Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996) are two dystopian action movies directed by John Carpenter and featuring Kurt Russell in the role of Snake Plissken; unfortunately, although there was a third entry planned to complete the trilogy, it never quite happened. The movies are by no stretch of the imagination excellent,…
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Boron – B
The Fifth Element is a 1997 science fiction action film directed by Luc Beson. Given how much appreciation I have for this movie, this article will not only be biased (obviously) but it will not be as professional as with other movies I take into consideration for this column. I won’t talk much about the…
This is not The Office
Office space is a 1999 black comedy, directed by Mike Judge (the same one that would later direct Idiocracy) and featuring Ron Livingstone with several co-stars such as Jennifer Aniston and John C. McGinley. The movie begins by depicting the soul-sucking and demoralizing day of a white-collar employee; the work environment makes the main character…
Admiral, reach for the stars
This article is about Star Trek: Picard, my thoughts and especially my feelings for one of the few series that managed to surprise me in recent years; that is no small feat in itself. Quite possibly the second season felt a bit lacklustre, but when dealing with Q and time paradoxes, it was to be…
History of the World, Part-II-ally bad
It has been more than 40 years since History of the World Part I came out in 1981; this movie has somewhat of a deserved cult following, representing one of the many masterpieces in the career of beloved movie director Mel Brooks. It had his trademark comedy, his type of quips and sketches; now, with…
…but some prefer it steamy
Some like it hot is a 1959 comedy directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe (and no, it’s not the one with the white dress scene). Sincerely I do not have much to say about this movie: it’s simply hilarious. The story is about two jazz players who have…
Incongruent plot points
I have one or two issues; well to be fair I have quite a few of them but these one in particular are about the latest episode of The Mandalorian. A bit of a rant, some personal thoughts and some spoilers; read at your discretion. Now I consider myself a big enough Star Wars fan,…
More awkward than life
Stranger than fiction is what I would call a slice-of-life movie, one where a character starts hearing his life being narrated by an omniscient voice as if he would be the protagonist of a novel; he ultimately succeeds in meeting with his creator. Directed by Marc Forster in 2006, it stars Will Ferrell and Emma…
Of androids and men
There are several significant differences between robots and androids: while the former tend to be conceived only as mechanized (sometimes humanoid) constructs with specific functions and no capabilities for emotions, the later tend to be more advanced (thinking for instance about A.I.). We might think of androids as a new stage in technological evolution, constructs…
A Philly scoop
The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 romantic comedy directed by George Cukor; if the director is not enough to convince you that it’s a good movie, just look at the cast (Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey). Plot-wise it is fairly straightforward and I won’t waste your time giving too many details….