Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
The Visitor
{5/5} “I pretend that I’m busy, that I’m working, that I’m writing… But really, I’m not doing anything.” Walter is a college professor whose wife has died — now he’s not connecting to much in his life. He’s been trying to learn to play the piano but finds it difficult. When he has to travel […]
Gosford Park
{5/5} “If there’s one thing I don’t look for in a maid, it’s discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.” In 1932 wealthy people thought they were better than everyone else. They had servants to attend to their every whim. When they travelled, they took at least one of their servants with them. When […]
One Day
{5/5} “If I could give you just one gift, do you know what it would be? Confidence. That or a scented candle.” Emma and Dexter went to the same school and ran into each other a few times. On graduation day they almost get together but decide to be friends. Dexter attains fame and fortune […]
X2: X-Men United
{4.5/5} “Have you tried… not being a mutant?” A mutant gets extremely close to the President of the United States, an event that turns even more people against mutants. Stryker is a military scientist who’s trying to get rid of mutants — and although Wolverine has forgotten, Stryker is a figure from his past. When […]
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
{4/5} “I know you are but what am I?” Pee-wee would like to be able to fly like his friend Pterri (the pterodactyl). His friend Sergio hooks up cable so he can connect to the internet on his computer. And his friends Miss Yvonne and Cowboy Curtis like each other but are too shy to […]
Movies that are supposed to be funny
There are a few movies lately that I started watching but didn’t finish. They were all supposed to be comedies but I didn’t find them funny. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World This is a 1963 movie in which a dying thief tells the people around him where a lot of money is (that […]
The King of Comedy
{3.5/5} “Better to be king for a night than shmuck for a lifetime.” Rupert Pupkin wants to be a stand-up comedian. He practises in front of a fake audience in his basement. One day he manages to have a conversation with famous and beloved talk show host Jerry Langford. Rupert wants to be on Jerry’s […]
The Dark Knight Rises
{4/5} “A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulders to let him know that the world hadn’t ended.” It’s 8 years after Batman took the fall for the death of Harvey Dent — Bruce Wayne is a recluse in his […]
The Day After Tomorrow
{4.5/5} “Sir, I am president of the Electronics Club, the Math Club, and the Chess Club. Now if there’s a bigger nerd in here, please… point him out.” The politicians don’t listen to the scientists, and a huge disaster hits the largely unprepared people of Earth. A sudden climate shift begins with a series of […]
Win Win
{5/5} “‘Mommy? Where’s Daddy?’ ‘He’s running.’ ‘From what?’” Mike is a lawyer who’s having a tough time making ends meet. He sees an opportunity when Leo, one of his clients who has dementia, needs a guardian. In his spare time Mike coaches wrestling, along with his friends Stephen and Terry. Then Leo’s grandson Kyle shows […]