Tag Archives: crime film

the discrete horror of the bourgeoisie (Film: La Fleur du Mal – Claude Chabrol, 2003)

Posted on May 27, 2020 by admin

‘La fleur du mal‘ (English title ‘The Flower of Evil‘) made in 2003 by Claude Chabrol opens with a fairly long frame in which the camera takes us from the ground floor to the second floor of a bourgeois villa … Continue reading →

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the next Daniel Craig series? (film: Knives Out – Rian Johnson, 2019)

Posted on May 2, 2020 by admin

‘Knives Out‘ uses the ‘whodunit’ formula that enjoyed great success about half a century ago: complex police intrigues based on novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie or in the style of the British masters of the detective genre, … Continue reading →

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an early Hitchcock set in the world of theater (Film: Murder! – Alfred Hitchcock, 1930)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by admin

Watching Alfred Hitchcock‘s early films is a special experience for any movie lover and fan of the master of suspense. The first period of Hitchcock’s career took place in England. Hitchcock made his debut in the silent films, and his … Continue reading →

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not just another Scandinavian thriller (Film: Den skyldige / The Guilty – Gustav Möller, 2018)

Posted on February 7, 2019 by admin

Novels, television series and movies belonging to the thriller or police investigations genres, coming from Northern Europe, have conquered in the past two decades the interest of the amateurs of these genres. It was a matter of time before one … Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman’s ‘Monster’ (Film: Destroyer – Nicole Kidman, 2018)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by admin

I like the way Nicole Kidman chooses her roles lately. Of course, after 35 years of career, 84 roles, and one Academy Award she has less need to prove anything to the world and she can just search for interesting … Continue reading →

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unconventional heist movie (Film: Widows – Steve McQueen, 2018)

Posted on January 1, 2019 by admin

It’s a good time for films about women, with strong feminist and me2 messages. Some of these films are made by women, most of them allow wonderful opportunities for actresses to play consistent roles, in a quantity and with a … Continue reading →

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Poirot is Back (Film: Murder on the Orient Express – Kenneth Branagh, 2017)

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

It’s not easy to adapt Agatha Christie to screen in 2017, and it is even more difficult to take upon ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ which already had a fabulous and stars-blessed version made in 1974 by Sidney Lumet. The … Continue reading →

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Ben Affleck shining (Film: The Accountant – Ben Affleck, 2016)

Posted on December 7, 2016 by admin

It took me a very long time to get convinced about the acting skills of Ben Affleck. I could not distinguish him in the movies he acted, or between the roles in different movies he acted in the first years of … Continue reading →

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a thriller that deserved a better name (The Lincoln Lawyer – Matthew McConaughey, 2011)

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

My preferred movie critic Roger Ebert spends about half of his review of the film explaining the title of this film. I will not repeat it here in order not to spoil your pleasure of reading it. I will just … Continue reading →

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