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.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Genre: Film Noir
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
Starring: Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Running time: 102 minutes



This second installment in the Sin City movie franchise offers another collection of short stories inspired by Frank Miller’s graphic novel collection of the same name. It is part prequel, part sequel, with some of the old characters coming back and some new ones.

The visual signature that was a strong element of the first movie is still there, with the mixture of black-and-white and color. Unfortunately, the stories being told are not quite as compelling as in the first Sin City film. It was decent, but nothing to write home about.

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