For the sake of precision: I watched Michael Haneke’s 2007 Funny games, not Michael Haneke’s 1997 Funny games. It shouldn’t make much of a difference, since the former is a shot-by-shot remake of the latter, but it’s better to understand each other from the beginning. So I enjoyed the performances of Naomi Watts and Tim … More Funny Games: Movie Review
Nochnoy dozor (Night watch) is a 2004 Russian action/fantasy/horror film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and based on the book written by Sergej Luk’janenko. It supposedly is the first chapter of a trilogy which remains incomplete as of today because after directing the sequel Dnevnoy dozor (Day watch) in 2006, Bekmambetov lost interest in it and devoted … More Night Watch: Movie Review
Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 movie directed by Matthew Vaughn, who had previously made both the interesting Kick-ass (2010) and Stardust (2007), that I decided to avoid out of respect towards Neil Gaiman and his fantastic novel with the same title. Let me say that I understand very well the reason behind the success … More Kingsman: The Secret Service: Movie Review
John Carpenter made his debut as a director in 1976 with Assault on Precinct 13, if we don’t count Dark Star which, despite coming out two years before, was more of a University student project rather than a full feature film. For Assault on Precinct 13 Carpenter took inspiration from Rio Bravo by Howard Hawks (whom … More Assault on Precinct 13: Movie Review
Let me specify: I’m going to talk about the 1974 Murder on the Orient Express directed by Sidney Lumet (the same director of 12 angry men, 1957, and Dog Day afternoon, 1975, just to name a couple of his movies) starring Albert Finney as Poirot and an endless list of stars (most of them of a … More Murder On The Orient Express: Movie Review
Today I’m writing about Pride and prejudice, the 2005 movie directed by Joe Wright (who made Darkest Hour in 2017) starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen. The story is obviously the one of Jane Austen’s book which was published in 1813, and tells us about the life of Elizabeth Swann before ending up in the Caribbean madly … More Pride And Prejudice: Movie Review
