Tag Archives: American cinema

a little more than another Liam Neeson action movie (film: Memory – Martin Campbell, 2022)

Posted on January 29, 2026 by admin

‘Memory‘, the 2022 film directed by Martin Campbell, has bigger ambitions than just being another action movie. Campbell, who has an uneven filmography in quality (if we measure it by the stars awarded by critics or the ratings on IMDB) … Continue reading →

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Thimotée Supreme (film: Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, 2025)

Posted on January 28, 2026 by admin

I’ve discovered my favorite in the race for the Best Picture Academy Award this year. I wrote ‘favorite’ meaning the film that I liked the most out of the ten nominated (well, out of the six I’ve seen – I … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme, movie about sports, movies filmed in New York, Odessa A'zion, Timothee Chalamet | Leave a comment

a disturbing and absorbing movie (film: Good Time – Benny & Josh Safdie, 2017)

Posted on January 26, 2026 by admin

‘Good Time‘, the 2017 film by brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, was for me one of those films that left me glued to my seat at the end and when the credits rolled I asked myself: ‘What did I just … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in Love … again (film: Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, 2025)

Posted on January 25, 2026 by admin

What is Chloé Zhao‘s true voice? When she describes American reality from the perspective of characters who are not very favored by fate, as she did in ‘The Rider’ and ‘Nomadland’? In superhero films like ‘Eternals’? Or now, when she … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, biopic, Chloé Zhao, costume drama, Emily Watson, film based on a novel, Hamnet, historical drama, Jessie Buckley, Maggie O'Farrell, Paul Mescal, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

generational gaps (film: Father Mother Sister Brother – Jim Jarmusch, 2025)

Posted on December 30, 2025 by admin

It was a delight to end my 2025 film year by watching Jim Jarmusch‘s film ‘Father Mother Sister Brother‘. This is another of the triptychs that the American director wrote and brought to the screen, in which three cinematic stories … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Adam Driver, American cinema, author cinema, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, family drama, Father Mother Sister Brother, Jim Jarmusch, Mayim Bialik, original script, short stories collection, Tom Waits | Leave a comment

small lies, big lies, bad lies, good lies (film: Eleanor the Great – Scarlett Johansson, 2025)

Posted on December 15, 2025 by admin

Scarlett Johansson has starred in films directed by some of the most remarkable directors (including female directors) of our time, from Sofia Coppola and Christopher Nolan to Robert Redford and Woody Allen, in her more than twenty-year acting career. She … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Chiwetel Ejiofor, drama, Erin Kellyman, Holocaust movies, Jewish cinema, June Squibb, original script, Scarlett Johansson, Tory Kamen | Leave a comment

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

the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Barbra Streisand, based on a book, Hollywood movies, James Woods, political cinema, relationship drama, Robert Redford, romantic drama, Sydney Pollack | Leave a comment

big, beautiful, boring (film: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Kogonada, 2025)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

Romantic fantasies are not exactly my favorite genre of film, but when they succeed, they have a good chance of being very enjoyable. I had quite a few expectations from ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey‘. I liked the title a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Benjamin Loeb, Colin Farrell, fantasy movies, Margot Robbie, original script, romantic films, Seth Reiss | Leave a comment

growing up on the road (film: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe, 2000)

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

‘Almost Famous‘ is a phenomenon movie. The screenwriter and director is Cameron Crowe, who between 1996 and 2001 wrote and directed several splendid feature movies (for this one he won an Academy Award for best original screenplay) and then practically … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Almost Famous, American cinema, author cinema, Billy Crudup, coming of age, Frances McDormand, Hollywood movies, Kate Hudson, movies about music, original script, Patrick Fugit, Philip Seymour Hoffman, road movies | Leave a comment