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, August 30, 2016

Cold in July (2014)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Jim Mickle
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson
Running time: 110 minutes



This film, set in the Texas of the 1980’s, tells the story of Richard Dane, a man who accidently shoots and kills a masked intruder who came into his house at night. He is then stalked and threatened by the father of the man he supposedly killed, but Richard soon finds out that the intruder who died in his house might not be who the cops are saying. So, Richard, his supposed victim’s father and a private investigator join force to try making sense of it all.  

There was some real potential here, and there was some good acting, especially from Michael C. Hall and Don Johnson. Unfortunately, the story got so convoluted that the filmmakers completely lost me.

This film has gotten good reviews, so maybe it is just me who was not in the right mood for it. If you folks want to give it a shot, it is on Netflix. As for me, I did not particularly care for it.
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