This rare French entry asks a little too much of its viewers. First off, people with respiratory issues shouldn’t see this movie. I was very conscious of my breathing during and after watching it. Now then: A divorced dad, Mathieu, returns home to Paris from an ostensible business trip to Canada. In reality, he’s been […]
Places that Seem to Attract Disasters
A friend asked me the other day, “What city has been the site for the most disaster movies?” I immediately thought of New York City, with its tempting Statue of Liberty, but then I second-guessed myself with Los Angeles, home of the industry itself and thus convenient for filming. Let’s take a look at this […]
Trailer: Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume) (2018)
The Fog hits Paris, too–who knew? Just a Breath Away is the English-language title for Dans la brume (literally, In the Fog), a rare disaster-movie offering from France. It tells the story of a couple living a happy life in the City of Light, when a lethal mist suddenly begins to erupt out of the sewers. […]