Tag Archives: Ryan Reynolds

films for all the family need not be childish (film: The Adam Project – Shawn Levy, 2022)

‘The Adam Project‘, Shawn Levy‘s 2022 film, is one of those film projects that strives to prove that Netflix has become a production house that can rival any of the major studios. The film belongs to a hugely popular film … Continue reading

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a horror movie packed in a box of chocolates (film: The Voices – Marjane Satrapi, 2014)

Marjane Satrapi bought her fame with the formidable “Persepolis”, one of those books that promoted comics at the most serious artistic level, a largely autobiographical story describing the author’s childhood during the Islamic revolution in Iran. After bringing this book … Continue reading

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the impossible restitution (Film: Woman in Gold – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Maria Altman, the principal character wonderfully acted by Helen Mirren in ‘Woman in Gold’ is a Holocaust survivor. At some point in the film she gives a public speech where she traces the origin of the word ‘restitution’ to a … Continue reading

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