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, July 19, 2022

River's Edge (1986)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Tim Hunter
Starring: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione, Skye Lee, Daniel Roebuck
Running time: 99 minutes

 


A group of aimless teenagers living in California must come to term with death and the weight of their own conscience after they find out one of their friends killed his girlfriend in a fit of rage and is now bragging about it.

River’s Edge is a complex film with deep analysis of a very heavy situation that have a major impact on the lives of young people. It pushes you to wonder where you would stand in such a predicament.

The acting here was quite solid, with some actors that were not that well known there. And then, you had Dennis Hopper bringing experience and his own brand of madness to the deal. The story almost lost me at one point, but, in the end, it got where it needed to go.

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