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, February 17, 2021

Your Honor (2020-2021)

 
Genre: TV / Thriller
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Hope Davis 
Number of episodes: 10

 


After finding out that the young man his teenage son accidently killed in a hit-and-run is the son of local mafia boss Jimmy Baxter, New Orleans judge Michael Desiato goes into overdrive to cover the crime and protect his son from the law and, more precisely, from the street justice of the Baxter family.

As usual, Bryan Cranston is solid here. He does the best he can with the material he was given. The main problem with this limited series, inspired by an Israeli TV show, is that it offers a convoluted story that stops making sense after a while. You identify with the father’s desire to protect his son, but the twists and turns weave a very confusing web. Had it not been such a short series, I probably would have given up on it long before the over-the-top Shakespearean ending.

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