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Tomasz Raczkowski

Tomasz Raczkowski

Anthropologist, critic, enthusiast of social cinema, British humor and horror films.

the beast

THE BEAST. Love, Longing, and Artificial Intelligence [REVIEW]

Stylistically, “The Beast” is an amalgam of three different formal identities.

Deliverance

THE DELIVERANCE. A horror that scares with its quality [REVIEW]

It’s hard to even call “The Deliverance” an ambitious failure – it’s just a dreadful movie, practically a knockoff.

DO THE RIGHT THING Decoded. No Easy Theses, No Simple Solutions

DO THE RIGHT THING Decoded. No Easy Theses, No Simple Solutions

Brooklyn, New York, a scorching summer in 1989.

THEOREM Explained: A Mystical Treatise on the Essence of Life

THEOREM Explained: A Mystical Treatise on the Essence of Life

On November 2, 1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the most significant and controversial figures in Italian and European cinema, passed away.

Undine

UNDINE. Romantic Realism

Undine is a character from Norse mythology associated with water, typically inhabiting rivers, lakes, and marshes.

westeros martin

QUO VADIS WESTEROS? How George R.R. Martin and Warner Bros. Are Killing a Cult Brand

Westeros as a global brand now seems to be in the phase of early decline, where the glory of its past is still bright enough to bask in.

when the light breaks

WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS. Intimate drama about loss

Although “When the Light Breaks” is already the director’s fourth film and he holds an established position in Icelandic cinema, it...

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Cronenberg's Crime Thriller Decrypted

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Cronenberg's Crime Thriller Decrypted

David Cronenberg’s cinema is characterized primarily by a transgression—balancing on the edge of perversion—both physical and psychological....

monk and the gun

MONK AND THE GUN. Drop everything and go to Bhutan

“Monk and the Gun” is largely a moralistic tale, showing how the traditional, unique values of the Bhutanese lead to happiness and a...

DAHOMEY. A Difficult History

The return of Dahomean artifacts to their homeland is the subject of Mati Diop’s new film (Atlantics), simply titled Dahomey.