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.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Religulous (2008)

Genre: Documentary
Directed by: Larry Charles
Cast: Bill Maher
Time: 101 minutes



In this documentary, comedian and TV personality Bill Maher travels around the world to explore various religions and talk to their believers. Over the course of 101 minutes, Maher discusses Christians, Muslims, Hasidic Jews, Mormons, Scientologists and more.

First off, if you are a fervent religious person and religion is a very sensitive subject for you, you might want to stay away from Religulous. As you would sense from the title, this is not an essay on the virtues of religion.

I will give Maher credit: He does seem to have a lot of knowledge about the subject matters he is criticizing, which gives the whole thing a lot more weight. Yes, the point of view is one-sided, but that is what documentaries usually here: You pick a point of view and you run with the ball.

I absolutely loved this documentary. It made me laugh out loud abundantly. While I am not a very religious person, religion is a subject I find interesting, especially when it comes to studying the people involved, Religulous offers a good dose of just that.

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