Showing posts with label Kati Outinen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kati Outinen. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 April 2020

The Hole in the Ground (2019)



A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.

Not quite original horror tale successfully creates some creepy moments and offers a good cast and excellent cinematography in Irish settings.


Monday, 27 May 2019

True Crimes (2016)



A murder investigation of a slain businessman turns to clues found in an author's book about an eerily similar crime.

Bleak crime drama has dark atmosphere and some good performances, but also some unnecessary exploitative scenes, and fails to hold's one interest in the complicated plot - the actual true crime case it is based on may have been much more interesting.




Thursday, 23 May 2019

Toivon tuolla puolen (2017)



A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

Excellent personal refugee drama with relevant political implications wins with the director's typically dark style of dreary environments and his deadpan, but highly humane humor.