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 5, 2022

Something Wild (1986)

Genre: Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta
Running time: 113 minutes

 


Charlie Driggs is yuppie investment banker living a boring life in New York City. Outside a diner, he meets a young woman who calls herself Lulu. She offers him a lift downtown, but they end up going on this crazy and wild weekend adventure together traveling to Pennsylvania, meeting with Lulu’s mother, her high school friends and a dangerous ex-husband.

This remains a fun film that has not aged too badly decades later. The two leads had a good on-screen chemistry and the story is told with talent by the director. Some of the stuff is a little zany or over-the-top, but, all things considered, this is one well worth revisiting.

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