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, May 26, 2022

This Is Us (2016-2022)

Genre: TV / Drama
Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley
Number of seasons: 6


 

Jack and Rebecca Pearson are a tight-knit couple. Rebecca was pregnant with triplets, but one died at birth. Before going home from the hospital, they adopted a black kid that was abandoned that day. Their three kids, Kevin, Kate and Randall, form the “Big Three”. In spite of their differences, they always have each other’s backs. They grow up to have kids of their own. Through six seasons, we go back and forth through various moments in time for this large family.

While COVID-19 created a shortage of toilet paper in stores in 2020, I am sure this show created a shortage of tissues over six years. So many emotions, so many tears. This show is truly well done. The characters are so well developed, they feel real. And the casting was solid. Everyone carried their load brilliantly. The flashbacks and flashforwards were interesting. It kept you on your toes, always wondering, but the answers would come like these great revelations.

Some twists and turns, I was not sure of at some points, but it all felt right in the end. And I know who I want to have with me in that last wagon, in the end.

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