Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

Aronofsky does Coen … or maybe Tarantino (film: Caught Stealing – Darren Aronofsky, 2025)

Posted on September 15, 2025 by admin

Darren Aronofsky is accustomed to surprise us. Starting with his directorial debut with ‘Pi’, going through the exceptional ‘Requiem for a Dream’ and ‘Black Swan’ to ‘The Whale’, including a few failures along the way, always original and uncomfortable. His … Continue reading →

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a disappointing second feature film by Celine Song (film: Materialists – Celine Song, 2025)

Posted on August 20, 2025 by admin

Born in Korea, raised and educated in Canada where her parents settled when she was a child, Celine Song now lives and works in New York as a theatre and film director. She is, in my opinion, one of the … Continue reading →

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words, lies and love in one of the best romantic movies of the 80s (film: Choose Me – Alan Rudolph, 1984)

Posted on August 13, 2025 by admin

Why didn’t Alan Rudolph become one of the most appreciated filmmakers of his generation, that of the great American directors born in the 1940s? Born sometime between Scorsese and Spielberg, launched as an assistant to Robert Altman, he is almost … Continue reading →

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the ultimate conspiracy thriller (film: Capricorn One – Peter Hyams, 1978)

Posted on August 6, 2025 by admin

‘Capricorn One‘ was produced and released in the same years (1978-79) as ‘Superman’, ‘Star Trek’, ‘Alien’, ‘Grease’, ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Deer Hunter’. The estimated budget of around $5 million was modest by the Hollywood standard at the time and probably … Continue reading →

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TNGng – (film: The Naked Gun – Akiva Schaffer, 2025)

Posted on August 4, 2025 by admin

The producers of the new ‘The Naked Gun‘ insist on calling their film as a ‘reboot’ rather than a ‘remake’ of the original series. I’m not sure that I understood all the subtle differences between the new cinematic category and … Continue reading →

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high speed entertainment (film: F1:The Movie – Joseph Kosinski, 2025)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

Summer entertainment? Well, it’s summer, isn’t it? I mean it’s the time of the year when I have no problem sitting into an air-conditioned cinema with a bucket of popcorn in my hands and a cold drink by my side, … Continue reading →

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who will save Superman? (film: Superman – James Gunn, 2025)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by admin

I have been expecting the release of the new version of ‘Superman‘ written and directed by James Gunn and I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch the film on its first day of release for audiences around the world. I’m … Continue reading →

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epoch drama, vampires and blues music (film: Sinners – Ryan Coogler, 2025)

Posted on April 19, 2025 by admin

‘Sinners‘, the film written and directed by Ryan Coogler will be interpreted in different ways by different categories of viewers. It is a horror film with and about vampires. It is a period film set in the American South in … Continue reading →

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the beginning of the career of a great musician (film: A Complete Unknown – James Mangold, 2024)

Posted on March 3, 2025 by admin

Bob Dylan’s biography, person and music are a source of inspiration for interesting films. There have already been quite a few, from one of the best music documentaries ever made to experimental biographies and musical films. ‘A Complete Unknown‘ (2024), … Continue reading →

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Pakula’s western (film: Comes a Horseman – Alan J. Pakula, 1978)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by admin

Alan J. Pakula is one of the American filmmakers who intrigues me. Although he is half a generation older, he debuted as a director around the same time as Spielberg or Scorsese, but he did not keep up with them. … Continue reading →

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