That would be The Shawshank Redemption. This is a very touching drama about betrayal, friendship, payback and perseverance. It is based on Stephen King’s book Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Dila wrote a review about this book in Day 7 challenge. And I published a short review about this during the 30 day movie challenge in … Continue reading
Disney princesses have evolved from waiting to be rescued by a charming prince on a white horse (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella) to being strong and fearless but still need a prince (Mulan, Belle, Pocahontas) and to being bold and fierce independently (Merida, Moana). It is quite interesting to see that women’s roles over the … Continue reading
Last week Thursday I went to see John Wick chapter 2 at the Dutch premiere. As Keanu Reeves’ fan I have waited two years for this sequel. Baba Yaga is back. At the end of the first; John Wick survived the fight. The opening scene of Chapter 2 shows John Wick demanding his Mustang back … Continue reading
Omar Sy did it again! After Intouchables and Samba, Sy plays a main role in the comedy melodrama Demain tout commence (tomorrow everything begins) from director Hugo Gélin. This movie is a French adaptation of Mexican comedy No se aceptan devoluciones from Eugenio Derbez from 2013. Samuel (Omar Sy) lives in sunny South France where he enjoys life to … Continue reading
In the film industry remakes are intriguing and challenging because public would compare the original and the remake anyhow. It is similar to filming a book actually. Expectations are high and difficult to meet. Nevertheless director Antoine Fuqua took the challenge for a remake of the classic western Magnificent Seven 1960. An industrialist named Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) … Continue reading
Voor altijd (Forever) is a short documentary about descendants of people of Dutch former colonies. It was released two days ago. In this documentary there are one Indisch/Indo, one Indonesian, one Moluccan and one Javanese from Suriname. To understand it better, here is a brief information about the history background of all four persons who … Continue reading
Men in beard in snowy landscape, survival and revenge. That was my impression when I first saw the trailer of the newest Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film. Before I went to see this movie, I started digging the net about the story. Revenant means person who returns as a ghost after death or the one who … Continue reading
