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Jul 8, 2024 | 
latinamedia.co | Sofia Aguilar |Alejandra Martinez |Alejandra Martinez |Livia Reim |Denise Zubizarreta
I loved playing with dolls when I was growing up. Before my teenage years came along, I was an enthusiast for every doll available on the market at the time – Polly Pocket, Bratz, and Barbie, as well as figurines like Littlest Pet Shop. But to me, there was no doll company like American Girl. More than just a line of cute 18” dolls, it was an experience of play and imagination unlike any other.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
liviareim.medium.com | Livia Reim
My siblings and I grew up watching Cartoon Network. And while in different levels of interest, it is fair to say all of us grew into big genre media fans. My sister, the realist, prefers true crime; my brother, the nerd, gears towards sci-fi; while I, the weirdo, obsess over horror. Of course, the small sample of my siblings is no grounds for generalization. But after talking to friends and colleagues from horror fandoms, the pattern made itself clear.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
liviareim.medium.com | Livia Reim
Brazilians love horror. Just in 2023, became one of the highest-grossing films in the country, with half a million tickets sold in theaters. But when you take a look at Brazilian cinematic history, genre films - until very recently - were sparse and in the low-to-no-budget bracket. So, how can a country with such a thirst for horror films, produce so little of its own?
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
certifiedforgotten.com | Livia Reim
Editorials June 3rd, 2024 | By Livia Reim My siblings and I grew up watching Cartoon Network. And while in different levels of interest, it is fair to say all of us grew into big genre media fans. My sister, the realist, prefers true crime; my brother, the nerd, gears towards sci-fi; while I, the weirdo, obsess over horror. Of course, the small sample of my siblings is no grounds for generalization. But after talking to friends and colleagues from horror fandoms, the pattern made itself clear.
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May 13, 2024 | 
latinamedia.co | Livia Reim |Brittany Menjivar |Ingrid Cruz |Edgary Rodriguez R
Brazilians love horror. Just in 2023, Talk To Mebecame one of the highest-grossing films in the country, with half a million tickets sold in theaters. But when you take a look at Brazilian cinematic history, genre films – until very recently – were sparse and in the low-to-no-budget bracket. So, how can a country with such a thirst for horror films, produce so little of its own?
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
liviareim.medium.com | Livia Reim
In the dead of winter, one can’t help but feel lonely. But what if loneliness stretches beyond the season? Osgood Perkins‘ debut project The Blackcoat’s Daughter — also known as February — poses questions about the depths of loneliness and the consequences of life devoid of connection, all through the lens of the possession film. It begins with Katharine (Kiernan Shipka) dreaming of her parents dying in a car accident. We soon realize Katharine is very lonely.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
liviareim.medium.com | Livia Reim
The Girl Who Killed Her Parentstrilogy is classic true crime with a twist. The films tell the story of Manfred’s and Marísia’s von Richthofen murders through the perspectives of Suzane (the victims’ daughter), Daniel Cravinhos (Suzane’s boyfriend at the time), and Detective Helena. When the film series was first announced, the backlash in Brazil was immediate. Even rumors about the convicted murderers, Suzane and Daniel, getting money from the film’s profits had to be clarified as fake.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
certifiedforgotten.com | Livia Reim
Editorials January 26th, 2024 | By Livia Reim In the dead of winter, one can’t help but feel lonely. But what if loneliness stretches beyond the season?
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
dreadcentral.com | Livia Reim
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents trilogy is classic true crime with a twist. The films tell the story of Manfred’s and Marísia’s von Richthofen murders through the perspectives of Suzane (the victims’ daughter), Daniel Cravinhos (Suzane’s boyfriend at the time), and Detective Helena. When the film series was first announced, the backlash in Brazil was immediate. Even rumors about the convicted murderers, Suzane and Daniel, getting money from the film’s profits had to be clarified as fake.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
liviareim.medium.com | Livia Reim
Thefilm Friendly Beast, directed by Gabriela Amaral Almeida, follows the restaurant La Barca. When a couple comes in late at night, Inácio (Murilo Benicio) forces his employees to stay. As we witness this microcosmos and its complex relationships, two robbers, Magno and Nuno ( Humberto Carrão and Ariclenes Barroso), break into the place, and everything starts to fall apart. But before we understand the film, we must go back to 1930s Brazil.
