Introduction The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) is a 2004 film based on Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s memoirs from when he was a 23-year old medical student. With his friend Alberto Granado, they go on a road trip across South America from Buenos Aires in Argentina to the leper colony of San Pablo in Peru. With…
Introduction It seems that the action genre will never get tired of the Cold War-era espionage. What can be more angsty and fun to watch than pitting Russians against the Americans? Guy Ritchie’s latest flick, based on the iconic TV series, turns the traditional spy story on its head when a loving friendship blossoms between…
Introduction Into the Wild (2007) is the fourth feature film of director Sean Penn. It is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, an adventurer who, after graduating from college, gave up his comfortable life to start an intransigent quest for freedom from Georgia to Alaska through South Dakota, Arizona, Nevada, Mexico, and California….
Introduction Ever dreamed of going on a wine road trip with your best buddy? Director Alexander Payne takes his characters Miles and Jack on an itinerary through Santa Barbara’s Wine Country in Sideways (2004), a dark comedy about midlife crisis. A great film that doesn’t require a special interest in wine to be appreciated, Sideways…
Introduction Chef is a comedy-drama film starring and directed by Jon Favreau. After a meltdown, famous chef Carl Casper decides to go back to his cooking roots and embark on a road trip with his son in a food truck from Miami to Los Angeles serving delicious Cubanos and yuca fries in various cities along the…
Introduction Eighteen years after Jaws, Steven Spielberg striked hard again in the horror genre with another classic: Jurassic Park. Perhaps it’s because I was only 9 and my mind had so far been left untouched by such shocking thrill and suspense but Jurassic Park made a profound impression on me.In this science-fiction masterpiece, a billionaire finds…
