Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

murders in the cold (Film: The Frozen Ground – Nicolas Cage, 2013)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by admin

Having any of Nicolas Cage or John Cusack in the cast is enough to make me curious to see a movie in which one of them appears,even more when they play together, so I did not have much hesitation in deciding to … Continue reading →

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samurais in Hollywood (film: 47 Ronin – Keanu Reeves, 2013)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

The laws of commercial success or failure are complicated. ‘47 Ronin‘ is a film that failed completely at the box office and is considered one of the biggest losers of the Universal Studios in the current decade, despite of belonging … Continue reading →

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a rather boring night at the museum (film: Ocean’s Eight – Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, 2018)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by admin

I believe that I’m done with the summer movies for 2018. What a dry season! After having barely survived the 2h30min of the most recent ‘M:I6‘ I was hoping to spend a more pleasant time watching the constellation of talented … Continue reading →

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a real fallout (film: Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Tom Cruise, 2018)

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

I know that I am the only one to blame. Guilty pleasures are often punished and enjoying action movies now and than is one of those. I also should know that in the first week on screens it’s mostly the … Continue reading →

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entertainment for kids of different ages (Film: Black Panther – Ryan Coogler, 2018)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by admin

The usual introduction and disclaimer applies. When I chose to go to a comics-inspired movie I expect a different type of experience than the one that I expect when I go do a Shakespeare-inspired film or an European art production. … Continue reading →

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verbose and boring true crime biography (Film: Molly’s Game – Jessica Chastain, 2017)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by admin

Americans love the true crime genre. The big bookstores in the US have dedicated true crime books sections. Many of the Hollywood or independent films are based on true crime stories, biographies and memoirs of people who walked on the … Continue reading →

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worst is good (Film: The Disaster Artist – James Franco, 2017)

Posted on January 29, 2018 by admin

Hollywood loves more than anything else to make films about Hollywood. There may be some trivial economic reasons for this, films about films taking place mostly in film studios are easy to make in film studios. There is a more … Continue reading →

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life and anger in deep America (film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Martin McDonagh, 2017)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri‘ is positioning itself as the main favorite of the Academy Awards season, and if it will win some of the statuettes in the major categories it will be by merit. It is quite interesting that … Continue reading →

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good old film making about good old journalism (Film: The Post – Steven Spielberg, 2017)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

Movies about the late 60s or early 70s become more and more epoch films. They describe a time when dollars were kept in boxes to be used by kids ten or fifteen years later and still have some value, when … Continue reading →

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not exactly a final jewell (Film: Topaz – Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by admin

‘Topaz’ is quite different than most of the previous movies in the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock and also lacks the (American movie) stars in its distribution, as his fans were accustomed in the 20 or 30 years that preceded its release … Continue reading →

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