A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and
actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic
book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a daughter of a mother
who never grows old.
Undemanding family drama is amusing for having Ethan Hawke play the
helpless bystander to a feud between the titans Deneuve and Binoche.
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
Leftfield and dark sci-fi drama explores interpersonal relationships and human nature under extreme conditions; it helps to ignore the scientific components of the tale.
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a
terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted
to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
A fair and visual dazzling live-action remake of the classic Japanese anime, although it not quite achieves the depth and magic of the original and the alternate ending is disappointing; Johansson in the lead role does her job well.
A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of
herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
A complex and extensive study of what performing art (and fictionality in general) may mean in relation to reality; the director finds many fine nuances to the topic, but the movie succeeds mainly on the superb and awe-inspiring performances of its cast.
The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures
who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very
existence.
Finally, a worthy Western Godzilla production with all the beloved
ingredients, although the star of the movie has less than 10 minutes of
screen time.
On second view: I still think so, but it's a pity that the movie is photographed so much in the dark that it's hard to watch; and in a monster movie I want to see the monster - a lot.
Maltin***: "Spectacular, and surprisingly good, story reintroduces the
formidable Japanese monster - and some parasitic predators - in a genre
film that doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, except in its cutting-edge
visual effects...Director Edwards breathes new life into formulaic
monster-movie moments, ultimately proving that Godzilla still rules."
