All posts tagged "French"
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Jim Batts | March 7, 2024
IO CAPITANO – Review
The countdown is in its final days. No, we’re not talking about the arrival of Spring, but rather...
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Cate Marquis | February 9, 2024
THE TASTE OF THINGS – Review
Warning: Don’t see this film hungry! Delicious shots of delicious food in a luscious landscape fill the French...
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Mark Glass | February 9, 2024
SHE IS CONANN – Review
Let’s begin with the title, SHE IS CONANN. One might expect a distaff approximation of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1982...
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Mark Glass | December 19, 2023
“Deadly Tropics” Season 4 (French) – TV Series Review
Regular readers know how much I’ve enjoyed the first three seasons of ”Deadly Tropics (Tropiques Criminels),” a relatively...
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Mark Glass | November 15, 2023
ROSE – Review
The subtitled Danish dramedy ROSE features an award-worthy performance from its star, elevating what could have been treacly...
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Cate Marquis | October 27, 2023
ANATOMY OF A FALL – Review
ANATOMY OF A FALL begins with a deadly fall but another kind of fall is much of the...
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Cate Marquis | August 24, 2023
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS – Review
Juliette Binoche stars as a prosperous writer who goes undercover to research her next non-fiction book, an expose...
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Mark Glass | July 11, 2023
“Captain Marleau” Season 4 – TV Series Review
One of the perks of increased time at home for the past few years has been discovering a...
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Mark Glass | June 13, 2023
Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: The 70s – TV Review
Forget whatever you assume about Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. They don’t matter here. “Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games:...
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Mark Glass | June 6, 2023
“What Pauline Is Not Telling You” – TV miniseries review
It’s harder than usual to decide on a reliable 1 – 4 star rating for this four-part dramatic...
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Mark Glass | May 31, 2023
UNDER LAW AND GRACE – TV series review
There have been numerous TV crime series from Europe pairing cops and clergy in the sleuthing. England’s “Father...
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Mark Glass | May 2, 2023
“Nona And Her Daughters” – TV review
“Nona And Her Daughters” (“Nona Et Ses Filles”) is a character-driven dramedy miniseries from French TV that successfully...
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Mark Glass | November 1, 2022
“Mongeville” – TV Series Review
The title of the French procedural series, “Mongeville,” is not the name of its town. That’s Bordeaux. Rather,...
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Cate Marquis | July 29, 2022
FIRE OF LOVE – Review
Volcanoes and love often paired in romantic imagery but FIRE OF LOVE documents a real case of volcanic...
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Mark Glass | July 11, 2022
“Cherif” Season 5 – TV Series Review
Season 5 of the light-hearted French TV police drama “Cherif” opens where Season 4 left off. Adeline (Carole...
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Mark Glass | June 21, 2022
“Gloria” – TV Series Review
“Gloria” is a six-episode subtitled miniseries from French TV, featuring a justifiably frazzled woman suddenly facing chaos on...
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Cate Marquis | June 9, 2022
EIFFEL – Review
Architect and structural engineer Gustave Eiffel built not only Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower, but designed the interior structure...
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Mark Glass | June 6, 2022
“Cherif” Season 4 – TV Series Review
“Cherif” is a subtitled French mystery TV series set in Lyon, France, that ran for six years. Based...