Foxcatcher, my friends, is a very dark movie from the beginning. It started very somber, continued in this note and had a terrible finale. I'm not very fond of biographical movies because when you know the persons involved, there is no more surprise. You watch the technique, the play, the talent, maybe. [source for all pictures: imdb.com] Foxcatcher is not nominated for Best Picture this year, but it determined another three important nominations, the Best Actor for Steve Carell, who … [Read more...]
The Last Castle
Not a big fan of the military in general, nor military life, I have chosen to watch this movie (and respectively to review it) because of James Gandolfini. I have been pleased by the "Art of War" played in The Castle, it was quite entertaining. You know that I don't like to reveal the subject in any review I do, but here, everything is predictable, and I liked the play a lot. The castle itself is a little bit supra realistic and slightly steampunk-ish, but they needed a nice locale, … [Read more...]