Tag: Books

IFSCA’s Best Films of the Century, thus far list (2025) | SPECIAL FEATURE

In early October of this year, the International Film Society Critics Association (IFSCA), of which I am a voting member, released its list of the 100 best films of the century thus far. I had taken part in the voting, got the opportunity to write a few review-type blurbs for certain films, and I was really delighted to be able to take part in this process. Today, both for posterity’s sake (meaning for the purpose of preserving and presenting my writing for my site’s readers) and to widen the list’s reach, I want to share my very brief review blurbs for the films that I was selected to comment on, release my 10 film ballot, and navigate you to the list home over on the IFSCA WordPress site. Let’s get to it.

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The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) | REVIEW

Pierre Niney as the title character in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO — PHOTO: Pathé.

Directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière — Screenplay by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière.

Based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel of the same name, The Count of Monte Cristo is set in the 1800s, where we follow Edmond Dantès (played by Pierre Niney), a recently promoted sailor, who, during his wedding with his fiancee Mercédès (played by Anaïs Demoustier), is arrested and accused of being a Bonapartist. Though innocent, Edmond is betrayed by people he thought that he could trust and is, eventually, imprisoned indefinitely on a harsh prison island. When he starts talking to his neighboring inmate Abbé Faria (played by Pierfrancesco Favino), Edmond starts to plan for both an escape and sweet revenge on the people who wronged him.

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What Am I Reading? 4 of 6

The following post is the fourth of six revolving around what I am reading (mostly comics) in 2014. Every post will cover two months, and therefore this one will cover July and August.

So, I recently had a tough time reading more comics – I fear that maybe I’ve stalled completely because of my very fast pace reading and buying comics on comixology. With that being said, I am absolutely certain that my main focus, if I return to comics soon, will be Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and the event ‘Original Sin’, the latter of which I have begun, but I am not caught up completely.


Also, I’ve started reading the Pulitzer-Prize winning ‘American Lion’ by Jon Meacham. It focuses on President Andrew Jackson, a president that is rather interesting – and I feel this will take much of my time in the coming months, as I am on my summer break. Not much else to report today, as I am really just relaxing with the FIFA World Cup.

I will be leaving for a festival soon, might blog about it – but while I am gone, please do recommend comics or books for me to read.

What am I reading? 2 of 6

This second part of my readings will focus on March and April. And you might be shocked a bit… ‘Cause I don’t plan on reading comics these months. Don’t be sad, I’ll get back to that soon enough. Currently, I’m just being drawn into the world of The Catcher In The Rye, and multiple other books I bought last month.

Hopefully, the comics will pull me back in.

– I’m Jeffrey Rex.