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, May 3, 2020

The Platform (2009)

Genre: Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Starring: Ivan Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor
Running time: 94 minutes



This Spanish film is set in a tower-style vertical self-management center, with two persons on every floor. Every month, people are put to sleep and moved randomly to a different floor. Every day, a platform comes from the top with loads of food on it and moves from floor to floor. People on the lower levels only have what was left by the people above them, creating hunger and chaos on the lower floors.

I had to see this film, that was lauded in articles as one of the scariest thing seen in recent years. While I did not find it scary, it sure was well done. It is a disturbing look at the classes of people in our society. The filmmakers tried a little too hard towards the end to wax a little poetic, but, all things considered, this is one movie that will stick with me for a while.
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