Category Archives: movies

post-apocalyptic melodrama (Film: The Road – Viggo Mortensen, 2009)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by admin

I am afraid that am developing a slight phobia for post-apocalyptic films genre, and The Road directed by John Hillcoat pushed me one step ahead down this hill. Some of the movies that belong to this category are mostly action … Continue reading →

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the producer as superhero (film: Jack Reacher – Tom Cruise, 2012)

Posted on April 18, 2015 by admin

It’s good to be Tom Cruise. Famous, rich, with an impressive list of impressive ex-es, and even gone through a high profile divorce. After having gone through all major role that make a bright career Tom Cruise can afford now … Continue reading →

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no questions asked (Film: American Sniper – Clint Eastwood, 2014)

Posted on March 14, 2015 by admin

It is very difficult to judge this film without referring to politics. One can just read the viewers opinions in IMDB. One of the first scenes in ‘American Sniper’ defines the world of the hero. It’s a childhood scene. The … Continue reading →

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not exactly three stars (Film: Le Chef – Jean Reno, 2012)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by admin

Did I already say that I love cooking and films about cooking? I probably did. For food lovers talking, reading, watching TV shows and – why not – seeing movies about food and the people behind food just amplifies the … Continue reading →

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The Shadows of the Century (Film: Sunshine – Istvan Szabo, 1999)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by admin

Istvan Szabo is probably the finest Hungarian film director ever. I have seen and greatly enjoyed ‘Hanussen’ and  ‘Mephisto’ which both feature his preferred actor, the fantastic Klaus Maria Brandauer . The latest is nothing less than a masterpiece in … Continue reading →

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viewers brains are still used at 10% capacity … or less (Film: ‘Lucy’ – Luc Besson, Scarlett Johansson, 2014)

Posted on January 4, 2015 by admin

Lucy was supposed to be a film I should highly enjoy. I love Scarlett Johansson not only for the way she looks but also for daring to undertake complex and different roles that put at work her acting talent. Science … Continue reading →

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news scavengers (Film: Nightcrawler – Jake Gyllenhaal, 2014)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by admin

It’s really amazing that ‘Nightcrawler‘ is the first directing achievement of Dan Gilroy – whose record only includes a few scripts (one of the Bourne series movies among them). It’s a real catchy, witty, brutal and realistic story about the … Continue reading →

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the quiet exterminator (Film: The Equalizer – Denzel Washington, 2014)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by admin

Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) should be a super-hero. After all only a super-hero can destroy in 28 seconds the US East Coast  command center of the Russian mafia (actually exceeding by 9 seconds his plans), can survive an army of … Continue reading →

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vampire games (Film: Dark Shadows – Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, 2012)

Posted on October 21, 2014 by admin

When Tim Burton and Johnny Depp come together one already knows what to expect. Dark Shadows is the 8th film directed by Burton with Depp in the cast, the first one being Edward Scissorhands from 1990, maybe the most famous … Continue reading →

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a cinematograhic exercise with no substance (Film: Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau Metabolism – Corneliu Porumboiu, 2013)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by admin

I am following quite closely the development of the Romanian cinema, and Corneliu Porumboiu is one of the directors whose previous work I enjoyed a lot, especially ’12:08 East of Bucharest’ which was a story about the 1989 events of … Continue reading →

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