All Forms of Art

  Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5) If you're expecting Billie Eilish: Unfiltered to offer an intimate look into the life, artistry, or creative process of one of Gen Z’s most influential pop icons, prepare to be disappointed.  This so-called documentary barely scratches the surface, delivering little more than a dry, lifeless rundown of Billie Eilish 's discography, awards, and chart performances. At best, it's a glorified Wikipedia entry with background music. At worst, it’s a wasted hour of potential. Unfiltered? The documentary lacks narrative depth, personal insight, or any meaningful exploration of who Billie Eilish is beyond her resume. Rather than providing behind-the-scenes footage, raw interviews, or critical commentary, Unfiltered relies on a monotonous narrator reeling off her achievements like items on a grocery list. There are occasional quotes from Billie herself, but they’re so brief and context-free they feel like filler material. For a documentary claiming to be “u...

  I Am: Celine Dion , the new Prime Video documentary, invites viewers behind the spotlight to meet the woman behind one of the most powerful voices in music.  It’s a story about talent, resilience, and suffering, all wrapped in a painfully honest narrative. Seeing the Woman, Not Just the Icon What I appreciated most about this documentary - and others like it - is how it strips away the glamour and gives us Celine as a human being—vulnerable, soft-spoken, and struggling.  For decades, we’ve seen her on massive stages, larger than life. But here, we meet the mother, the patient, the grieving widow, the woman fighting to live a life that once seemed destined for fairy tales. It’s powerful to witness that shift. An Intimate, Sometimes Painful Portrait The documentary doesn’t shy away from Celine’s battle with Stiff Person Syndrome , a rare and devastating neurological disorder. It’s heartbreaking to watch, especially knowing she still has so much love to give—to her au...

  Pistol is a show about the British punk-rock band Sex Pistols . And, despite many flaws, I binge-watched it. I am not a fan of the band, but the whole production is quite interesting and, more importantly, makes you feel something.   Frenetic pace The series shows us the ascension and fall at a fast pace. Sometimes you feel like you lost something because 10 minutes ago, it was all so different.  Strangely enough, this is a good and a bad thing. Artistically speaking, it is the perfect metaphor for what happened to them. Their story is exactly like that: one day, they were Gods, and the next day, they ended. Yet, it also has a bad side: the fact that everything happens so fast, the story tends to lose some depth.  It’s a Sad Story You can feel annoyed with their behavior, or you can hate them. It doesn't really matter. But, if you pay attention, the Sex Pistols' story is a very sad one. You have it all: abusive stepdads, crazy girlfriends (and mothers) who le...

  Two friends decide to form a metal band for The battle of the bands , organized at their school. But they have a problem: they don’t have a bass player. The solution? A quiet, shy girl with some psychological issues who plays the cello. Unexpected? Yes, a few details make this movie a bit unexpected. To grow up is hard This film is about the journey we all need to face to grow up. In this case, they are growing up with music. Some details make the movie different from others in the genre. But it still focuses on what most teenage movies do: the path of learning how to deal with your own feelings and frustrations.  To grow as a person, you must earn your own mistakes, which sometimes hurt. Us against the world Our protagonists are not popular. They don’t have many friends, and honestly, they aren’t that brilliant in music either. At least when the movie begins. They are the outcasts, and they want to shine and win. We all liked to have our moment to shine in high school, so i...

  After a general blackout that affected the whole world, The Beatles are gone.  No one remembers them. Except for Jack Malik, an aspirant musician struggling for success. This is Yesterday 's baseline, a lovely movie with a terrific soundtrack. It is the perfect film for chilling and having a good time. Is he a fraud? After he realizes that no one remembers the songs, Jack decides to record them as his own. Does that make him a fraud? Definitely! Yet, we can understand how tempting it was, and he has the heart in the right place. As he gets famous, his fear and guilt rise. Eventually, he discovers that two more people remember The Beatles . But they are not mad. So now, I must ask: Do you agree with the couple? A world without The Beatles wouldn't be as good? What other band, in your opinion, could not disappear? A lovely time I loved the movie. I had a good time watching it. Himesh Patel 's interpretation of the songs is very good, and Ed Sheeran's participation was...

Biopics are in a high place right now, as well as the criticisms about all the details they couldn't fill.  I was never close to Elton John 's work, although, like many people, I knew his most famous songs. Still, I was quite curious about the movie. Not Just Music, But a Musical I had no idea it was a musical, which was a bit of a shock. Not being a big fan of musicals, I must admit that I loved this one. The movie starts with a big, dramatic entrance, totally Elton material, that immediately glues you to your seat. Those outfits were something special, by the way.  The timeline, as usual, was altered for entertainment purposes - you see an infant Elton John singing a song he would write as an adult - and that bothered many people. It didn't bother me at all. I see it as an interesting creative choice.  The main goal of this biopic was for us to see the performer without forgetting the human being behind it, and they reached it.  Sex...

Coco was the Christmas Eve movie last year. It could be surprising. It has nothing to do with Christmas, or does it? It is a beautiful story about love, family, and… music. Miguel, the main character, wants to be a musician, but his family has banned music from their lives for a few generations now. How to live without music? Latin culture and family   Disney and Pixar focused on different cultures around the world to tell their stories. This is most probably one of the reasons their movies are so popular in so many places. In  Coco , Pixar chooses a vibrant cultural background and, in my opinion, the most unexpected of their traditions for a children’s movie: the Day of the Dead ( Día de los Muertos ). It was adorable to see how tight-knit a traditional Mexican family can be, helping their elderly and taking on demanding responsibilities from everyone in the house.  I think what was more surprising, after all, was that the movie was ...

I’ve been wanting to watch this movie for a while, and now that I have finally been able to do it, I must say I was delighted throughout.  I liked it a lot, considered it time very well-spent, and for days I couldn’t get the music out of my head (even more so than I usually have to try, given how good it is). It Wasn't Exactly Like That Like many others, I was bothered by the lack of precision in some of the timing and dates, including things everyone knows, but even so, they dared to change them!  Alas, I can understand that they made some changes out of convenience for the unfolding of the movie’s story. Is This The End? Back to it: I was enjoying the movie a lot when it suddenly ended abruptly. “Is there something wrong with my Internet?” - I found myself pondering. “Where is the rest of the story?” - I wondered, whilst I was left really feeling like a huge chunk of it was missing.  Later, when my disappointment had simmered down, I think I understo...