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.

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Assassination of a High School President (2008)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Brett Simon
Starring: Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton
Running time: 93 minutes



Robert Funke is a high school sophomore who dreams of being taken seriously as an aspiring journalist, with the hope of moving on to Northwesten University’s summer journalism program. When his article about a scandal involving the high school president gets published in the school paper, it creates a chain reaction with many ramifications.

This neo-noir comedy did not do much for me. I found the plot and the characters mostly uninteresting. I stayed all the way through. The twist at the end was well done, but it still did not make what came before a good movie in my book.
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