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, September 1, 2020

Half Nelson (2006)

 
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Ryan Fleck
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie
Running time: 106 minutes

 


Dan Dunne is an aspiring writer who teaches history in a Brooklyn middle school. He leads a troubled life of drugs and failed relationships, while being at odds with the curriculum he is supposed to teach. He forms a special friendship with Drey, a 13-year-old daughter of a single mother with a brother in jail and some friends involved in some bad dealings.

This is a nice character study about two people of very different age both being at crossroads in their lives. For a while, I kept waiting for the tragedy that would happen to one of the main characters, but it is not about that here. It is about people struggling and overcoming step by step.

This is a beautiful film, done in a very simple yet griping way. The acting was very good and the story was so compelling. I enjoyed it very much.

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