Tag Archives: American cinema

hunters’ island (film: The Most Dangerous Game – Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1932)

Posted on September 20, 2026 by admin

The 1932 ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ represents an interesting chapter in the history of American cinema—a film that can be considered a precursor to several highly popular genres of adventure, horror, and entertainment movies. Two directors are credited on the … Continue reading →

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life and love in the convenience store (film: Clerks – Kevin Smith, 1994)

Posted on September 16, 2026 by admin

One of the significant cinematic phenomena of the 1990s was the success of several independent American films made on very low budgets. These films launched filmmakers who would go on to become household names, well-integrated into the industry, created interesting … Continue reading →

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the loneliness of angels (film: Meet Joe Black – Martin Brest, 1998)

Posted on September 11, 2026 by admin

I wonder if any of the screenwriters (and there were quite a few, as the script passed through many hands) for Martin Brest’s 1998 film ‘Meet Joe Black‘ ever read Mihai Eminescu’s Luceafărul (The Evening Star). Most likely not, given … Continue reading →

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beware of the neighbors (film: The Invite – Olivia Wilde, 2026)

Posted on July 29, 2026 by admin

‘The Invite‘ is one of the unexpected successes of this summer. It has recovered the production costs and made about four times more after a few weeks of its release. The reviews are mostly positive. The audience fills the halls … Continue reading →

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presumed innocent (film: 12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet, 1957)

Posted on July 16, 2026 by admin

‘12 Angry Men‘ is the debut film of director Sidney Lumet. Reginald Rose (who is the author of the script and the television play that inspired it) and Henry Fonda, the independent producers of the film, took a risk by … Continue reading →

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wedding and prejudice (film: The Drama – Kristoffer Borgli, 2026)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by admin

‘The Drama‘, the film written and directed by Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli who crossed the Atlantic for several years and is now making films in the United States, combines in a surprising and original way two film genres that are apparently … Continue reading →

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confused and divisive as the world is (film: Eddington – Ari Aster, 2025)

Posted on April 18, 2026 by admin

‘Eddington‘, the fourth film by American director Ari Aster, reminded me in many ways of some of Romanian director Radu Jude’s recent films. Made in 2025, the film looks back at the first half of 2020, a period that seems … Continue reading →

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Lanthimos strikes again (film: Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by admin

‘Bugonia‘ is apparently a relatively ‘light’ film in Yorgos Lanthimos‘ filmography. It’s a remake of ‘Save the Green Planet!’, the 2003 black fantasy comedy by Korean director Jan Joon-hwan, who appears as an executive producer on the American film’s credits. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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