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Everything changes
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pveugelaers
An accident changes everything for wealthy Will Traynor, a lover of life. Me Before You (2016; UK, USA) is about a life changing event that happens unexpectedly and puts Will on a road of no return. Life altering events have the power to put life on hold for a long time and have an effect on…
The last minute
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pveugelaers
We’re used to angst inducing last minutes in movies that are about saving the day in the nick of time. Angsty last minutes are crucial in many generic films–will he or she, or won’t he or she, save the day. The question is brought down to the last minute. In most westerns, action, sports, horrors,…
Heart-to-heart
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pveugelaers
One’s a hardened cop, the other a lonely widow. It sounds like a heart-to-heart in a pulpy romance novel. But in Witness (1985, USA), it’s not. Detective John Book’s sister says having kids will do him good. The unmarried Book (Harrison Ford) does not seem the type. The detective work has taken him to another place, a…
Family ties, Greek-style
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pveugelaers
Is there such a thing as a close-knit family? Apparently, there is. According to My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016, USA), now available on DVD/Blu-ray and on demand. In it, being Greek means you have an extended family that is tight and unbreakable, and sometimes this is misunderstood by outsiders as strange. The film’s writer,…
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