Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

weird, complicated, beautiful as life (Film: 20th Century Women – Mike Mills, 2016)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by admin

The most unusual and violent scene in director Mike Mills‘ 20th Century Women is the opening scene. A car suddenly bursts in flames in the parking of a supermarket. The year is 1979. Is this a violent act (not unusual … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

men, machines, and in-between (Film: Ghost in the Shell – Scarlett Johansson, 2017)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by admin

I did not see the original Japanese anime film with the same name which triggered the idea of Ghost in the Shell and this may be an advantage or a disadvantage. I have read some articles that compare the two … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

aesthetic and violent (Film: John Wick – Keanu Reeves, 2014)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by admin

As John Wick: Chapter 2 is on screens and gets unexpected good reviews and not only from fans, I thought that it’s a good opportunity to see the first and original John Wick which also received some positive echos, much … Continue reading →

Posted in movies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Faust without Satan (Film: There Will Be Blood – Daniel Day-Lewis, 2007)

Posted on March 26, 2017 by admin

I have somehow avoided seeing There Will Be Blood for ten years despite its success, and despite having as lead actor Daniel Day-Lewis who got his second Academy Award for this role. The reason is that I was under the impression … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

passion vs. talent (Film: Florence Foster Jenkins – Meryl Streep, 2016)

Posted on February 3, 2017 by admin

I cannot help it. Every film she shines in (because this is what stars do – they shine) ends by being about her. The great actress who is and lives on screen as every character she is incarnating, who makes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Magnificent Seven – International Edition (Film: The Magnificent Seven – Denzel Washington, 2016)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by admin

The Japanese master Akira Kurosawa is credited for the original script (and remarkable movie) Seven Samurai made in 1954. Six years later an American remake named The Magnificent Seven provided one of the exception of that rule too often true which … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

people and principles (Film: Nothing But the Truth – Rod Lurie, 2008)

Posted on January 14, 2017 by admin

What happens when an undercover CIA agent and the investigative journalist who is exposing her to the broad public are both dedicated mothers of kids who learn together in the same well established American urban milieu? What happens when everybody … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

sorry, not a masterpiece (Film: La La Land – Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, 2016)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by admin

The buzz is high, the prizes started to accumulate. They tell however more about the status of the industry and the longing of the public for escapist entertainment combined with a high dose of nostalgia for the musical successes that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

slow building crime drama (Film: The Girl on the Train – Emily Blunt, 2016)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by admin

There are a few missed opportunities in The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor bringing to screen Paula Hawkins‘s successful novel. The story starts like a voyeuristic drama involving three women (two of them resembling each other), two houses … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Clint’s Heroes A-changin’ (Film: Sully – Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, 2016)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by admin

It’s interesting to watch the evolution of the heroes that Clint Eastwood brought to screen in his acting and directing career. His first serious impact was with the spaghetti western style heroes of the 60s, followed by the sometimes rotten, sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment