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 12, 2018

Snowden (2016)


Genre: Biographical / Thriller
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shalene Woodley, Melissa Leo
Time: 134 minutes



This film tells the story of how former CIA employee and US government contractor, Edward Snowden, leaked classified information from the NSA to reveal multiple global surveillance programs. In the film, we go back and forth between a clandestine meeting Snowden set with a documentary filmmaker and a journalist from The Guardian in a Hong Kong hotel room to discuss the leakage of classified information and the path that led the former CIA employee to that point.

One of this film’s greatest strengths is the leading performance of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He manages to make you forget the actor and believe in the character. It is clear to see, once we see the real Edward Snowden towards the end of the film, that the actor did a solid job. On a side note, seeing the actual Snowden was a nice touch. Most of the supporting cast was also good, though I found Nicolas Cage and Timothy Olyphant to be weird choices for their respective roles.

I had my doubts about this film, since Oliver Stone was involved. When it comes to true events, I know he doesn’t like to let facts get in the way of a good story. That being said, I think that, considering the sensitive subject matter he had to deal with here and its freshness in all of our minds, he decided to play it safe.

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