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The betrayal and revenge of “The Count of Monte Cristo” gets the Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière treatment.

By Douglas Davidson on December 16, 2024 • ( 0 )

“He who seeks revenge digs two graves.” – Confucius In December 2023, director Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers – Part I: D’Artagnan released into U.S. theaters, kicking off a brand-new adaptation of author Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel. It currently remains… Read More ›

“Emilia Pérez” dazzles with its operatic style and frustrates with its masked hollowness.

By Douglas Davidson on November 1, 2024 • ( 0 )

Redemption stories come in a great many forms. Time loops stories utilize the constriction created by a repeated day(s) to force introspection and change, the loop broken in comedies (Groundhog Day), dramas (The Map of Tiny Perfect Things), and horror… Read More ›

Director Martin Bourboulon sticks the landing in the concluding portion of his “The Three Musketeers” adaptation – “Part II: Milady.”

By Douglas Davidson on April 17, 2024 • ( 1 )

As satisfying as it can be to view one whole story when you sit down to enjoy a film, there are exceptions where a second (or more) is needed to really make it satiating. Especially when it comes to adaptations,… Read More ›

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The betrayal and revenge of “The Count of Monte Cristo” gets the Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière treatment.

“Emilia Pérez” dazzles with its operatic style and frustrates with its masked hollowness.

Director Martin Bourboulon sticks the landing in the concluding portion of his “The Three Musketeers” adaptation – “Part II: Milady.”