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, November 22, 2022

Mr. Church (2016)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone
Running time: 104 minutes


 Based on a short story written by Susan McMartin, Mr. Church tells the story of a man who gets hired to serve as cook for a single mother who is dying of cancer and her 10-year-old daughter. Though he is only supposed to stay for six months, he ends up become a caretaker and father figure for three generations of women or girls.

Eddie Murphy is fine as Mr. Church. He offers a very subdued performance, far from the silly ones he offered us lately. The rest of the cast if fine also. The story itself is melodramatic and overly sappy, but I guess that can be somewhat entertaining depending on one’s mood.

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