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, November 26, 2019

Broad City (2014-2019)


Genre: TV / Comedy
Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer
Number of seasons: 5



This sitcom, created by its two main stars, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, started as a web series. It tells the story of the friendship between two girls in their 20’s living a life of adventures in New York City. There is sex, pot-smoking and working as little as possible all the while chasing dreams of something better.

It took me a bit of time to get into this show, but it finally grew on me. This is a very entertaining show, with lots of crude humor but a bit of sweetness too. The running gag about Abbi’s beautiful butt made me laugh, and I was happy not to be alone in noticing. The secondary characters were also interesting and well developed. The cameos by Shania Twain and Hillary Clinton were nice surprises. Some of the humor was a little outlandish and over-the-top, but, overall, this is a good sitcom.

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