Category Archives: movies

frozen emotions (film: The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan, 1997)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by admin

The films of Atom Egoyan, a film director I greatly admire, are not easy to watch. He is one of those filmmakers who chooses and often writes sophisticated scripts himself, which test the attention of the audience and force spectators … Continue reading →

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love, words and legend (film: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate / Saenghwalui balgyeon – Hong Sang-soo, 2002)

Posted on November 24, 2025 by admin

‘On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate‘ (the original Korean title is ‘Saenghwalui balgyeon‘), made in 2002 and released on screens in 2004, is the fourth film by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo and probably the first in which … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Hak-Seon Kim, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Sang-kyung, Korean movies, On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, original script, relationship drama, Saenghwalui balgyeon, Ye Ji-won | Leave a comment

the sea – so close and yet so far (film: The Sea / HaYam – Shai Carmeli-Pollak, 2025)

Posted on November 21, 2025 by admin

‘The Sea‘ (‘HaYam‘ is the original Hebrew title) is the feature film debut of Israeli director and screenwriter Shai Carmeli-Pollak. The author is a documentaries filmmaker and some of his previous films over the past 20 years have been documentaries … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, films with children, HaYam, israeli - arab conflict, Israeli cinema, Khalifa Natour, Muhammad Gazawi, original script, political cinema, Shai Carmeli-Pollak, The Sea Wall | Leave a comment

53 years of love (film: Love in the Time of Cholera – Mike Newell, 2007)

Posted on November 20, 2025 by admin

Comparisons between books and the films inspired by those books seem to me to be completely useless exercises. Literature and Film are two arts that work with completely different materials, their creative processes have nothing in common and literature lovers … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Fernanda Montenegro, Gabriel García Márquez, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Hollywood movies, inspired by a novel, Javier Bardem, Love in the Time of Cholera, Mike Newell, Ronald Harwood, South-American literature | Leave a comment

‘Mephisto’ 2024 (film: Yes – Nadav Lapid, 2025)

Posted on October 26, 2025 by admin

Nadav Lapid is making waves again with his latest film, ‘Yes‘, which premiered in the ‘Filmmakers’ Fortnight’ section at the Cannes Film Festival. It is his fifth feature film, and this time he has also taken on the full responsibility … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Ariel Bronz, author cinema, Efrat Dor, films about the Middle East, Israeli cinema, Middle East conflict, Naama Preis, Nadav Lapid, original script, political drama, political satire, Yes | Leave a comment

the psychotherapist bird (film: The Penguin Lessons – Peter Cattaneo, 2024)

Posted on October 25, 2025 by admin

Penguin movies are all the rage. It’s not a genre with many productions, but some of them are quite successful. Penguins attract viewers. People are fascinated by these creatures that have wings but don’t fly and who prefer to walk … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfonsina Carrocio, comedy, inspired by a book, inspired by true events, international movies production, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Cattaneo, political comedy, Steve Coogan, The Penguin Lessons, Tom Michell, Vivian El Jaber | Leave a comment

duel of psychics (film: Solace – Alfonso Poyart, 2015)

Posted on October 24, 2025 by admin

I decided to watch ‘Solace‘ for Anthony Hopkins. If Hopkins was in a movie where he reads the phone book, I would still choose to watch it. Since ‘Solace‘ was promoted as belonging to a genre I like – psychological … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Abbie Cornish, action thriller, Alfonso Poyart, Anthony Hopkins, Hollywood movies, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, original script, psychological thriller, Solace | Leave a comment

finding the true love on the road to the altar (film: It Happened One Night – Frank Capra, 1934)

Posted on October 22, 2025 by admin

Three movies have managed to win all five ‘major’ Academy Awards in the history of cinema – best picture, director, actor and actress in leading roles, screenplay. Frank Capra‘s ‘It Happened One Night‘ was the first of them, in 1934. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, film inspired by a short story, Frank Capra, Hollywood movies, It Happened One Night, romantic comedy, screwball comedy, social comedy | Leave a comment

a swapper angel (film: Good Fortune – Aziz Ansari, 2025)

Posted on October 21, 2025 by admin

The genre of angel movies is not very prolific, but it includes some memorable creations. The same can be said about the genre of identity swapping films. Actor, stand-up comedian and television creator Aziz Ansari chose to combine the two … Continue reading →

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academic thrills (film: After the Hunt – Luca Guadagnino, 2025)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

Nowadays, making a film about the atmosphere in American universities and the phenomenon of ‘Cancel Culture’ is probably as difficult as living, learning or teaching in such an environment and being confronted with these problems. A good example could be … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebri, cancel culture, Julia Roberts, Luca Guadagnino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nora Garrett, original script, psychological drama | Leave a comment