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Notes: Before watching the damned thing, I have to admit it, I was a little bit skeptical at first. Indeed, I had seen a couple of movies directed by Frank Capra such as ‘It Happened One Night’ and ‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ and, to be honest, even though I did like those movies, I can’t say I was really blown away by them. Indeed, I have noticed that some classics don’t really age that well, at least, that’s my opinion and sometimes I have a hard time to connect with them. However, this movie was definitely an exception. Indeed, even though I’m just an old cynical bastard and there is no way something so cheesy should have worked with him, I was actually touched by the whole thing. Eventually, it must be the greatest classic directed by Frank Capra and even though I'm not a huge fan of his work, I have to recognize that this movie is a great achievement.
“I already saw this movie but, the first time I watched it, the circumstances were not ideal, so I thought I might as well check it out again. Indeed, the first time around, I saw this movie without subtitles and I have to admit that I did struggle to follow exactly what the characters were saying. O” read more
Notes: Well, from the 4 movies involving Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, it was probably the best one they made together. To be honest, it was a rather confusing story. As a matter of fact, while working on the script, the writers William Faulkner and Leigh Brackett couldn't figure out from the novel who murdered a particular character. So they phoned Raymond Chandler, who angrily told them the answer was right there in the book and they returned to their work. Later on, Chandler soon phoned them to say that he looked at the book himself and he himself couldn't figure out who killed the character, so he left it up to them to decide. So, it was indeed a rather complicated story with some smart characters and some really juicy dialogues. Another enjoyable aspect was that, during the whole thing, Bogart didn't have to face one femme fatale but 5 of them! Of course, this flick was all about the confrontation between Bogart and Bacall and they had some tremendous chemistry. Eventually, it was one of the best film noir I have seen and the whole thing was just spellbinding to watch. 
“To be honest, even if ‘Now You See Me’ was not bad, I didn’t think it really required a sequel but since it had been fairly successful at the box-office, I guess it was inevitable. First of all, it was rather disappointing that Isla Fisher’s character completely disappeared but, apparently, ” read more
“Since I have always been interested in Gaspar Noé's work, I was quite eager to check his last directing effort. Pretty much like some other directors like Michael Haneke or Lars Von Trier, Noé is a rather challenging director always delivering some really dark movies so I was ready to see again so” read more
“To be honest, it is a really obscure flick, in fact, I had actually never heard of it and I ended up watching the damned thing because my sister had given me this DVD as a gift. Well, at least, it was definitely something original and it is rather tricky to describe it. Indeed, it is not really a do” read more
“Even though I wasn't exactly blown away by 'The Purge', since this sequel seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I want to point out a major flaw in this concept. Indeed, it is rather ridiculous to believe that crime would drastically drop if ” read more
