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history as a farce (film: The Death of Stalin – Armando Iannucci, 2017)

Posted on August 16, 2024 by admin

One of the most famous quotes attributed to Karl Marx (who in turn was commenting on Hegel) is the one that claims that history and its personalities repeat themselves twice: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. … Continue reading →

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a laughing punch in the face (Film: Johnny English Strikes Again – Rowan Atkinson, 2018)

Posted on February 13, 2019 by admin

We live in a divided world. There are two categories of inhabitants of the planet between which there can be no compromise of any kind. There are those who like comedies with Rowan Atkinson (and with Jerry Lewis, Lous de … Continue reading →

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smart action (Film: The November Man – Pierce Brosnan, 2014)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by admin

‘The November Man‘ was a pleasant surprise. Spy action movies rely very often on a combination of shadowy international intrigue, choreographed violence and sex in order to attract their specific audiences. The quality of the film directed by Roger Donaldson  … Continue reading →

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when games work (Film: Oblivion – Tom Cruise, 2013)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

I liked many things in ‘Oblivion‘, actually more than I expected. I am no fan of computer games, certainly not of these that are dominated by machine guns and laser guns, by cars races and space-ships races – and there … Continue reading →

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a too decent job (Film: Kirot – Danny Lerner, 2009)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by admin

Violent thrillers are yet a rather unexplored territory for the big screen Israeli cinema, and I really wonder why. The Israeli reality even if we put aside the political conflict is quite violent at least if one follows the news. … Continue reading →

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