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, April 23, 2018

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)


Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen
Time: 108 minutes



From a very young age, Ricky Bobby was obsessed with speed. As a mild-mannered member of a Nascar pit crew, he gets designated to replace the driver, who no longer seems to care to do his job. As he shoots to fame, with his best bud Cal Naughton Jr, Ricky’s ego grows by leaps and bounds. When Jean Girard, an openly gay French Formula One driver decides to move over to Nascar to challenge Ricky, the American champion’s life spirals out of control.

Watching this again, recently, I was shocked to see how I seemed to remember it more fondly than I should have. Sure, there was some funny stuff here, but there were also some weak attempts at comedy. Still, Ferrell and Reilly had a great chemistry on screen and it helped bring this car to the finish line well enough for it to still be an entertaining time of movie-watching.

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