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a lonely father (film: Everybody’s Fine – Kirk Jones, 2009)

Posted on November 2, 2022 by admin

‘Everybody’s Fine‘, the 2009 American family drama by director Kirk Jones, offers the opportunity for a series of interesting reflections on the passing of cinematic time. Why do some older films seem contemporary, while other films, made a decade or … Continue reading →

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films for all the family need not be childish (film: The Adam Project – Shawn Levy, 2022)

Posted on November 1, 2022 by admin

‘The Adam Project‘, Shawn Levy‘s 2022 film, is one of those film projects that strives to prove that Netflix has become a production house that can rival any of the major studios. The film belongs to a hugely popular film … Continue reading →

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Clooney and Roberts are not enough to save the film (film: ‘Ticket to Paradise’ – Ol Parker, 2022)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by admin

George Clooney and Julia Roberts are two excellent actors and the Academy Awards they each won were well deserved. They are also two very suitable actors for romantic comedies, and if we accept the idea that good romantic comedies can … Continue reading →

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capitalist apocalypse (film: Hell or High Water – David Mackenzie, 2016)

Posted on October 1, 2022 by admin

Many of the scenes in director David Mackenzie‘s 2016 film ‘Hell or High Water‘ appear to take place in a post-apocalyptic world. Sun-scorched fields that seem to produce nothing but clouds of dust. The deserted roads where from time to … Continue reading →

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the world as a madhouse (film: Le roi de coeur – Philippe de Broca, 1966)

Posted on September 30, 2022 by admin

‘Le roi de coeur‘ starts from a formidable idea and ends up betting too much on it. In the filmography of director Philippe de Broca, the film occupies a special place, being considered one of his most ‘serious’ films in … Continue reading →

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Generation 1965 (film: Masculin féminin – Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)

Posted on September 29, 2022 by admin

The best tribute we can pay to a filmmaker who is no longer with us is to watch his films. Discuss them with our movie-loving friends. Write about them. Jean-Luc Godard‘s death created the opportunity to watch or re-watch some … Continue reading →

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a gem in horror (film: Les yeux sans visage – Georges Franju, 1960)

Posted on September 23, 2022 by admin

The 1960 ‘Les yeux sans visage‘ is the most famous film by filmmaker Georges Franju, a remarkable and slightly contradictory figure in the history of French and international cinema. He made very few films in his career, but his influence … Continue reading →

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fantasy on the Nile (film: Death on the Nile – Kenneth Branagh, 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by admin

I think that Kenneth Branagh understood something important about Agatha Christie when he started the series of films with Hercule Poirot as the hero, in which ‘Death on the Nile‘ (a much delayed 2022 release) is the second film. Agatha … Continue reading →

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a very special tale of survival (film: Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman, 2020)

Posted on September 17, 2022 by admin

‘Persian Lessons‘ is one of the most surprising films I’ve seen lately. It is an international co-production made by studios in Russia, Germany and Belarus. Director Vadim Perelman was born in Ukraine and lives and works in Canada and the … Continue reading →

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love and friendship (film: Falling in Love – Ulu Grosbard, 1984)

Posted on September 16, 2022 by admin

A movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, made during a time that represented the peak of their careers can’t be too bad. I confess that I hadn’t heard much about ‘Falling in Love‘ nor about its director Ulu … Continue reading →

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