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, May 9, 2017

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Jason Woliner
Cast: Patton Oswalt
Time: 65 minutes



Taking the stage in front of a very partial San Francisco crowd, Patton Oswalt delivered his usual brand of comedy, discussing political correctness, being a father, his worst experience as a stand-up comedian (which involved shitting oneself) and much more.

Oswalt is very clean in his humor that I would characterize as “nerdy”. Some of his stuff was quite funny, especially the bad stand-up experience and the birthday clown story. A big turn off for me is that Oswalt is one of those self-hating male feminists that seem to be in vogue these days. These really annoy me.

In spite of its evident flaws, Talking for Clapping still manages to be an entertaining comedy show.


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