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Arrête avec tes Mensonges / Lie with Me (Movie Review) | A Touching Yet Familiar Story with Great Acting

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I'm already off to a great start this year when it comes to watching more French movies, with Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, and A La Belle Etoile. This film is based on the book by Philippe Besson that I'm dying to read, more now that I've seen this movie. Olivier Peyon is directing, … Continue reading Arrête avec tes Mensonges / Lie with Me (Movie Review) | A Touching Yet Familiar Story with Great Acting

Black Adam (Movie Review) | Don’t Think Too Much About It

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The long-awaited Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson lead superhero movie is here, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra who has assembled quite the cast to star alongside Johnson: Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, Sarah Shashi, and Marwan Kenzari to name a few. Premise: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of … Continue reading Black Adam (Movie Review) | Don’t Think Too Much About It

The Little Mermaid (2022) | Teaser

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https://videopress.com/v/P5KBddIz?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Writer: Hans Christian Andersen (Fairytale), Jane Goldman and David Magee (Screenplay) Director: Rob Marshall Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Lin-Manuel Miranda I didn't expect to be so affected by this teaser, even though it was THE first look I was waiting for. The cynical part … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (2022) | Teaser

Waiting for Bojangles / En Attendant Bojangle (Movie Review) | A Beautiful and Deep Emotional Ride

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I don't know what else brought me to the cinema for this French-Belgian film by Régis Roinsard, if not for Roman Duris and Virginie Efira. I had never heard of the 2016 novel by Olivier Bourdeaut that it's based on. Premise: A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents and an exotic bird in … Continue reading Waiting for Bojangles / En Attendant Bojangle (Movie Review) | A Beautiful and Deep Emotional Ride

Nightmare Alley (2021) Movie Review | A Chilling Subtlety Worth Studying

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Going in I didn't know what this movie was about, I was aware of its director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy), and the star-studded cast which includes Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Cate Blanchett (Cinder, Button, Hobbits), Toni Collette (A Long Way Down), Willem Dafoe (No Way Home, John Carter), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon … Continue reading Nightmare Alley (2021) Movie Review | A Chilling Subtlety Worth Studying