Lady Horatia
@mediumacolyte.bsky.social
Film critic living in Italy. I write about whatever I feel like at any moment on my medium profile: https://medium.com/@lady-horatia
Pinned
The Beautiful and Exuberant Faces of the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival of Trieste
This vibrant, optimistic, and radical film festival was human and touching
medium.com
I attended the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival for the second year in a row. And it was incredible. You can read my piece on it here.
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"It’s not new to compare vampires to capitalists. The metaphor is right there. Vampires are soulless husks who must perpetually consume the life blood of humans to keep themselves alive."
#horror #Sinners #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#horror #Sinners #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Sinners’: Vampires are Consumers
Ryan Coogler turns the George Romero ‘zombie-as-consumer’ trope on its head
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"It’s not new to compare vampires to capitalists. The metaphor is right there. Vampires are soulless husks who must perpetually consume the life blood of humans to keep themselves alive."
#horror #Sinners #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#horror #Sinners #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"...people are convinced with emotions and not with reason."
#journalism #Argentina #movies
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#journalism #Argentina #movies
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Escritor’: Writing as a Weapon
Rodolfo Walsh was the father of investigative journalism, but he was also a revolutionary
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"...people are convinced with emotions and not with reason."
#journalism #Argentina #movies
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#journalism #Argentina #movies
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
Never forget that Neo canonically won at #TheGameAwards and immediately tried to jump off a roof.
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Never forget that Neo canonically won at #TheGameAwards and immediately tried to jump off a roof.
Reposted by Lady Horatia
and here i was thinking my video about streamers pivoting to user generated content after the wga/sag strikes missed the mark! i just didn't foresee AI as being such a big part of the picture. but it makes perfect sense-- what better way to avoid paying unions than to not have to pay humans at all?
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
and here i was thinking my video about streamers pivoting to user generated content after the wga/sag strikes missed the mark! i just didn't foresee AI as being such a big part of the picture. but it makes perfect sense-- what better way to avoid paying unions than to not have to pay humans at all?
Reposted by Lady Horatia
Open AI is in a cannibalistic deal with Microsoft and is constantly on the brink of collapse which will be probably trigger the collapse of the AI bubble. Disney trying to give it a lifeline to keep extracting the labour of artists and undercut Disney's labour costs
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Open AI is in a cannibalistic deal with Microsoft and is constantly on the brink of collapse which will be probably trigger the collapse of the AI bubble. Disney trying to give it a lifeline to keep extracting the labour of artists and undercut Disney's labour costs
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"Throughout the film we return time and time again to the night of the massacre; ala Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’ we see the events from the different POVs of those who survived the night."
#journalism #LatinAmerica #movies #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#journalism #LatinAmerica #movies #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Escritor’: Writing as a Weapon
Rodolfo Walsh was the father of investigative journalism, but he was also a revolutionary
medium.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"Throughout the film we return time and time again to the night of the massacre; ala Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’ we see the events from the different POVs of those who survived the night."
#journalism #LatinAmerica #movies #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#journalism #LatinAmerica #movies #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
"Life under fascism is a constant battle. There is always an enemy for fascists to fight, and this enemy is always the scapegoat for all of society’s ills."
#Andor #scifi
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#Andor #scifi
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Andor’ and Fighting Fascism
The fight against fascism is never-ending
medium.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Lady Horatia
this question drives me absolutely bonkers. 9 times out of 10 the strangest art you see was made by someone stone-cold sober.
"what kind of drugs would you have to be on to make something like this?" store brand advil
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this question drives me absolutely bonkers. 9 times out of 10 the strangest art you see was made by someone stone-cold sober.
Reposted by Lady Horatia
We need to permanently retire "get that bag" and bring back the shame of selling out!! Sorry!!
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We need to permanently retire "get that bag" and bring back the shame of selling out!! Sorry!!
Reposted by Lady Horatia
6-fold ward against AI-induced psychosis
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
6-fold ward against AI-induced psychosis
I attended the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival for the second year in a row. And it was incredible. You can read my piece on it here.
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
The Beautiful and Exuberant Faces of the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival of Trieste
This vibrant, optimistic, and radical film festival was human and touching
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I attended the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival for the second year in a row. And it was incredible. You can read my piece on it here.
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#film #cinema #filmfestival #latinamerica #latin_america #trieste #italy #movies #art #philosophy #politics #humanity
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"Human connection is born through shared recognition..."
#FilmFestival #LatinAmerica #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#FilmFestival #LatinAmerica #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
The Beautiful and Exuberant Faces of the Ibero-Latino Americano Film Festival of Trieste
This vibrant, optimistic, and radical film festival was human and touching
medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Human connection is born through shared recognition..."
#FilmFestival #LatinAmerica #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#FilmFestival #LatinAmerica #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"Did you know that the festival employs migrant labour? Maybe you did, or maybe you didn’t. But it does. These are the people which maintain the apparatus which ensure that the festival can even exist."
#FilmFestival #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#FilmFestival #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Palestine, Aliens, The Rock, and Neoliberal Cowardice: My time at the 82nd Venice Film Festival
In the city bathed in the bright light of the Adriatic sea, I glimpsed a shadow
medium.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Did you know that the festival employs migrant labour? Maybe you did, or maybe you didn’t. But it does. These are the people which maintain the apparatus which ensure that the festival can even exist."
