Tag Archives: Samuel L. Jackson

black and white (film: The Sunset Limited – Tommy Lee Jones, 2011)

How many times have we witnessed or even participated in heated discussions, in which the two sides started from diametrically opposed positions, representing systems whose reconciliation is impossible or very difficult? Discussions between them usually have topics related to religion … Continue reading

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the 4th question (film: Oldboy – Spike Lee, 2013)

In one of the key scenes of this 2013 version of ‘Oldboy‘, the Bad Guy asks the film’s hero two questions. Correct answers in a limited time are conditions of his survival. Furthermore, the villain points out to him that … Continue reading

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a cynical exercise in evil (Film: The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino, 2015)

The movies fans word is divided in two – those who love Quentin Tarantino’s work and those who hate it. There is almost nothing left out, if you have seen a film by Tarantino you either liked it immensely, or … Continue reading

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an original mix (Film: $9.99 – Tatia Rosenthal, 2008)

$9.99 is a very special kind of film. It combines a very classic style of animation called ‘stop-motion’ which I remember being used since the 60s in the East-European animation movies with modern and realistic setting, all based on a … Continue reading

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thrill and error (Film: ‘Unthinkable’ – Samuel L. Jackson, 2010)

We are in the same world as in the ’24’ series. America is again under attack and the good guys are again in a race against the clock in order to detect the exact location of the threats and neutralize … Continue reading

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Tarantino vs. Spielberg (Film: Django Unchained – Tarantino, 2012)

I saw yesterday Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. The film deals approximately with the same historical period as Spielberg‘s Lincoln, but what a difference! Spielberg and Tarantino are without any doubt two of the most important American directors today. Both come from … Continue reading

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