History : by its brutal methods and radical Yoon Ji-wook is perhaps the man most feared and respected, both among the gangsters in his own police force. It will, however, and in spite of himself, find himself mixed up in a conspiracy between the two brothers gangsters, themselves at war with police and government, each […]
[critical] Mesrine : Death Instinct
Of the 60’s in Paris in the early 70’s in Canada, the criminal careers outside the norm a little rogue of Clichy named Jacques Mesrine. Author’s Note [rating:10/10] • Release Date : October 22, 2008 • Directed by Jean-Francois Richet • Film canadian, Italian, French • With Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu • […]
[critical] the MONUMENTS MEN
” MONEY MONSTER ” : or the wasted potential
The introduction sets the tone : MONEY MONSTER will be not this great film that we hoped very distantly. Or whistle-blower, or a picture of America post-2008, nor a media critic, nor a film of desperate characters – for that one would rather the unjustly poorly distributed 99 Homes. No. MONEY MONSTER tends from the […]
” MONTANHA ” : when the language is more bodily and verbal
MONTANHA, it is the universal story of a kid lisbon lost and confronted prematurely with the responsibilities of adult life. During one summer, David, 14 years old, knows that his grandfather is going to die but refuses to visit him for fear of losing it. Her mother, she spends entire nights at his bedside. The […]
[CRITICAL] the WEDDING
Wedding’s gaze is distant and empathetic on a clash of cultures (pakistani in particular) and the paradox of religions. Zahira (Lina El Arabi) has beautiful live in Belgium and be a girl of her time, her fate is sealed and it will not have its word to say. The director Stephan Streker is inspired by […]
[critical] NON-STOP
Hasclose to a sum of the major roles or profile, as in Schindler’s List, Batman Begins or the new Star Wars trilogy, Liam Neeson has become over Taken and it is followed by a figure emblematic of the film mid-action, semi-thriller the next few years. It is found with NON-STOP director Jaume Collet-Serra, with whom […]