Manuela Lazić

Couldn’t have made this better. Contributions by @realgdt.bsky.social, @manilazic.bsky.social, @horrornonna.com and Daniel Bird’s essential making of documentary. I’ve intro’d screenings of this film urging it’s a deeply political, philosophical film not just some gonzo oddity & the doc proves it.

In this new episode of Hard Truths - the 10th! - @manilazic.bsky.social and @elazic.bsky.social discuss three recent watches, and accidentally land on a theme: male trauma, and a certain sense of entitlement. animus-magazine.ghost.io/jukebox-or-y...

From the ultraviolence of RAW to the OTT silliness of TITANE and the emo intensity of ALPHA: in this ep of Hard Truths, @elazic.bsky.social & @manilazic.bsky.social talk about the ideas lurking behind the infamous shock value of Julia Ducournau's cinema. animus-magazine.ghost.io/julia-ducour...

Love Hurts: Four by Max Ophüls

Love, desire and fate considered in the films of my favourite director Max Ophüls - @manilazic.bsky.social & @elazic.bsky.social @animusmagazine.bsky.social podcast … open.spotify.com/episode/55bB...

Brave Acting at Il Cinema Ritrovato Manuela reports on some striking performances seen in Bologna.

As the Hard Truths podcast takes a short summer break, @manilazic.bsky.social writes about some of the most striking and “brave” performances she saw at this year’s edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato: animus-magazine.ghost.io/brave-acting...

Had so much fun recording this episode with @manilazic.bsky.social 💙

2 stars fight for relevance in 2 summer 2025 blockbusters: Brad Pitt in F1, Tom Cruise in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING. In this new Hard Truths episode, @elazic.bsky.social & @manilazic.bsky.social discuss the films’ cinematic merits, perverse pleasures, and unavoidable offense:

❤️ Love Hurts: Four by Max Ophüls 💔
In this episode of Hard Truths,
@elazic.bsky.social & @manilazic.bsky.social explore Max Ophüls’ sophisticated, disarmingly generous perspective on passion and the pain it often brings. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts: animus-magazine.ghost.io/love-hurts-f...

Bleak Week: London Podcast Episode · Hard Truths - an Animus film podcast · 01/06/2025 · 1h 4m

On the latest episode of Hard Truths, @manilazic.bsky.social and I go into some depth talking about three fantastic films playing as part of Bleak Week @princecharlescinema.com — I especially loved revisiting the mighty HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

New official White House Portrait of Trump

As some have already noticed, Trump's latest official portrait bears a striking resemblance to the aesthetic of #AIslop. In particular, his shirt and tie display an otherworldly glow and an almost painterly smoothness. To me, this is further evidence of how integral AI has become to Trump's brand
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Excited to be at Picturehouse Central’s 4th edition of The World’s Biggest All-Nighter tomorrow. If any Bluesky pals would like tickets to anything, do let me know… I’ve got a few spots on the guest list! 👀

Letter from an unknown woman

Rewatched a classic horror film tonight

R.I.P. Enzo Staiola à 85 ans. Il a interprété l’un des plus beaux personnages d’enfant de l’histoire du cinéma dans "Le voleur de bicyclette". Il a ensuite joué dans quelques films avant de devenir prof de maths.

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ A lightning rod when it came out in 2005, what stands out about Ang Lee’s film 20 years later is how masterfully considerate it is

For the 3rd instalment in our @theringer.com.web.brid.gy series looking back at the past 25yrs of cinema, @brofromanother.bsky.social & I discussed the still devastating Ang Lee film - its beauty and limitations, its women and its influence. And yeah the ending made me cry all over again! Of course!

June 7!

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ A lightning rod when it came out in 2005, what stands out about Ang Lee’s film 20 years later is how masterfully considerate it is

For the 3rd instalment in our @theringer.com.web.brid.gy series looking back at the past 25yrs of cinema, @brofromanother.bsky.social & I discussed the still devastating Ang Lee film - its beauty and limitations, its women and its influence. And yeah the ending made me cry all over again! Of course!

Me sending Manue a screenshot on WhatsApp of the Anton Walbrook credit from LA RONDE, Manue sending me the same screenshot with the caption “I had also taken that screenshot lmao” lmao

This is what being a twin boils down to, mostly @manilazic.bsky.social

MURINA made my Top Ten list for 2022. It’s excellent. Check it out.

God it was really funny tho when Brady Corbet ended his 3h36min long silly movie with “it’s about the destination, not the journey” lmao

YouTube video by Konbini Les légendaires frères Dardenne sont dans notre Vidéo Club à Cannes 🎬

A couple weeks ago the Dardennes came to my work and listening to them talk for an hour about Kiarostami, Moretti, Louis de Funès and some documentaries I’d never heard of was a total dream youtu.be/Bp-F7axIX_E?...

Also they’re lying to you, this is not them in Cannes but in the goddamn city of lights baby!!

They cut out the bit where I reminded them of the title of Moretti’s short film IL GIORNO DELLA PRIMA DI CLOSE-UP unfortunately *but* I have a tiny cameo when I hand them the dvd of some Johan van der Keuken films lol

YouTube video by Konbini Les légendaires frères Dardenne sont dans notre Vidéo Club à Cannes 🎬

A couple weeks ago the Dardennes came to my work and listening to them talk for an hour about Kiarostami, Moretti, Louis de Funès and some documentaries I’d never heard of was a total dream youtu.be/Bp-F7axIX_E?...

hello it’s me

hello it’s me

I loved loved loved SINNERS! Listen to find out why (no it’s not the twin thing)!

I loved loved loved SINNERS! Listen to find out why (no it’s not the twin thing)!

Very excited to be working on subtitling extras for these 2 amazing films ❤️

Very excited to be working on subtitling extras for these 2 amazing films ❤️

Duolingo CEO says he's getting rid of contract employees and replacing them with AI Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.

I have completely deleted my Duolingo. I was informed by one of my kids that the company has removed most of its employees and 70% of the company is run by AI.

I urge everyone to delete their app.