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Film Review: Weathering with You

Anime gem reflects on the relations between climate harmony and humankind’s wellness by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Japanese director...

Ugo Di Tullio: Cinema and Sustainability

The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st, 2023, as part of...

Unveiling Humanity's Fears and the Climate Crisis in The Day the Earth Stood Still's Remake

By: Alberto Sclaverano Film Review Robert Wise's iconic science fiction masterpiece, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), remains a...

Before the Flood

By: Alberto Sclaverano DiCaprio's Environmental-Themed Documentary Leaves an Indelible Impact The 2016 documentary, Before the Flood, is...

Film Review: Elysium

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat A Dystopian Reflection on the Consequences of Economic Inequality and Environmental Destruction...

Film Review: The Road

By Alberto Sclaverano A Warning for Climate Change The Road, directed by John Hillcoat, is a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's...

The Fifth Season: A Powerful Allegory on the Impact of Human Actions on the Environment

by Alberto Sclaverano The Fifth Season is a thought-provoking film that portrays the devastating impact of humans on the environment. The...

Film Review: I Am Greta

By: Alberto Sclaverano Reflecting on Greta Thunberg's role and legacy in the fight against the climate crisis I Am Greta is a 2020...

Film Review: Re-evaluating M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening in light of the current climate crisis

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat When The Happening was released in 2008, most American film critics hated it, as did film audiences....

Film Review: The New World, Pocahontas's story

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat When it opened in theatres at the end of 2005, The New World was only Terrence Malick's fourth film in...

Film Review: The Bay & Co: How horror films can successfully deal with ecological themes

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat It is common, especially in American cinema, to find social and political messages hidden inside...

Film Review: The Thin Red Line, using war as a metaphor for humanity's disconnect from nature

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat There was a lot of curiosity in the film industry about The Thin Red Line, which had its theatrical...

Film Review: Avatar, The Way of Water dives deeper into ecological themes

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Thirteen years after the release of James Cameron's Avatar, which continues to hold the title of...

Film Review: Princess Mononoke: The pro-environment messaging of Miyazaki’s films

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Many consider Hayao Miyazaki one of Japan's best animation directors. While his films were primarily...

Film Review: 2040, when approaching the climate crisis with a bit of optimism seems a good idea

By: Alberto Sclaverano Damon Gameau’s 2019 Australian documentary 2040 is unique among the pictures that deal with the climate crisis....

Film Review: Vesper: an independent sci-fi tale with a striking message

by: Alberto Sclaverano Vesper is a 2022 science fiction film made in Europe. It has been financed thanks to a co-production between...

Film Review: WALL•E: rediscovering an ecological message in Pixar’s masterpiece

by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat WALL•E is one of the greatest achievements of modern animation cinema. It was produced by Pixar...

How Beautiful We Were: Battling for environmental justice

Source: Hypercritic How Beautiful We Were, published in 2021 and finalist for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award, is Imbolo Mbue’s...

Film Review: Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg’s controversial return has an ecological message

By: Alberto Sclaverano David Cronenberg is one of the most celebrated (and controversial) living filmmakers. A relevant part of his...

Film Review: Okja, Bong Joon-ho’s ecological fairy-tale is a little gem

By: Alberto Sclaverano Bong Joon-ho is one of the most talented South Korean directors of his generation, and alongside other celebrated...

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