…Virgin Mary
26 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
in Movies Tags: Amador, Celso Bugallo, death, Fernando León de Aranoa, love, Magaly Solier, Pietro Sibille, puzzle
Amador (2010) Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa
Marcela is an extraordinary character. She’s timid, taciturn, modest. She’s also uneducated and poor. But in her sad, dark eyes, there’s understanding that doesn’t come from knowledge, and ambitions that don’t come from social status. She speaks the most when she doesn’t speak at all. Her story fills the center of the movie. The themes of love, life and death are filtered through it. She experiences all of it, which makes her richer and stronger inside.
…Van Sant
08 Dec 2011 3 Comments
in Movies Tags: Mia Wasikowska, love, Gus Van Sant, Restless, death, life, Henry Hopper
Restless (2011) Dir. Gus Van Sant
“A boy meets a girl” is still the best formula for a movie. What if a boy meets a girl at a funeral? Gus Van Sant begins his story at a memorial, which the boy and the girl attend. Nothing would be out of ordinary except two things: the deceased was a complete stranger to both of them, and it’s not the first funeral they’ve crushed for fun.
…victimizers
13 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Movies Tags: bullying, play, Ruben Östlund, social cinema, Swedish cinema
Play (2011) Dir. Ruben Östlund
„Do you know this cradle, or anything about it?”
…Von Trier
02 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Movies Tags: Antichrist, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lars Von Trier, Willem Dafoe
Antichrist (2009) Dir. Lars Von Trier
A boring, incoherent story that left me emotionally indifferent.
…Vorbunker
02 Oct 2011 5 Comments
in Movies Tags: Adolf Hitler, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Corinna Harfouch, Der Untergang, Downfall, Eva Braun, Joseph Goebbels, Juliane Köhler, Magda Goebbels, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Traudl Junge, Ulrich Matthes
Der Untergang/Downfall (2004) Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
A story of Adolf Hitler’s last days – not Hitler the ecstatic speaker who beguiled millions, but Hitler the prisoner who confined himself to his bunker for his final days.
…verde
21 Sep 2011 2 Comments
in Movies Tags: Blake Lively, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Mark Strong, Martin Campbell, Peter Sarsgaard, Ryan Reynolds, superhero, Tim Robbins
Green Lantern (2011) Dir. Martin Campbell
Ridiculous and stupid.
…vapid
21 Sep 2011 2 Comments
in Movies Tags: Fountain of Youth, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, Penélope Cruz, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rob Marshall, siren
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Dir. Rob Marshall
This time Jack Sparrow takes us on a quest for the Fountain of Youth. The issue of eternal youth and the mystical Fountain promises a really engaging story. However, the creators fail to make at least slightly interesting movie.
…visual effects
15 Sep 2011 1 Comment
in Movies Tags: Andy Serkis, Caesar, Freida Pinto, James Franco, John Lithgow, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Dir. Rupert Wyatt
A fantastic movie that should teach Hollywood what a great summer flick should look like.
…vacant
09 Aug 2011 6 Comments
in Movies Tags: Borys Szyc, Kret, Magdalena Czerwińska, Marian Dziędziel, Polish cinema, PRL, Rafael Lewandowski, SB, Solidarity
Kret (2011) Dir. Rafael Lewandowski
The poster sends a clear message: this is a thriller about a guy infiltrating a (possibly) illegal organization. My first thought — a Polish version of The Departed. Boy, was I wrong!
…verve
01 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in Movies Tags: Bruce Campbell, Denise Bixler, Evil Dead 2, Lovecraft, Necronomicon, Sam Raimi, Sarah Berry
EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) Dir. Sam Raimi
Late at night. A cabin in the middle of dark woods. Strange growling noises outside. Blissfully oblivious to the dangers lurking in the dark, one couple passes time playing piano and dancing. An idyllic image is pretty quickly shattered as some ghost or other monster (most likely, the one lurking in the dark) shatters the window glass and kidnaps the girl. More
