Tag Archives: American cinema

crime and friendship (film: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot – Michael Cimino, 1974)

Posted on July 29, 2022 by admin

I’m not a big fan of either Clint Eastwood (as an actor) or Jeff Bridges. I decided to see ‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ because it is the debut film in 1974 by director Michael Cimino, whose next film would be ‘Deer … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock’s colorful black comedy (film: The Trouble with Harry – Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by admin

‘The Trouble with Harry‘ is an unusual film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s filmography. Writing this introductory phrase, I realize that about half of Hitchcock‘s films can be called ‘unusual’. Of course, there is a ‘canonical Hitchcock’ in which corpses appear, with … Continue reading →

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troubled motherhoods (film: The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2021)

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

Maggie Gyllenhaal, an actress that I really like, now joins the respectable gallery of actors who pass on the other side of the camera and become directors. I am even happier to see that her debut film, both as a … Continue reading →

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small is the future (film: Downsizing – Alexander Payne, 2017)

Posted on April 16, 2022 by admin

Whenever I have a hard time to categorize a film in a certain genre, the reasons can be very good or very bad. Sometimes it’s one of those original and inventive films that escapes the patterns imposed by film critics. … Continue reading →

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love and lavishness (film: The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese, 1993)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by admin

‘The Age of Innocence‘ is a rather atypical film, at least from the point of view of the social environment in which the story takes place, for Martin Scorsese‘s filmography. Made in 1993, it stands chronologically in his career between … Continue reading →

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a horror movie that fails to scare (film: Suburbicon – George Clooney, 2017)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

I have a problem with George Clooney. I may be to blame, I may not be the only one to blame. I was never excited about his acting performances. All the less so as the director, and this lack of … Continue reading →

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the terror of silence (film: A Quiet Place – John Krasinski, 2018)

Posted on January 1, 2022 by admin

John Krasinski, the director of the horror films in the ‘A Quite Place‘ series, learned an important lesson from the classics of the genre, and especially, I believe, from Alfred Hitchcock. If you have a good idea in hand, focus … Continue reading →

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feminism and comics (film: Black Widow – Cate Shortland, 2021)

Posted on September 4, 2021 by admin

Scarlett Johansson is the super-heroine of the film ‘Black Widow’ directed by Cate Shortland and released on screens this summer (2021) with a delay of one year due, of course, to the pandemic. The film’s producers (including Scarlett) have decided … Continue reading →

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The Beauty and the Corporate Beast (film: Sabrina – Billy Wilder, 1954)

Posted on August 16, 2021 by admin

In 1954, when ‘Sabrina‘ was made, the film’s director, Billy Wilder, and the three actors who played the lead roles (Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden) had each won at least one Oscar. ‘Sabrina‘, an entertainment movie, a romantic … Continue reading →

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a confusing remake (film: The Loft – Eric Van Looy, 2014)

Posted on August 14, 2021 by admin

‘The Loft‘ could have been a special remake. Director Erik Van Looy crossed the ocean with the idea of ​​his successful film ‘Loft‘ made in Belgium in 2008 and directed the American version himself, which was released in 2014. I … Continue reading →

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