Showing posts with label Catherine Keener. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catherine Keener. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2023

The Adam Project (2022)

A time traveler accidentally finds himself in 2022, when he must join forces with himself at 12 years old.

'The Adam Project' is a popular action-comedy film. It's better made than expected, a cute commercially popular movie that can be watched with the family.

Director:  Shawn Levy   
With: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Catherine Keener

Rating: 8/10

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Brand New Cherry Flavour (2021)

The story of Lisa Nova, a fresh faced director and author in the 90's, in a revenge story after the attempts to find producers for her intense short film takes unexpected turns.

'Brand New Cherry Flavor' is an unexpected miniseries from Netflix. An original and unusual story, as you would expect only from David Cronenberg. Unpredictable and very carnal, the series has all the components of a satisfying revenge story, as well as surprises of a natural and supernatural origin, faithfully but symbolically mirroring the ubiquitous human duality, the main characters being no exception to it.

Director:  Gandja Monteiro and others 
Production:  Netflix   
Creator:  Nick Antosca, Lenore Zion   
Duration:  miniseries of 8 episodes (40-50 minutes each)  
With: Rosa Salazar, Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward

Rating: 9/10

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Soloist (2009)


Experienta de trait fara prejudecati. Eu una ma asteptasem la o reluare a pasilor lui Jamie Foxx catre Oscarul pentru Ray, si am fost surprinsa de o altfel de
productie. Te invata sa simti muzica, te invata sa apreciezi viata si micile ei bucurii, si relatiile interumane, si intareste credinta in diamante neslefuite.
Aparentele ar putea da impresia concentrarii atentiei asupra personajului .. muzical, introvertit si inadaptat al lui Foxx, dar este o greseala, deoarece filmul este dus in spate in egala masura de hiperactivul lui Robert Downey Jr., fara de care constientizarea trairilor si a semnificatiei aprecierii treptate de catre cei din jur a primului nu ar fi posibila. El este cel care este transformat de experienta, sau mai degraba trezit, constient si daramat totodata de adevarurile descoperite rand pe rand, de nesiguranta unei situatii nemaitraite, unica prin sentimentul permament de paradox, de nelamurire , datorat lipsei de granita intre alb si negru, liniste si furie. El este cel care descopera nedreptatea, simte neputinta si lipsa de interes a semenilor, si facilitatea cu care o situatie ce necesita interventie prezinta interes abia dupa luarea sub aripa de catre un element popular si urmarit ca eveniment hip. 
Iar muzica e ... divina.

Regia: Joe Wright
Scenariul: Susannah Grant (scenariu), Steve Lopez (carte)
Cu: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr, Catherine Keener