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Luca Guadagnino's best film
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Hello Reader, 2024 has been a big year for Luca Guadagnino movies: his tennis movie Challengers was a spring hit, and his William S. Burroughs adaptation Queer is now in cinemas and Oscar campaigning. So this felt like a perfect opportunity to celebrate Guadagnino's 2017 queer romance Call Me by Your Name on the podcast -- especially as the opening credits of Queer are a direct callback to the opening credits of Call Me by Your Name. The film made Seventh Row's list of the top 10 films of the 2010s (we also wrote a book about it) and is, in my opinion, Guadagnino's best film. It's also seasonally a propos as it ends with Hannukah (and today is Day 3 of Hannukah!). Episode 151: Call Me by Your NameThis week on the podcast, I delve into why I love Call Me by Your Name, from how it works as a ‘romance of stuff,’ its attention to tactile details, its flirtatious editing style, and its ability to evoke a world beyond the frame. I talk about:
Happy watching/listening! Alex
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Seventh Row is a nonprofit Canadian film criticism publication and publishing house. We're dedicated to helping you expand your horizons by curating the best socially progressive films from around the world and helping you think deeply about them. This newsletter is run by Seventh Row (http://seventh-row.com) but features exclusive content not found on the website.
Hello Reader, There's a persistent myth that the best way to watch movies that you'll enjoy is to watch what's already in your well-established wheelhouse. The last thing you want to do is take a risk on an unknown quantity that you might not like. I 100% understand this. You only have so much free time, and you want the movies you watch to count. But here's the truth: One of the best highs you can get from cinema is when you discover a film you wouldn't have otherwise watched and didn't...
Hello Reader, You are receiving this as a paying subscriber to The Globetrotting Watchlist (which includes Film Adventurer and Cinephile Members), a monthly newsletter that helps you expand your cinematic horizons through streaming recommendations for the best socially progressive under-the-radar films worldwide. Your support helps us pay our expenses to keep Seventh Row, a non-profit, ad-free and online. What's Inside the Globetrotting Newsletter This month, I'm recommending: Three must-see...
Hello Reader, As we teased in episode 161, this is the time of year when the best international films of the year come out in cinemas. One of the year's best films, the queer French erotic thriller Misericordia by Alain Guiraudie, is out in cinemas this week. It's definitely not for everyone, but it's an extremely well-made film that takes unexpected turns and is often very funny. Episode 165: Alain Guiraudie's Misericordia Today, on the podcast, I briefly discuss why I liked the film and...