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.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Creed (2015)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson
Time: 133 minutes



Adonis “Donnie” Johnson is the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed. After bouncing around from one group home to another, he is adopted by Creed’s widow. Now an adult, his goal is to follow in his dad’s footsteps as a boxer. After failing to get trained at the gym owned by a friend of the family, he travels from LA to Philly to seek out the help of retired boxer and friend/opponent of his dad, Rocky Balboa.

This film serves as the start of a sort of spinoff to the original Rocky franchise. The focus is no longer mainly on Balboa. The problem is that Stallone is so good here that Michael B. Jordan has a hard time keeping up at times. Nonetheless, Creed is a very good movie. It may feel like a reheated Rocky at times, but it all feels so genuine and real that you cannot help getting on board. The story is riveting and the acting is solid.
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