It started as a funny, provocative story of a once-respected author (David Duchovny) whose latest novel had been turned into a shitty Hollywood movie, and now he was aiming to get back together with his ex-girlfriend (Natascha McElhone) and daughter (Madeleine Martin), while also working on a new book and trying not to screw too … Continue reading Californication
SOME FAMILIES ARE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. In a suburban neighborhood, everyone is in awe of the Joneses whose lifestyle seems perfect… but nobody realizes that the “family” consists of four salesmen whose job it is to turn their neighbors into happy consumers. A clever title for this black comedy that doesn’t seem entirely … Continue reading The Joneses
BELIEVE AGAIN. When an FBI agent is kidnapped, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) are consulted by the Bureau; the only clue is a disgraced priest (Billy Connolly) with psychic abilities. Ten years after the first film, the stars were reunited with the original show’s creator for the production of a sequel that was shrouded … Continue reading The X Files: I Want to Believe
HOPE COMES WITH LETTING GO. When Audrey’s (Halle Berry) husband Brian (David Duchovny) is murdered, she becomes closer to his best friend (Benicio Del Toro), a screwed-up drug addict. Director Susanne Bier’s first American film is another display of her knack for emotional dramas where people’s lives fall apart; the script shows similarities between the … Continue reading Things We Lost in the Fire
“The truth is out there”. That was the slogan that ended most episodes’ opening credit sequence and in that lies the reason why so many of us kept watching the show in the middle of the 1990s and turned it into a sensational cult hit. We had to find out what that truth was. And … Continue reading The X-Files: Agents and Aliens
3 % BODY FAT. 1 % BRAIN ACTIVITY. A fashion designer (Will Ferrell) plans to brainwash the dumbest male model around, which happens to be Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), into assassinating a prime minister threatening to close down the designer’s business. That’s the stupid story of this “frat pack” comedy, but funny it still is, … Continue reading Zoolander
SEE THE WORLD A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. An American (David Duchovny) in Paris tells his wife what it was like growing up in Greenwich Village and hanging out with a retarded man (Robin Williams). Duchovny’s semi-autobiographical directing debut is a sweet story that depends almost entirely on its actors. Anton Yelchin is excellent as the 13-year-old; … Continue reading House of D
FIGHT THE FUTURE. FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) try to find out why several fire fighters and a boy were placed inside a federal building that subsequently exploded. This movie materialized after the fifth season of the popular TV show about aliens and governmental conspiracies. Its creator, Chris Carter, delivers answers … Continue reading The X Files
