Carlos Sousa

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In the Margin by The Lemonheads on Apple Music Song · 2025 · Duration 2:20

I'll be out here if you need to find me/I’d rather die than let your thoughts confine me.
If periphery is what you give/
I'll leave you in the margin while I live. #thelemonheads

Documentary ‘Trains’ Illuminates European History During the First Half of the 20th Century The film finds the poetry in vintage footage of trains and passengers and related imagery. It is a wordless yet lyrical meditation on industry, leisure,…

The film finds the poetry in vintage footage of trains and passengers and related imagery. It is a wordless yet lyrical meditation on industry, leisure, war, and peacetime

Jennifer Lopez Is Unable To Save an Uninspired, Muddled Movie Musical, ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ The setting is Argentina during its brutal military dictatorship, and director Bill Condon moves the timeline to the regime’s waning months in 1983,…

“I do miracles,” Jennifer Lopez croons in the new movie musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and while the song and Ms. Lopez’s singing are melodious, they can’t save what is often an awkward, uneven film

Jeremy Allen White, TV’s ‘Bear,’ Accedes to ‘Boss’ With Great Performance in Gloomy Springsteen Biopic It's such a brave, quietly intense portrayal of Bruce Springsteen in the early 1980s, just before immense fame and success, that one wishes the movie…

It’s such a brave, quietly intense portrayal of Bruce Springsteen in the early 1980s, just before immense fame and success, that one wishes the movie around him were better

A Terrific Austin Butler Gets Away With Everything in ‘Caught Stealing,’ an Ode to Late-1990s New York City Director Darren Aronofsky made his first two movies in New York City in the late ’90s, and his love for the era comes through in nearly every frame of ‘Caught Stealing.’

A Terrific Austin Butler Gets Away With Everything in ‘Caught Stealing,’ an Ode to Late-1990s New York City
#austinbutler #zoekravitz #caughtstealing #newyork

‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Offers a Fitting End to the Popular British Franchise The franchise blends elements of camp, comedy, and tragedy in its look at the aristocratic inhabitants and staff of a stately English mansion.

For many, “Downton Abbey” has been an eyeroll, titter, and muted whimper kind of viewing experience

A Star-Making Performance by Young Actor Everett Blunck Saves Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Griffin in Summer’ First-time feature director Nicholas Colia’s biggest inspiration seems to have been ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse,’ the now-classic 1995 black comedy directed…

A Star-Making Performance by Young Actor Everett Blunck Saves Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Griffin in Summer’

Two New Movies, Indie Romantic Comedy 'Or Something' and Thriller 'Relay,' Draw on New York’s Gritty Allure Both feature a popular New York personality type, the defensive loner, and touch on the theme of addiction. It’s gratifying to note that each is a good…

Two New Movies, Indie Romantic Comedy ‘Or Something’ and Thriller ‘Relay,’ Draw on New York’s Gritty Allure

New Film ‘Went Up the Hill’ Takes Jack and Jill Through the Horror Wringer This portrayal of grief and loss hinges on a ghostly presence, with both protagonists alternately possessed by the deceased and each welcoming the chance…

New Film ‘Went Up the Hill’ Takes Jack and Jill Through the Horror Wringer

FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’ Combines Aliens and AI To Bring Bloody Mayhem to Our Little Planet When it comes to delivering the scary goods, the series succeeds, with several heart-stopping and yet pulse-pounding action sequences in the second…

FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’ Combines Aliens and AI To Bring Bloody Mayhem to Our Little Planet buff.ly/yB8AbhC

Secluded beach with grasses growing in the sand and shade from a tree (not pictured). On the opposite shore are more trees and low hills in the distance.

Revival of Thriller ‘Night of the Juggler’ Brings Seedy 1970s New York Back to Life To be re-released Friday at the IFC Center, the film serves as a compelling time capsule for those New Yorkers looking to ‘escape’ the grim realities of…

The revival of the thriller "Night of the Juggler" brings the gritty, seedy streets of 1970s New York back to life.

