Tag Archives: Hugh Grant

Guy Ritchie hits it right (Film: The Gentlemen – Guy Ritchie, 2019)

Posted on February 28, 2020 by admin

All the films directed by Guy Ritchie over the last decade that I have seen have been disappointments to me, so I was very close to skip seeing ‘The Gentlemen‘ in theaters, leaving it, maybe, for a later viewing. What … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (Film: Cloud Atlas – the Wackowskis and Tom Tykwer, 2012)

Posted on February 19, 2020 by admin

‘Cloud Atlas’ is one of those films that challanges critics and movie lovers by refusing categorizations. Historical fresco? Philosophical film? Science fiction? Art movie? Mega-production with mega-stars in distribution? ‘Cloud Atlas’, made in 2012 by The Wachowskis and the formidable … Continue reading →

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failed entertainment (Film: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Guy Ritchie, 2015)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by admin

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘ had all the premises for a successful entertainment. It’s an action and espionage film, a combination of genres that I like. The action takes place during the Cold War, a very interesting historical period for me, … Continue reading →

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passion vs. talent (Film: Florence Foster Jenkins – Meryl Streep, 2016)

Posted on February 3, 2017 by admin

I cannot help it. Every film she shines in (because this is what stars do – they shine) ends by being about her. The great actress who is and lives on screen as every character she is incarnating, who makes … Continue reading →

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