Category Archives: movies

broken city, messy movie (Film: Broken City – Mark Wahlberg, 2013)

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

Sometimes telling the idea or describing the synopsis of the film is much clearer than the feeling that we had while viewing it. This is exactly my feeling about Broken City, a political thriller taking place in the days between … Continue reading →

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the boring life of ghosts (Film: A Ghost Story – Casey Affleck, 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by admin

I am seldom asking such questions, but now I need to ask it. ‘Why did they do this film?’. Seriously. A film may made because the director or the script writer have one or more messages to transmit. In some … Continue reading →

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good old film making about good old journalism (Film: The Post – Steven Spielberg, 2017)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

Movies about the late 60s or early 70s become more and more epoch films. They describe a time when dollars were kept in boxes to be used by kids ten or fifteen years later and still have some value, when … Continue reading →

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the right to forgive (Film: The Railway Man – Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, 2013)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by admin

Can the unforgivable be forgiven? What is the right attitude towards perpetrators and collaborators of crimes of war, genocide and torture? Does time really heal? Is revenge the right answer? Is forgiveness possible and who has the right to forgive? … Continue reading →

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Poirot is Back (Film: Murder on the Orient Express – Kenneth Branagh, 2017)

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

It’s not easy to adapt Agatha Christie to screen in 2017, and it is even more difficult to take upon ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ which already had a fabulous and stars-blessed version made in 1974 by Sidney Lumet. The … Continue reading →

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‘Thou shalt not kill’ (Film: A Short Film About Killing – Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988)

Posted on January 8, 2018 by admin

Revisiting the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski is a very special experience, both from a cinematographic and a historical point of view. I have seen the ‘Decalogue’ series almost 30 years ago, and A Short Film About Killing was part of it, … Continue reading →

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uneven mix of genres (Film: Shelter – Eran Riklis, 2017)

Posted on January 7, 2018 by admin

The first film that I viewed in 2018 in a pre-screening before the Israeli premiere was Shelter (original title ‘Mistor’). It is directed by Eran Riklis, a director whose previous works The Syrian Bride and The Human Resources Manager I … Continue reading →

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the family troubles of the winemakers (film: Ce qui nous lie – Cédric Klapisch, 2017)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by admin

People who love wine will have a lot of reasons to like Cédric Klapisch‘ film ‘Ce qui nou lie‘ (the English title is ‘Back to Burgundy‘). The landscape of Burgundy beautifully filmed during all the seasons of the year is … Continue reading →

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not exactly a final jewell (Film: Topaz – Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by admin

‘Topaz’ is quite different than most of the previous movies in the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock and also lacks the (American movie) stars in its distribution, as his fans were accustomed in the 20 or 30 years that preceded its release … Continue reading →

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the odd charm of the cold war films (Film: Torn Curtain – Alfred Hitchcock, 1966)

Posted on December 10, 2017 by admin

I love seeing films half a century after their initial releases. It’s not only a cinematographic experience that in many cases brings up unexpected gems, but also an opportunity to compare the acting and directing styles, the technical means, and … Continue reading →

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