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.

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Blue Jay (2016)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Alex Lehmann
Starring: Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson
Running Time: 80 minutes



While on a trip back to his hometown, to renovate and sell his mother’s house, Jim bumps into Amanda, his high school sweetheart. The two former lovers spend some time together, revisiting a past filled with good times, passion, music, regrets and lost love.

The choice of shooting this film in black and white was a good one in my opinion. It did a good job setting an intimate tone for this particular story, where the time stops for a brief moment between two long lost lovers. The acting was quite good also. This is a story with subtle feelings and emotions many of us can identify with and the actors did a solid job delivering them on screen with the proper restraint.

The tone was a little drab at times, but, for the acting and the compelling story, I give this one high marks.

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