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.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The East (2013)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: Zal Batmanglij
Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page
Running time: 101 minutes



Jane works as an operative for a private intelligence firm called Hiller Brood and she is given the task to infiltrate the ranks of an Eco-Terrorist group called The East. Her goal is to expose them as corrupt, but she soon comes to sympathize with the members of this clan, who seeks revenge on rich polluters.

While the cast is clearly talented and the premise offered much promise, something got lost along the way in the delivery. It started off nicely, but I totally lost interest in what became a convoluted mess of a story. Very disappointing film.
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