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, February 16, 2021

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation (2007)

 
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Stan Lathan
Cast: Dave Chappelle 
Running Time: 49 minutes


 

Live on stage (mostly sitting on a stool) in The Comedy Store, in Los Angeles, Dave Chappelle hits the crowd hard with his usual takes on difficult material. Here, again, there is talk of racism. There is also a big section on the sexual assaults accusations that was rocking Hollywood (and still are for that matter).

It needs to be mentioned that Chappelle’s work is not for the easily offended people. Again, he is solid in The Bird Revelation, though maybe not as much as usual. Maybe it was all the sitting, but it felt like he was not projecting the material as much, so it felt like some lines were getting lost. Also, he went way overboard with that banging the mic on himself and on stuff habit he has. I usually overlook that, but, here, it was difficult.

In spite of these little things, this was still a very funny show by a comic in top form.

 

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