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.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Supremacy (2014)

Genre: Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Cast: Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Danny Glover
Running time: 106 minutes



Upon being released from prison, Garrett Tully, a White Supremacist, gets into a pick-up truck driven by Doreen. Together, they are planning to run a drug errand for their Aryan Brotherhood boss, who is still in jail. Along the way, they get stopped by a Black police officer, and Tully shoots and kills the cop. Now on the run, Garrett and Doreen break into the house of an African-American family, which they take as hostages.

This film, which is based on true events, is carried masterfully by the acting work of Joe Anderson and Danny Glover. Both actors are solid in their respective performances. Anderson was convincing as a racist man caught in a situation that soon becomes impossible to contain. As for Glover, he is very good as an aging man who has made some mistakes and who now wants to settle things without letting anger take over.

Supremacy carries a very important message about racism and tolerance, but it got a tad preachy after a while. The film has been highly criticized for the darkness of its cinematography, but I don’t fault it for that particular trait. To me, that was appropriate. There was a little bit of cheesiness and cliché, but, all things considered, this is a very good movie.
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