15 November 2019. By Neptune FORD vs FERRARI (LE MANS 66) **** There is pure adrenaline in this true story of two opposite personalities who were longtime friends and colleagues in the racing world back in the mid-1960s. This latest film by James Mangold (of character-driven dramas as “Cop Land”, “Walk the Line” or “3.10 […]
FILM: MIDWAY – if you are into classic war films of great heroism, run to this
8 November 2019. By Neptune From sparkling days of glorious colors to overcast mornings and heavy downpours, from tangy oranges and comforting pumpkins, to woolly cardigans, slick raincoats and shiny boots, autumn is back as the days grow ever shorter. And cinema time is here, happy to be indoors and warm, with good things to […]
FILM – no comment on these 4 films
1 November 2019. By Neptune No Comment for the following films released this week: DOCTOR SLEEP *1/2 MON NOM EST CLITORIS *1/2 (vo French) MATTHIAS ET MAXIME *1/2 (vo Canadian French) ZOMBIELAND – DOUBLE TAP *1/2 Go see instead: FAHIM, PAVAROTTI, A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK, or ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (click for […]
FILM – TERMINATOR – DARK FATE – mayhem, destruction and violence
25 October 2019. By Neptune TERMINATOR – DARK FATE **1/2 Would you believe – it’s back again! Back with all the mayhem, destruction and violence, plus a much older Linda Hamilton and Arnie Schwartzenegger himself. The kids will be lapping up all the terrifying action (and absorbing it in their psyche…), while many adults, who […]
FILM: JOKER – This “Joker” is no joke
11 October 2019. By Neptune JOKER *** Arthur Fleck is a loser who lives with his mother and works part time as a clown. He becomes the Joker in this latest version of that character (played also by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger in previous Batman films) which was created by DC Comics in the […]
FILM: PAVAROTTI – his character and his passions
4 October 2019. By Neptune PAVAROTTI **** Most people have heard of the great Italian tenor Pavarotti, many have heard him sing, but not many know about his background, his family, his character and his passions. The other one whom a few of us know – Ron Howard – the twice Oscar-winning director of […]
FILM: DOWNTON ABBEY – Royalty visits
27 September 2019. By Neptune DOWNTON ABBEY **1/2 The raison d’être of this film version of everyone’s favorite quality soap opera is the upcoming visit of the King and Queen of England to Downton Abbey. Both the family and the staff are in a tizzy about the honour and the preparations, especially as they have […]
FILM: A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK – so Allen-ish astute
20 September 2019. By Neptune A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK **** As a steadfast Woody Allen fan, for his continued genius and imagination in over fifty years of annual gifts to his devoted cinephiles, I was overjoyed at the release – finally – of his latest opus. It is nostalgic, funny, melancholy and so […]
FILM: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, RED JOAN
13 September 2019. By Neptune BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (Music of My Life) **1/2 What is it about Indian/Pakistani guys and these iconic rock musicians?After the great biopics on Freddy Mercury and Elton John, come these feel-good films, first about an Indian fellow who taps into the Beatles music (“Yesterday”, by Danny Boyle of “Trainspotters” […]
FILM: VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – where film is revered with passion
6 September 2019. By Neptune VENICE FILM FESTIVAL There are 3 top film festivals in the world – Cannes, Venice and Berlin. These are vintage and heavy with stars, tradition and intellectual content. Others, with different categories and direction, are catching up since quite a while – Toronto, Sundance, Tokyo, Locarno, Deauville, etc., etc… to […]