Flashback to one week ago in Braga. #braga

Two Italian Films Take Viewers on Picturesque and Pensive Journeys ‘Diciannove’ and ‘Il Dono’ are more than just travelogues, dealing as they do, respectively, with an isolated young man’s immersion in Italian literature…

Two Italian films, "Diciannove" and "Il Dono," take viewers on picturesque and pensive journeys, exploring an isolated young man's immersion in Italian literature and an old man's confrontation with mortality.

Baroque/Rococo architecture by the great André Soares in Braga and Guimarães.

New Thriller ‘Cloud’ Paints a Gloomy Picture of Modern-Day Japan Similar to the work of Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, director Kiyoshi Kurosawa draws on genre to examine cultural norms and aberrations.

The new thriller "Cloud" paints a gloomy picture of modern-day Japan.

Fourth Season of ‘The Bear’ Off to a Sluggish, Sentimental Start While the show hasn’t exactly ‘jumped the shark’ into awful territory, the fourth season continues a dismaying trend begun in the third — namely a…

The fourth season of "The Bear" is off to a sluggish, sentimental start.

Agra Nocturne by Nadir Afonso. Oil on canvas at one of Lisbon’s new museums: MACAM

Documentary ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Examines the Horrors, and Honor, of Bullfighting A sport for some, a spectacle for others, and a moral travesty for many, the tradition of killing bulls in a ringed amphitheater becomes, in the hands of…

The documentary "Afternoons of Solitude" examines both the horrors and the honor of bullfighting.

Kathleen Chalfant Lends Indie Film ‘Familiar Touch’ Gravity and Grace The actress says she hoped to honor a friend who has dementia through her performance. Her consummate acting stands as the ultimate tribute to both her…

Actress Kathleen Chalfant lends the indie film "Familiar Touch" both gravity and grace, saying she hoped to honor a friend with dementia through her performance.

13th century statue of St. Francis (within a Baroque frame) inside Porto’s Church of St. Francis #unescoworldheritagesite
#recentflashback #porto

Documentary on Astronaut Sally Ride Goes Well Beyond the Public Life of a National Hero Despite being the most famous person on Earth for a while in 1983, when she flew on the space shuttle Challenger’s second mission, Ride was an intensely…

A new documentary on astronaut Sally Ride explores far more than the public life of a national hero.

‘Meeting with Pol Pot’ Brings Together Fact, Fiction, and Figurines for a Look at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Director Rithy Panh includes elements culled from years of research as well as from his own experiences as an adolescent interned at Khmer Rouge…

"Meeting with Pol Pot" brings together fact, fiction, and figurines for a look at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, as director Rithy Panh includes elements from years of research and his own experiences as an adolescent interned at Khmer Rouge "rehabilitation" camps.

Port wine tasting with my friend Rory #ramospinto #porto

New Documentary ‘Television Event’ Proves 1983’s ‘The Day After’ Was More Than Just a TV Movie A recurrent remark by commentators throughout the doc addresses how most people couldn’t or wouldn’t fathom the all-encompassing severity of a nuclear…

The new documentary "Television Event" proves that 1983's "The Day After" was more than just a TV movie.

Revival of Independent Film ‘Northern Lights’ Illuminates Farmers’ Struggles and North Dakota’s Nonpartisan League The directors borrowed from Italian Neorealist cinema to create a classic portrait of political consciousness that’s both rigorous and humane, focused on…

The revival of independent film "Northern Lights" illuminates farmers’ struggles and the legacy of North Dakota’s Nonpartisan League.

Danish Film ‘The Kiss’ Promises Passion, Though Pity Is Its Real Theme The film is a leisurely, old-fashioned melodrama, handsomely directed by Bille August (‘Pelle the Conqueror’). Yet somehow it never gets beyond the…

The Danish film "The Kiss" promises passion, but its true theme is pity.

My love of Roman mosaics never ceases. (Mérida, Spain)

Documentary ‘Marcella’ Celebrates Marcella Hazan’s Joy of Cooking, Italian Style A feast for the eyes as well as the appetite, the film spotlights so many mouth-watering meals that it wouldn't be surprising if every viewer goes out for…

The documentary "Marcella" celebrates Marcella Hazan’s joy of Italian cooking, serving up so many mouth-watering meals it may leave viewers rushing out for pasta the moment it ends.