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.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The Social Dilemma (2020)

 Genre: Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Jeff Orlowski
Starring: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson 
Running time: 94 minutes

 


Half documentary and half drama, The Social Dilemma looks at the human impact of social networking. Tech experts, many of whom worked in the past for such companies as Google and Facebook, sound the alarm about what they perceive as a dangerous impact on humans. Through fiction characters playing various scenes, we also see examples of what is being said.

While it does sound a tad alarmist, this documentary is definitely eye opening and is sure to raise some questions among viewers. It already has since its release. I know that I have myself looked at my own usage of social networks since.

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