Dark & Beautiful Secrets 🔍
Dark & Beautiful Secrets 🔍
Shuffle Sundays #8 • Feb 21, 2021
Hello and welcome to Shuffle Sundays, a weekly curated list of content I thought was worth sharing with more people. This week we’ll be talking about one of the most acclaimed Brazilian films of recent years, listening to one of my favorite albums of 2021 (so far), laughing hard with writer Fran Lebowitz, getting inspired by aerial photography, and, as always, checking out the musical releases of the past week. Enjoy the reading!
🎧 • soundtrack while writing this issue: Four Tet - Parallel
🎬 Bacurau, by Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho
{something to watch • movie, 131min}
Have you ever watched a movie that has been so praised by everybody that you can’t figure out if you liked it because you genuinely did, or if because you felt the pressure to like it? That was my feeling towards the end of Bacurau, one of the most acclaimed Brazilian films of recent years. Not that I didn’t like it, otherwise I wouldn’t be here recommending it to you, but it took me a little while to get my head around it and understand what was I really feeling.
Bacurau is a mixed genre movie that takes place in the “near future”, and sees the residents of a small village going through some obscure events that keep escalating until a turbulent ending. It’s one of those stories that can be as simple or as complex and you want, depending on how further is one willing to go with the numerous interpretations and metaphors that are available to grab. Don’t expect to be completely hooked right at the beginning, but don’t be surprised if you can’t stop thinking about it at the end. An instant classic!
watch the trailer on YouTube
🎹 Supercolisor - Viagem ao Fim da Noite
{something to listen to • album, 40min}
Even though the band Supercolisor has been playing music together for over a decade, it was only upon the release of their recent album, Viagem ao Fim da Noite, that I got to know their work. And it was love at first listen! If you don’t speak Portuguese you will probably be missing the lyrical content of their compositions, but don’t worry, since the instrumentation and melodies don’t stand behind. It’s an incredible journey from beginning till the end, accompanied by a beautiful visual identity in the shape of the album (and singles) artwork, followed by 7 music videos that make the whole experience even richer (watch here). Already one of my favorite albums of 2021!
📺 Pretend It's a City
{something to watch • tv series, 7 episodes}
If you’re looking for something funny, witty, and lighthearted to watch, look no further. Pretend It’s a City is a series where writer Fran Lebowitz sits down with her friend and director Martin Scorsese for a series of captivating (and hilarious) conversations about several topics that go all the way from cultural affairs to her disinterest in sports and the healthy lifestyle. The best part, for me, was to be pleasantly surprised by some of her unexpected opinions on things like technology, younger people, parties, and many more. Her sense of humor is definitely not for everybody, but if you can get in the mood, it’s the perfect escape from all the craziness we are all living in. And if you happen to live in NYC, it will feel like home, literally!
💽 New Music, released this past week
{something to listen to • albums & singles}
Another week full of releases, I'm particularly interested in checking the new albums from Normandie, SG Lewis, Mogwai, and Cassandra Jenkins. Also, great new tracks from Manchester Orchestra, Mike Shinoda, William Fitzsimmons, Víkingur Ólafsson, and many more. If you’re curious to hear some of these songs and more, make sure to follow my 2021 playlist on Spotify, updated weekly with new releases:
⚡️ Something to Inspire
Abstract Aerial Art is a duo of brothers from the UK that travels around the world in search of “bizarre aerial images” captured with their drones. Check their website and Instagram for more. Here are some favorites:
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