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Film Review Title: BlacKkKlansman / Director: Spike Lee / Released: 2018There are plenty of false beginning as there are plenty of false endings in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, possibly his best feature to date. Using different cinematic styles,...
Κριτική βιβλίου:Τίτλος: The Taiga Syndrome
Συγγραφέας: Cristina Rivera Garza
Έκδοση: Dorothy, a publishing project, 2018 Οι εικόνες που παραπέμπουν σε παραμύθι είναι διάχυτες και ξεκινάνε από τις πρώτες σελίδες. Ωστόσο, το βιβλίο της Cristina Rivera Garza, μιας σημαντικής Μεξικανής συγγραφέως, απευθύνεται σε ενήλικες...
This is Brahms as it should be. Bold, grand, shamelessly romantic. Of course, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin have given us first-rate symphony cycles of Schumann, Beethoven and lately Elgar, not to mention Barenboim's 3rd attempt at the Bruckner...
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Κατερίνα Μαλακατέ, Το Σχέδιο
Συγγραφέας: Κατερίνα Μαλακατέ
Τίτλος: Το Σχέδιο
Εκδότης: Εκδόσεις Μελάνι Κάποιος αναγνώστης θα μπορούσε να ισχυριστεί ότι στη σύγχρονη ελληνική λογοτεχνία το καλό βιβλίο είναι σαν να ψάχνεις...
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Director: Quentin Tarantino / Released: 2019That Tarantino is the creator of visually stunning set pieces is...
Beethoven & Sibelius Violin Concertos, Tetzlaff, Ticciati
Don't get me wrong, Tetzlaff is magnificent here, but the whole release is let down at places by Ticciati's understated orchestral contribution.
Ζυράννα Ζατέλη, «Τετράδια Ονείρων»
Λίγες βδομάδες πριν κυκλοφορήσει Το Πάθος Χιλιάδες Φορές, το 2009, υπήρξε μία αναστάτωση από τους φανατικούς οπαδούς της Ζατέλη στο Facebook. Πραγματικά δεν θυμάμαι...
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