Stranger Than Paradise is the first movie directed by Jim Jarmusch, whose mediocre previous work, Permanent Vacation, should only be considered as the final film school’s project of a promising student. Released in 1984 and produced with a tight budget of 100 thousand dollars, it had an unprecedented success: Jarmusch won awards and prizes in … More Stranger Than Paradise: Movie Review
John Carpenter was awarded with the Carrosse d’Or at the 2019 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. In the masterclass that accompanied the ceremony, and in order to continue to make himself adored by everyone in Hollywood, he defined himself as the anti-Spielberg. I’m sure he did it so to be sure to continue not to … More The Thing: Movie Review
Stand By Me isn’t just a catchy song by Ben E. King. It is also a magnificent movie directed by Rob Reiner in 1986 inspired by a story written by Stephen King. And this is the movie I’m writing about now, so… here it is! The premise that I want to make is that I … More Stand By Me: Movie Review
K19 the widowmaker is a 2002 film directed by the legendary Kathryn Bigelow (director of, among other things, Strange days, Near dark – and Oscar winner for The hurtlocker) starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson. Set almost entirely in the narrow spaces of a submarine and with no actresses on the screen for more than … More K19: The Widowmaker: Movie Review
Let’s be clear right away: I’m about to talk about the 1956 movie, not the 1934 one. The director was the same, but the first film was defined by the director himself as the product of a talented amateur, and the second the movie made by a professional. This eponymous remake of The man who … More The Man Who Knew Too Much: Movie Review
Pain and glory (original title: Dolor y gloria) is the latest film by the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Released in 2019, it stars Antonio Banderas as the protagonist accompanied by a series of great-caliber actors and actresses (and mostly old acquaintances of Almodóvar) such as Penélope Cruz, Cecilia Roth, Leonardo Sbaraglia… In my opinion, either … More Pain And Glory: Movie Review
Let me warn you now: there are inevitable spoilers in the following review of Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals (you might remember him from such things as A Single Man and a pair of sunglasses, since Ford was born designer, and he still is, but also enjoys writing screenplays and direct movies). So, if you don’t … More Nocturnal Animals: Movie Review
I finally made it! I watched a movie that is considered, and rightly so, a real cult classic: Dan O’Bannon’s The Return of the Living Dead, 1984. The name of the director is linked to two fantastic movies that I adore: Alien (1979), of which he wrote a screenplay used in almost its entirety by … More The Return of the Living Dead: Movie Review
I loved Get out (2017) and I went to the cinema to see Us with very high expectations. It turned out to be a mistake. It’s not that it’s a bad movie, not by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s not even particularly good as it’s a bit confusing and derivative. What a shame! … More Us: Movie Review
The Mule is the latest cinematographic effort of Clint Eastwood, who’s now almost 90 years old. Not only has it produced and directed the movie, but he’s also its protagonist. Clint (almost) always deserves respect, so I went to the cinema with the best intentions, even though I had read some not-so-enthusiastic reviews. And what about … More The Mule: Movie Review
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