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Selected Miscelana articles available in English. Here you’ll find cultural analysis, reviews, and essays on cinema, television, literature, and pop culture, translated from the original Portuguese to reach a wider international audience
The Immortal Man: decoding the film that brings Peaky Blinders to a close
Between World War II, real-life loss, and backstage decisions, Tommy Shelby’s final act is conceived as closure, not repetition
End of the Year with the Beatles
A nostalgic, intimate end of the year with the best possible soundtrack
E. E. Cummings, or the courage to write heaven in lowercase
From a farewell scene in Goodbye June to the page as a sensitive space
Before the end: Hawkins moves one step deeper into chaos
Three episodes before the series finale: everything at stake as Hawkins struggles to survive until New Year’s Eve
Goodbye, June: Kate Winslet makes her directorial debut in Netflix’s Christmas drama about grief and family
In her first film as a director, the actress turns grief into a collective experience and reaffirms her sensitivity as an artist
The Nutcracker at the Municipal: tradition, renewal, and a Christmas gift to Rio
Between rites of passage, narrative adjustments, and a new generation of dancers, the Ballet of the Theatro Municipal reclaims the classic as a cultural event for the city
A Surreal Christmas: An Idea Without Enough Emotional Glue
Oh. What. Fun. wants to address maternal invisibility and the reinvention of traditions, but collapses under weak family chemistry and unmotivated hostility
Paul Thomas Anderson and the cinema that refuses permission
A film without a clear plot, a chain of confrontations — and still a powerful story about legacy, guilt, and survival
Avatar: Fire and Ash: when spectacle still outweighs innovation
Between strong box office, divided reviews, and narrative excess, James Cameron reasserts cinema as experience — even while trapped in his own formula
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