Tag Archives: American cinema

Coppola’s ‘Metropolis’ (film: Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)

Posted on November 10, 2024 by admin

‘Megalopolis‘ (2024) is Francis Ford Coppola‘s life project. He started working on it and talking about it while filming ‘Apocalypse Now.’ He read scripts and discussed castings with entire generations of great actors. Many of them left to the stars … Continue reading →

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Hercule Poirot in the Holy Land (film: Appointment with Death – Michael Winner, 1988)

Posted on November 2, 2024 by admin

Michael Winner‘s ‘Appointment to Death‘ (1988) is the sixth and last film in the series of adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels starring Hercule Poirot and starring Peter Ustinov. In several places I read that it is also considered the weakest … Continue reading →

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a Jarmusch-style escape (film: Down by Law – Jim Jarmusch, 1986)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by admin

‘Down by Law‘ made in 1986 is Jim Jarmusch‘s third feature film. The previous film, ‘Stranger Than Paradise’ had enjoyed an unexpected success. To a large extent, ‘Down by Law‘ continues the same creative line, taking a classic theme and … Continue reading →

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an anti-heroine to remember (film: Emily the Criminal – John Patton Ford, 2022)

Posted on October 19, 2024 by admin

‘Emily the Criminal‘ (2022) is one of the most exciting feature films directorial debuts that I’ve seen in the recent years. As John Patton Ford also wrote the screenplay, my guess is that we’re dealing with a talented filmmaker who … Continue reading →

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Manhattan is (again) destroyed (film: A Quiet Place: Day One – Michael Sarnoski, 2024)

Posted on September 3, 2024 by admin

A morning with beautiful weather in New York. The metropolis begins another day of diverse, dynamic, noisy life. Suddenly, an extraordinary event happens, an event that will change everyone’s lives. No, it’s not about a movie about 9/11. ‘A Quite … Continue reading →

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a ‘feel-good’ of the Coens (film: Raising Arizona – Coen brothers, 1987)

Posted on August 28, 2024 by admin

The 1987 ‘Raising Arizona‘ is the second feature film written and directed by the Coen brothers. The first film, ‘Blood Simple’ had impressed but also disturbed many of the viewers with the combination of strange or banal characters doing extreme … Continue reading →

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too dark to be true? (film: Civil War – Alex Garland, 2024)

Posted on August 20, 2024 by admin

Dystopias on screens seem to impress less lately, and this is probably also due to the fact that our lives and the events around us contain more and more elements of dystopia. ‘Civil War‘, the film written and directed by … Continue reading →

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Yorgos Lanthimos’ triptych (film: Kinds of Kindness – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2024)

Posted on August 2, 2024 by admin

Yorgos Lanthimos invites us into his world with the triptych ‘Kinds of Kindness‘ (2024). The format of the short-medium format film collection is not entirely new. Of course, we know him from the small screens with illustrious precedents such as … Continue reading →

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born to be wild (film: The Bikeriders – Jeff Nichols, 2023)

Posted on July 13, 2024 by admin

I have never ridden a motorcycle in my life. I have very little in common and know next to nothing about the bikers gang culture (or counter-culture). That is why I consider that the performance of ‘The Bikeriders‘, produced in … Continue reading →

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ode to the stuntmen (film: The Fall Guy – David Leitch, 2024)

Posted on June 22, 2024 by admin

David Leitch has already proven that he knows how to make fast and funny action movies that interest and entertain. He tried to do the same thing with ‘The Fall Guy‘ (2024) which borrows the title and the profession of … Continue reading →

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