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.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Here Today (2021)

Genre: Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Billy Crystal
Cast: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Fred Bernstein
Time: 117 minutes

 


Charlie Burnz is a comedy writer doing his best to live a normal life in spite of the fact that he is silently living with an aggressive form of dementia. Through a celebrity auction, he meets local singer Emma Payge, and this particular meeting will bring a friend in his life that might just what he needed.

Billy Crystal wrote the screenplay and directed this film, and he played the lead role. I loved it. Sure, it might be mushy at times, but it made me laugh a lot and it touched me also quite a bit, so I am willing to forgive the mushiness. I absolutely loved this film. Well done, Billy, you have made an even bigger fan of me.

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