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.

Monday, February 14, 2022

Mississippi Burning (1988)

Genre: Historical / Thriller
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand
Time: 128 minutes

 


Loosely based on an actual murder investigation from 1964, this historical thriller has two very different FBI agents, Anderson and Ward, travel to fictional Jessup County, Mississippi, to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers – one black, and two white. While there, the two agents and their staff are met with hostility from the locals, the law enforcement and Ku Klux Klan.

This film has been accused of whitewashing history and of romanticizing actual murders to create a thriller. That critique is not totally unjustified. Still, the on-screen product delivers a strong message about the evils of racism. In the process, it kept me hooked, thanks in large part to the great acting work done by the likes of Hackman, Dafoe and McDormand. To think that this was all rooted in reality made it that much more sad.

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