Author Archives: admin

‘boring and watchable’ (Film: The Infiltrator – Brad Furman, 2016)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

I could not avoid borrowing the qualifications used by a Web site from Toronto when writing about this film. It’s ‘boring and watchable’. An unusual combination indeed. And yet, this is exactly how I feel about ‘The Infiltrator’ directed by … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

beauty and gore (Film: The Neon Demon – Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016)

Posted on August 21, 2016 by admin

I liked director Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive. I read it as a love story disguised in a violent action movie, an uneasy combination that worked perfectly, to a large extent thanks to the presence in the lead role of Ryan … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

efficient crime schmaltz (3 Days to Kill – Kevin Costner, 2014)

Posted on August 20, 2016 by admin

Sometimes melodrama works. Then the reviewer in me faces a dilemma. I know that you need to buy into the story in order to feel anything in a melodrama, but who does not buy into it if they are parents, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

family troubles (Film: The Snake Brothers – Jan Prusinovský, 2015)

Posted on August 19, 2016 by admin

This may be the first Czech film that I see in 40 years. The occasion is the Czech film festival hold in my city (and several other Cinematheques) in Israel. The good news are that the Czech cinema seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

La Belle et Malade Epoque (Film: Ma Loute – Bruno Dumont, 2016)

Posted on August 18, 2016 by admin

The centennial anniversary of the breaking of WWI was an opportunity for several books to be written and films to be made (most of them documentaries) not only about the war itself, but also about the years that preceded it. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Carte: Ioan T. Morar – Sarbatoarea corturilor

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

‘Pe atunci credeam ca exista doua entitati care sunt vesnice: Dumnezeu si Comunismul. Am colaborat cu amandoua – mi-am impartit viata intre credinta in biserica si delatiunea la Securitate. De a doua as fi vrut sa scap la un moment … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

action … action … action (Film: Jason Bourne – Matt Damon, 2016)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by admin

Each summer brings to the screens a fair amount of films which aim pleasing especially the family crowds but never or seldom make it to the list of awards of the year or just to the list of the films … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

two wonderful actors looking for a better film (Film: Mortdecai – Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnny Depp, 2015)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by admin

Sometimes I am wondering what do these actors think, or maybe better said what do their agents think. Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow are two of the most gifted actors of their generation, blessed not only by success and awards, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Carte: Katja Petrowskaja – Poate Estera

Posted on July 7, 2016 by admin

Intr-una dintre etapele periplului ei odiseic in cautarea ramasitelor si umbrelor familiei pierite in fumurile Holocaustului, Katja Petrowskaja, autoarea cartii ‘Poate Estera’ aparuta in colectia ‘Raftul Denisei’ a editurii Humanitas-fiction in traducerea impecabila a lui Alexandru Al. Sahighian, ajunge intr-o … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

‘Youth’ is about being Old (Film: Youth – Paolo Sorrentino, 2015)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

Is the fact that I immensely liked ‘Youth’ a sign that I am getting old? I can tell you (and I will tell you) a few good reasons ‘Youth’ is not a masterpiece, and yet, I resonated and was really … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment