Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Animal Kingdom (2010)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: David Michôd
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford
Running time: 113 minutes



This riveting Australian crime drama tells the story of J, a 17-year old boy whose mom dies of a heroin overdose. Left by himself, he has to call upon his estranged grandmother and she invites him to move in with her. The grandma is the matriarch of a crime family that specializes in armed robberies. Her grandson falls right in with the gang, but, once they start attracting too much attention from the authorities and things start to go wrong, the young man will have to decide where he stands.

It took me a while to get into this one, because of the Aussie accents of the actors, but the story managed to hook me. We go along for the ride as the young man, J, moves along from one dysfunctional home to another. The acting is real solid on everybody’s part and story is told in brilliant fashion. We are made to care about what happens to these people.

The last scene of the movie is definitely something to be seen. I won’t go into much detail here, so as to not spoil anything, but I highly recommend sticking around for the punch it throws at the viewer. I never saw it coming and I was highly delighted, as I love it when a movie surprises me. Well done.

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