• Soundtracks: the invisible string between movies and their audience

    Soundtracks: the invisible string between movies and their audience

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    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) If someone asks you what movie comes to mind when you hear the songs listed below, what would it be? “My Heart Will Go On”, by Celine Dion. “Take My Breath Away”, by Berlin. “Eye of the Tiger”, by Survivor. “I Will Always Love You”, by Whitney Houston.  “(I’ve Had)…

  • A chronicle about ABBA, my mom and funny tricks of time

    A chronicle about ABBA, my mom and funny tricks of time

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    I was about ten years old when I watched Mamma Mia – The Movie for the first time and fell in love with ABBA’s music. Growing up with parents who love music and would listen to not only local artists, but the foreign ones as well, I was already somewhat familiar with the songs featured…

  • The Aesthetic Fantasy of Consumerism: Shopaholics as seen in the media

    The Aesthetic Fantasy of Consumerism: Shopaholics as seen in the media

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    Imagine working your typical 9-5 and finally getting your check by the end of the month. After paying your bills and groceries, there is something, almost like self-care, in going into a shop just because the mannequin had something you really liked. Maybe a pair of shoes that are perfect for special occasions or a…

  • What’s for tea time? Maite Alberdi’s intimate storytelling

    What’s for tea time? Maite Alberdi’s intimate storytelling

    What’s the essence of good storytelling? Academically speaking it’s a combination of plot, characters, conflict, and resolutions. However, a certain Chilean documentarist would say that there has to be a soul linked to the intimate, profound observations one can catch in the everydayness of often overlooked subjects. Maite Alberdi Maite Alberdi is a film director,…

  • Why People Romanticize ‘Vintage’ Art Styles

    Why People Romanticize ‘Vintage’ Art Styles

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    Vintage art styles never truly fade—they always resurface in different forms, reinterpreted by new generations. From the tinted photographs of 1920s, grainy film aesthetics of the 60s to the youthful 90s Y2K style, it seems as if vintage trends remain timeless and people continue to be fascinated by them. But why are we so drawn…

  • The Evolution of Horror: From Haunted Castles to Real-World Nightmares

    The Evolution of Horror: From Haunted Castles to Real-World Nightmares

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    Psycho (1960) Dark castles, ghosts rattling chains, and quicksand. Classic ingredients for a good old-fashioned horror story. But, like every recipe, horror is also not static. Over time it crumbles, learns from its ups and downs, and remodels itself.  Horror evolves with our fears.  When Gothic mansions and carriages were a thing, a ghost trapped…