Fiction. He was interested in Cryptography, Philosophy, Mathematics, Psychology, Cosmology,…

  • Glass Onion, the perfect Christmas mystery movie!

    Glass Onion, the perfect Christmas mystery movie!

    Spoiler alert: I am trying very hard not to give any major spoilers, but since I am commenting on the movie and the plot, you may learn things that you wouldn’t like to know if you haven’t watched it yet… if so, please pause here and come back after you have watched it, the movie…