Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

prequel to a legend (film: Robin Hood – Ridley Scott, 2010)

Posted on August 11, 2026 by admin

The mistake that many film critics and viewers who follow their opinions about Ridley Scott‘s films with real or imaginary historical figures make, in my opinion, is their rigid and inaccurate categorization. The veteran director, who is approaching 90 years … Continue reading →

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the long return (film: The Odyssey – Christopher Nolan, 2026)

Posted on July 24, 2026 by admin

I liked Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey‘, but am not enthusiastic about it. Every era has its own interpretations of the classics, from Homer to Tolstoy, passing through Shakespeare of course. These re-interpretations often say more about the era in which … Continue reading →

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last chance to save the Universe (film: Project Hail Mary – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, 2026)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by admin

Andy Weir, the author of the novel that inspired the film ‘Project Hail Mary‘, likes heroes who face loneliness and overcome it. Mark Watney, the hero of Weir’s first published novel and of the film inspired by this novel, is … Continue reading →

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it’s all about people (film: The Devil Wears Prada 2 – David Frankel, 2026)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by admin

Sequels released decades after the original often succeed better than those that are pushed to the public just a few years later. Perhaps time helps to sediment memories of the first film and accumulate a nostalgia that makes viewers want … Continue reading →

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a horror menu (film: The Menu – Mark Mylod, 2022)

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

Food movies lovers are in for a special treat in ‘The Menu‘, the 2022 film by director Mark Mylod. Or, to use the film’s terminology – a very special menu. Food movies have become an extremely popular genre, rivaled perhaps … Continue reading →

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endangered species (film: Jurassic World: Rebirth – Gareth Edwards, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2026 by admin

Gareth Edwards, the director of the seventh film in the Jurassic series (‘Jurassic World: Rebirth‘ – 2025) was born in 1975, the year Steven Spielberg directed ‘Jaws’. In the last ten years he has specialized in monster and alien films, … Continue reading →

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history in style (film: Amsterdam – David O. Russell, 2022)

Posted on March 31, 2026 by admin

I confess that ‘Amsterdam‘, the 2022 film by David O. Russell, confused me. The American director, who also writes his scripts, has made several films that I really liked for their stylistic consistency, for the topics related to the American … Continue reading →

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Cukor after Hitchcock (film: Gaslight – George Cukor, 1944)

Posted on March 24, 2026 by admin

Some American remakes are much better than the original films. There aren’t many, but they do exist. ‘Gaslight‘, filmed in Hollywood in 1944 by George Cukor, is one of them. The film reuses, four years later, the plot of a … Continue reading →

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daddy’s romcom (film: The Apartment – Billy Wilder, 1960)

Posted on March 15, 2026 by admin

‘The Apartment‘ was made in 1960, a year after director Billy Wilder and his Romania-born co-writer I.A.L. Diamond had made ‘Some Like It Hot’. The success was expected and the film did even better than its predecessor, winning 5 Oscars … Continue reading →

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the monster finds love (film: The Bride! – Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2026)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by admin

Maggie Gyllenhaal seems to me to be one of the success stories among actors who have gone behind the camera and became directors. After the remarkable debut with ‘The Lost Daughter’ now comes ‘The Bride!‘ which is more than a … Continue reading →

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