Thursday, 23 April 2020
Only the Brave (2017)
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
Good firefighter tragedy with a solid cast is more focused on the protagonists' personal lives, but also offers some exciting firefighting scenes.
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Hell or High Water (2016)
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Modern-day Western gives its cops-and-robbers story depth with excellent scenery photography, love for detail and strong characters and some social commentary.
On rewatching: good movie, fully worth the while.
Bad Samaritan (2018)
A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
Well-made, if not too ambitious serial killer thriller creates some suspense despite a not very convincing plot.
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Where Does a Body End? (2019)
The worldview of Michael Gira, through his life as a globetrotter and his four decades leading Swans, a group that he founded in the noisy and iconoclastic New York underground of the early '80s and that keeps reinventing itself today.
A sweeping view of Michael Gira and his band Swans' history (although it mysteriously skips the Angels of Light phase) does a good job depicting their music, philosophy and development over the decades, although it mainly appeals to those already familiar with the band.
Saturday, 18 April 2020
Kehraus (1983)
Fork-lift truck driver Ferdinand Weitel is desperate: he earns just a few deutschmarks a month, and now an unsavoury insurance agent has talked him into signing over expensive contracts.
Arguably, Bavarian comedian Gerhard Polt's best movie is a spot-on social satire, although its humor may not communicate well to audiences outside the region.
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