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, February 5, 2018

John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken From The Chicago Theatre (2018)

Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Mellencamp
Time: 80 minutes



This musical documentary offers a live concert performed by John Mellencamp and his band from October 2016, at the Chicago Theatre, with special guest Carlene Carter. All through the show, Mellencamp himself, through voice-over, discusses everything from his upbringing, his life, his vision of things and his music.

I so wanted to love this documentary. I have been a fan of Mellencamp for years and I had high expectations. In the end, all I felt was profound disappointment. What is the point of showing footage from a concert if we’re not going to hear half of it? It felt like watching a movie with someone who will not shut up. No matter how interesting the things Mellencamp were saying (it sometimes was quite interesting), I felt like I was missing something because I wanted to hear the songs. There was even a case when he was talking over himself telling a story on stage to introduce a song. It all felt so counter-productive.


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