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, August 8, 2022

Lincoln (2012)

Genre: Biographical / Drama
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field
Running time: 150 minutes


 

This film covers the final four months of US president Abraham Lincoln’s life as he tries to abolish slavery by getting the House of Representatives to adopt the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field do a tremendous job as Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. So does Tommy Lee Jones, as Republican congressman Thaddeus Stevens. This film sure feels like it was a giant undertaking. The subject matter is serious and important, and Spielberg tackled it with the right decorum. Sometimes, the costumes and the over-the-top acting by some took away from the package, but, all in all, this is epic film well worth watching.

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