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.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Chappelle's Show (2003-2006)

 Genre: TV / Comedy
Starring: Dave Chappelle, Charlie Murphy, Donnell Rawlings
Number of seasons: 3

 


This is a Comedy Central sketch comedy show hosted by comic Dave Chappelle. Chappelle also appeared in most of the sketches. A shorter third season was produced, after Chappelle left the show over various conflicts with the network, and those episodes were hosted by Charlie Murphy and Donnell Rawlings, with previously produced sketches.

This sketch comedy show had a lot of great moments. Among my favorites are that sketch with the white family with a racial slur for a name, the racial draft and the Frontline parody. The Lil’ John bit seemed popular with the crowd and with critics, but I found it redundant and annoying. I am a big fan of what Chappelle is doing now with his comedy. He has become a master of his trade. In this TV show, he showed some flashes of brilliance, but I don’t think he was ever enough in control of it, and it showed.

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