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, December 20, 2016

Staten Island Summer (2015)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Rhys Thomas
Cast: Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, John DeLuca
Running time: 107 minutes



Danny and Frank have been best friends since forever. Now, it is the last summer before Danny goes on to Harvard, and they both work as lifeguards at the same water park. Their goal is to end summer with a big bash, with their fellow employees at the water park and all of their friends. Their main idea is to score with women, but they have to contend with a boss that wants to put the kibosh on the celebrations.

Staten Island Summer is your average teen sex comedy, filled with lusty boys, party animals, prudes, loose women, clueless parents and controlling father figures. There is no room for anything but extremes and clichés here. Every character fits in a category we have seen many times before.

That being said, this 2015 comedy, that has more than its share of SNL alumnis in the cast, manages to be funny a good portion of the time. It does not reinvent the recipe, but it does a decent job of delivering a potable version of it.
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