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, December 20, 2016

Little Accidents (2014)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Sara Colangelo
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Boyd Holbrook, Chloë Sevigny, Josh Lucas
Running time: 105 minutes



In a small American town already devastated by a mining that left a big group of men dead, the mood only gets darker when the teenage son of the company man held responsible by many in town for the accident disappears. The boy was accidently killed in an altercation with another kid, who then hid the body in the wood to conceal his involvement. These two events will bring together the dead kid’s mother, the boy involved in his death and a former minor who survived the mining accident.

While overly dramatic at times, Little Accidents offers nonetheless a sincere look at a town dealing with dramatic events the best it can. Such situations will bring its share of conflicts, with lawyers and the likes being involved. These ordeals tend to tear people apart, and the filmmakers do a good job of showing that here.

The acting is mostly solid here, especially from Elizabeth Banks and Boyd Holbrook. This 2014 drama is to be viewed with minimal expectations, and it should be avoided if you are turned off by dreary settings.

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