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, October 6, 2020

Doctor Strange (2016)

 
Genre: Superhero
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams 
Running time: 115 minutes

 


Dr. Stephen Strange is masterful but very arrogant neurosurgeon very fixated on his own vast knowledge and his prestige. After a severe car accident leaves him unable to use his hands for any precise work, Strange travels to a temple in Katmandu to find help from a sorcerer, hoping that he can gain his life back. What he finds is a battle for the ages.

A superhero film with sorcerers and traveling through time and dimensions is not really in my regular regimen. That being said, the music and the humor in Doctor Strange made this cinematic meal much more pleasing to me than I ever hoped it could be. Many lines made me laugh out loud throughout the movie. It compensated for what I see as a lot of nerdy sci-fi stuff.

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