The ranking of the 75 greatest science fiction films of all time was born from the desire to explore a cinematic — and literary — genre that I have always loved, and that I have been studying and delving into for years. It is not meant as a true battle for the top spot, but rather as a viewing guide enriched with anecdotes, stories, and historical context.
Making a video about long takes… in a long take.
In this episode, we journey through 25 of the most celebrated long takes in the history of cinema, from Hitchcock to Paul Thomas Anderson, passing through Welles, Tarkovsky, Antonioni, Kubrick, Scorsese, Cuarón, and many others.
This is not a ranking, but a chronological path — a way to observe how cinematic technique has evolved over time, and how each filmmaker has used the continuity of the shot for completely different purposes: suspense, immersion, irony, tension, spectacle.
Only three of the films mentioned are truly constructed as a single uninterrupted shot from beginning to end. All the others use the long take as an expressive tool within a broader cinematic language.
All of it was filmed without cuts, in the extraordinary setting of Rocca Calascio — one of the most iconic and cinematic locations in Italy.
To shoot Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick used some of the most extreme lenses ever made: the Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7, originally designed for NASA. In this video, I tell the story of this extraordinary union between photography and cinema — and the result is truly remarkable.
I don’t believe that the Oscar nominations truly identify the ten best films of the year, but they still provide a good starting point for talking about some of the most interesting films from the past cinematic year.
Robert Eggers is one of the leading figures of the New Wave of Horror. His films The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and his remake of Nosferatu make him one of the finest directors working today.
Stranger Things was not just a successful series: it was a cultural phenomenon, an emotional bridge between past and present, capable of bringing a certain way of telling the fantastic back into the spotlight.
In this video, I look back on its legacy: the revival of the 1980s, the power of its imagery, and the sense of mystery and adventure that captivated millions of viewers.
The final season leaves an uncomfortable question hanging in the air: how much of that original spirit truly remains?
A personal retrospective — part analysis, part memory, part critique — on a series that, in any case, defined an era.
Adolescence is one of the best series produced by Netflix. Given the nature of the series, I wanted to make my review in the most fitting way possible... in a long take
Can Arrival be considered, today, the greatest science fiction film of this century? In this review, I explore the film’s many dimensions, from its message to its cinematography and music.
In this video, I reflect on one of the most debated questions among readers and film lovers: should a film adaptation remain faithful to the original novel?
To mark the theatrical release of the Final Cut version of Blade Runner, I had fun identifying five key points — or rather, five starting points for discussion — about one of the greatest classics of science fiction cinema.