#FilmFestival #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#FilmFestival #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"Within the environment which produced the dangerously sharp phrase “survival of the fittest”, there exists the conditions for cooperation and coexistence."
#movies #FilmFestival #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #FilmFestival #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘La invención de las especies’: A Reaction to Evolutionary and Christian Transformation
Whether it be through Christian or evolutionary means, transformation is a choice
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"Within the environment which produced the dangerously sharp phrase “survival of the fittest”, there exists the conditions for cooperation and coexistence."
#movies #FilmFestival #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #FilmFestival #Medium
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
all the obvious external factors aside, my biggest problem with generative "AI" is that it's not being used to free up creators, unleash their potential, open up new avenues of expression the way it was advertised. it's being used to skimp on labor costs, cut corners, and maximize efficiency.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
all the obvious external factors aside, my biggest problem with generative "AI" is that it's not being used to free up creators, unleash their potential, open up new avenues of expression the way it was advertised. it's being used to skimp on labor costs, cut corners, and maximize efficiency.
Reposted by Lady Horatia
Did you know that RAI censored a film on it's own platform? And they did that recently? Well you can read my piece on it to find out more.
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Allegro Non Troppo’ and the Censorship of Italian Film and Television
What happens when you can’t call a fascist a fascist?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Did you know that RAI censored a film on it's own platform? And they did that recently? Well you can read my piece on it to find out more.
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Did you know that RAI censored a film on it's own platform? And they did that recently? Well you can read my piece on it to find out more.
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Allegro Non Troppo’ and the Censorship of Italian Film and Television
What happens when you can’t call a fascist a fascist?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Did you know that RAI censored a film on it's own platform? And they did that recently? Well you can read my piece on it to find out more.
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#censorship #italy #RAI #politics #animation #movies #film #fascism #cinema
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"We have so removed, and detached, sex from any semblance of the natural in our media that it has now become common to talk about the “unnecessary sex scene”."
#movies #DeadpoolAnd Wolverine #Marvel
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #DeadpoolAnd Wolverine #Marvel
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the Denaturalization of Sex
Did you know that Deadpool and Wolverine had sex in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’?
medium.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"We have so removed, and detached, sex from any semblance of the natural in our media that it has now become common to talk about the “unnecessary sex scene”."
#movies #DeadpoolAnd Wolverine #Marvel
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #DeadpoolAnd Wolverine #Marvel
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
I know it's a real cliché but I still think Karl Marx is one of the most important theorists to read if you want to understand capital's obsession with generative AI. This is from pg 692-93 of the Grundrisse.
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I know it's a real cliché but I still think Karl Marx is one of the most important theorists to read if you want to understand capital's obsession with generative AI. This is from pg 692-93 of the Grundrisse.
Reposted by Lady Horatia
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
September 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
‘Momo’: Time is Money
The axiom ‘Time is Money’ can only exist because we sever connections
medium.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I watched Bugonia, Jay Kelly, House of Dynamite, The Smashing Machine and The Voice of Hind Rajab at the Venice Film Festival, and I wrote about it.
#movies #film #bugonia #thesmashingmachine #thevoiceofhindrajab #houseofdynamite
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #film #bugonia #thesmashingmachine #thevoiceofhindrajab #houseofdynamite
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Palestine, Aliens, The Rock, and neoliberal cowardice: My time at the 82nd Venice Film Festival
In the city bathed in the bright light of the Adriatic sea, I glimpsed a shadow
medium.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I watched Bugonia, Jay Kelly, House of Dynamite, The Smashing Machine and The Voice of Hind Rajab at the Venice Film Festival, and I wrote about it.
#movies #film #bugonia #thesmashingmachine #thevoiceofhindrajab #houseofdynamite
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#movies #film #bugonia #thesmashingmachine #thevoiceofhindrajab #houseofdynamite
medium.com/theuglymonst...
Reposted by Lady Horatia
like it's not just vibes, HDR digital cameras + cheap LED panels + digital color correction + maximum content output streaming incentives have had a quantifiable effect on the visual landscape of modern cinema. this is always true when there's a tectonic shift in technological standards!
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
like it's not just vibes, HDR digital cameras + cheap LED panels + digital color correction + maximum content output streaming incentives have had a quantifiable effect on the visual landscape of modern cinema. this is always true when there's a tectonic shift in technological standards!
Reposted by Lady Horatia
i think there is definitely an overreliance on this argument in film analysis circles, it's a more complicated thing than "old stuff looks better, new stuff looks worse," but there ARE trends at play here related to specific identifiable changes in the material process of film production
September 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
i think there is definitely an overreliance on this argument in film analysis circles, it's a more complicated thing than "old stuff looks better, new stuff looks worse," but there ARE trends at play here related to specific identifiable changes in the material process of film production
Reposted by Lady Horatia
"While the Mafia might physically murder you, the banks will Socially Murder you. Social Murder refers to a death brought about by structural forces which is not explicitly recognizable as murder."
#gaming #RedDeadRedemption #money #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#gaming #RedDeadRedemption #money #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Red Dead Redemption 2’: Should we pay back our debts?
What’s the difference between Arthur Morgan, the Mafia, and the bank?
medium.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"While the Mafia might physically murder you, the banks will Socially Murder you. Social Murder refers to a death brought about by structural forces which is not explicitly recognizable as murder."
#gaming #RedDeadRedemption #money #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#gaming #RedDeadRedemption #money #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...