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, February 13, 2020

Meet Monica Velour (2010)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Keith Bearden
Cast: Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy
Running Time: 98 minutes



Tobe Hulbert is a 17-year old nerd who travels to Indiana to sell his hot dog food truck to a collector and to see his idol, former porn star Monica Velour, who is set to perform in a strip club. Monica might be the woman of Tobe’s dreams, but her life is a living nightmare, with a career in a dead end, a messy divorce and a custody battle that she is not favored to win.

I did not quite know what to expect with this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is a charming coming-of-age independent comedy. Cattrall is very good as washed-up porn star Monica Velour. Dustin Ingram was a bit cartoonish as the nerdy Tobe, but he still made it believable. It was also a nice treat to see Brian Dennehy, as the weird grandfather.
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