Monday, 13 April 2020
Beoning (2018)
A young bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa, and when back, she introduces a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Intense, enigmatic and multi-layered character study is slow-paced, but slyly keeps one's attention throughout; enhanced by beautiful cinematography and great performances by the three leads.
Sunday, 12 April 2020
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband, who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.
High-pitched melodrama with Noir elements takes its intricate plot to its bitter ending; the star cast make it work.
On rewatching: Indeed a pretty good Noir melodrama with a superb cast.
Halliwell**: "Irresistible star melodrama which leaves no stone unturned; compulsive entertainment of the old school."
Maltin***: "Gripping melodrama..."
Friday, 10 April 2020
Before I Fall (2017)
February 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's losing.
Above-average Groundhog Day-like movie that starts off as a teenager high school drama, but gets darker and more serious with each repeating of the premise story; good performance by Zoey Deutch.
Thursday, 9 April 2020
The Thing (2011)
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between a graduate student and a scientist.
OK prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing (which was in itself a remake) that tries to surpass it's counterpart with gory special effects: the result making it appear superfluous.
On rewatching: OK for what it is -and if you can appreciate the gore.
Maltin**: "Conceived as a prequel to the 1982 version, this isn't completely unsuccessful, but the plentiful CGI visual effects can't compare to the graphic horrors of the '82 movie."
Hostile (2017)
A lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg and strange, disturbing creatures that only come out at nighttime.
Watchable, but predictable post-apocalyptic drama does have some suspense, but is otherwise not quite remarkable.
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