Isy Santini
@isysantini.bsky.social
Freelance Writer, Critic, and Programmer | Bylines in The List, Film Stories, The Film Magazine, and DMovies
May 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's nearly that time
April 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's nearly that time
Huge news for me, a lifelong Ella Enchanted lover. I was just rewatching it for the 100th time and realised that one of Hattie's costumes is made from a 1970s top that I also own
January 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Huge news for me, a lifelong Ella Enchanted lover. I was just rewatching it for the 100th time and realised that one of Hattie's costumes is made from a 1970s top that I also own
Marianne Faithfull 😥 RIP
January 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Marianne Faithfull 😥 RIP
I love spotting recycled movie costumes in the wild
January 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I love spotting recycled movie costumes in the wild
I've recently been introduced to Marcell Jankovics' films. So far I've only seen Son of the White Mare and Johnny Corncob, but I'm in love. It's some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.
January 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I've recently been introduced to Marcell Jankovics' films. So far I've only seen Son of the White Mare and Johnny Corncob, but I'm in love. It's some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.
Living on my own for the first time in years and I'm finally creating the retro bedroom of my dreams
January 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Living on my own for the first time in years and I'm finally creating the retro bedroom of my dreams
When the kid named Nora started dancing the Tarantella in Babygirl
January 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
When the kid named Nora started dancing the Tarantella in Babygirl
This Christmas I'm holding space for her
December 16, 2024 at 12:11 PM
This Christmas I'm holding space for her
10. The Third Man (1949) dir. Carol Reed
December 2, 2024 at 9:06 PM
10. The Third Man (1949) dir. Carol Reed
9. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) dir. Maurice Tourneur
December 2, 2024 at 9:05 PM
9. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) dir. Maurice Tourneur
8. Castration Movie Pt I: Traps (2024) dir. Louise Weard
December 2, 2024 at 9:04 PM
8. Castration Movie Pt I: Traps (2024) dir. Louise Weard
7. A Special Day (1977) dir. Ettore Scola
December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM
7. A Special Day (1977) dir. Ettore Scola
6. Anatomy of a Fall (2023) dir. Justine Triet
December 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM
6. Anatomy of a Fall (2023) dir. Justine Triet
5. Poor Things (2023) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
December 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM
5. Poor Things (2023) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) dir. Stanley Kubrick
December 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) dir. Stanley Kubrick
3. The Battle of Algiers (1966) dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
December 2, 2024 at 8:58 PM
3. The Battle of Algiers (1966) dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
2. Whistle Down the Wind (1961) dir. Bryan Forbes
December 2, 2024 at 8:57 PM
2. Whistle Down the Wind (1961) dir. Bryan Forbes
Favourite first watches of 2024 (including a lot of classics that I absolutely should have seen already!)
1. A Woman under the Influence (1974) dir. John Cassavetes
1. A Woman under the Influence (1974) dir. John Cassavetes
December 2, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Favourite first watches of 2024 (including a lot of classics that I absolutely should have seen already!)
1. A Woman under the Influence (1974) dir. John Cassavetes
1. A Woman under the Influence (1974) dir. John Cassavetes