The action is rooted in something deeper and it envelops you, gently nudging you along until you find that you have come to be one of the inmates, joined in their admiration for Andy Dufrense
Month: June 2022
Mission Impossible II *– Truly mindless
Every shot and every scene has to be an event, separated from any relation to what is actually at stake
Bob le Flambeur (1956) by Jean Pierre Melville
An ageing, down on his luck professional gambler and former gangster loses big so he decides to do one last job and organises a crew to rob a casino.
The Bridge: Season 2 – By no means a waste of time
The story is as convoluted as ever with a lot of it working and giving us a few surprises along the way
Court, Cloister, and City: The Art and Culture of Central Europe, 1450-1800 by Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann
An insightful study of a region given undeservedly little attention – remarkably interesting
American Gangster – Silly but effective crime drama
Suffers from a desire to be serious, but all the same American Gangster is a fast paced modern mob tale.
The Sons of Katie Elder – Uninspired but not bad
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) stars John Wayne as the eldest of four brothers, one of whom is played … More