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A 90s independent film that deals with the youthful issues that Clark, Solondz, and Linklater addressed in their own ways, but here the director gave it the texture of a panda-like doll to show us the palpable loneliness of these kinds of stories. And it's loneliness that the three main characters carry with them, who have no direction, except for Manny, who, being at an age of exploration, identifies life differently, amidst crime, anarchy, and the deep America. Manny & Lo is 6 stars.

La Luna is an auteur work, a controversial subject, very well directed by the maestro Bertolucci, very well acted and written. My opinion is that this is pure European cinema, with all that concrete staging that many use, in this case Rome of the 70s, with its slow scenes with a lot of dialogue and alterations in each character here reflected in the underworld of this city, the upper and cultured class, and that eccentric and sexual interaction between the main characters. If you are used to Bertolucci, to European cinema in general, to auteur cinema, to the cadence and patience of these films, you could give it a higher rating than mine, otherwise this film won't work for you. La Luna is 7 stars.

Mike Figgis is will always be remembered as one of the finest exponents of '90s cinema, and in this film, with a tone of soft eroticism, lived-in drama, and Woody Allen-style romantic comedy, he resolves a romance that ends in something more than that. But don't be disappointed, it's a good film.

Figgis films one of the best sex scenes in cinema, and it's something I highlight because few achieve it. He also offers a warning to the gay community about their ways and the dangers they face and continue to face. I wouldn't call it a love story; rather, it's the consecration of the forbidden, of desire beyond true love, as we previously saw in Fatal Attraction (1986) or Unfaithful (1999). This script, rewritten by Figgis, is a testament to this.

I recommend checking out this hidden gem of '90s cinema, which joins others worth watching like Bang (1994), The Limey (1999), Chasing Amy (1997), and Fresh (1994), because it's worth your time. One Night Stand is 8 stars.