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Sisters “Nora” (Renate Reinsve) and “Agnes” (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are the daughters of acclaimed film director “Gustav” (Stellan Skarsgård). The former, a theatrical actor, is a bit of a loner. The latter is a little more balanced, married to “Even” (Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud) and has a son “Erik” (Øyvind Hesjedal Loven). Both have a strained relationship with their father. His past successes suggests that he was rarely there, in any qualitative sense, when they were growing up nor when tragedy impacted on the family in later years. He is currently benefitting from a bit of a revival of…

For seemingly as long as mankind has been around, our species has earnestly sought to escape the world’s ills, searching for paradise in ambitious attempts to start anew. These quests to reinvent the human condition have been found in an array of source materials, too, from Thomas More’s Utopia to the plots of James Bond movies to the Biosphere II experiment. Nearly all of these grand plans, however, have remained virtual, stayed locked in literature, or, despite good intentions, failed. One such initiative with these notions in mind was launched by a pair of German emigres who fled their home…

Cesar Mariscal (Spain) and Joost Marcus (Holland) were playing the role of Portuguese bodyguards of the Pirate Chief in the Pirate Cave headquarters. We had great time with the main actors, village honorable people playing as extras abd all the friendly crew. This movie was an ambitious proyect to achive the N1 movie in Thailand ever. But production constant cuts became in a mix of qualities. We can see at the end of the movie worsenen the quality of editing and lack of material, with very poor special effects in those years (special effects were added at the end when the production cuttings w…

Pretty paint-by-numbers buddy-cop movie where Eastwood pretty much plays a Harry Callahan and Charlie Sheen completely miscast as the titular rookie character. Raul Julia, a Puetro Rican playing a German, seemed to be having a good time at least. The action and stuntwork was at least top notch making for an enjoyable enough watch even if the movie was a good 15-20 minutes too long. Certainly this was Eastwood's lesser work, both as an actor and director. As a side, Sonia Braga was a hottie. **2.75/5**…

"Song of Altay" is a beautifully crafted film that offers a rich and multifaceted portrayal of life in the Altay region of Xinjiang, China. Directed by Teng Congcong, the film weaves together a series of interconnected short stories, each exploring different aspects of human experience and cultural heritage. The film's structure allows for a deep dive into themes of love, loss, tradition, and personal growth, all set against the stunning backdrop of Altay's vast landscapes. The cinematography is particularly noteworthy, with advanced HDR Vivid and Audio Vivid technologies bringing the region's…

Before Taika Waititi became the maestro of cosmic absurdity in Thor: Ragnarok or crafted the poignant satire of Jojo Rabbit, he gave us this modest, peculiar gem; a story about two magnificently awkward people fumbling toward something resembling connection. Eagle vs Shark is his feature debut, and while it lacks the refinement and assurance of his later work, it already contains his essential DNA: that off-kilter humor, that bone-dry sarcasm, that willingness to find both comedy and compassion in human ridiculousness. Every character here is nerdy, needy, warped, broken in some fundame…

I truly admire the offbeat and outrageous when it comes to movie comedies. At the same time, though, I’m also the first one to take pictures to task that allegedly aspire to these qualities and utterly fail horrendously. Such is the case with this debut feature from writer-director Andrew DeYoung, a supposedly subversive, allegedly hilarious look at the subject of male bonding that falls positively flat at every juncture. “Friendship” follows the ridiculously implausible adventures of neighbors Austin (Paul Rudd) and Craig (Tim Robinson), whose juvenile, irresponsible antics are so completely …

“Ken” (Michael Kiu Wai Miu) has been the victim of an injustice that saw him spend twenty years in jail. Now free, he has decided to avenge himself on those who stitched him up and so together with his daughter “Galie” (Baihe Re) and a couple of less than scrupulous cohorts he invades a top secret scientific facility and uses their time machine - which he helped develop - to return to the Qin dynasty and seize the Emperor himself. Why? Well they also have some useful technology that can scan then imitate facial features, so he reckons he can adopt the identity of the Qin and then change histor…

Realistically, a decent movie, with a lot of odd choices. The main attraction (aside from its cast—Anna Kendrick is the only reason I watched this), is its cinematography: originally a premise of a buddy cop movie made out of bits and pieces of self taped/body cam/found footage style videos, yet, there is an omnipresent, shaky camerawork that takes you away from that in order to properly showcase the environment and depth of these developing characters and their stories, while still trying to mimic these are natural, spontenous, humanly shot moments for the most part—and, at some point, even t…

When a young penguin is born to a colony that communicates largely via song, I felt it’s pain. Not only because of the endless set piece numbers “Mumble” has to endure, but because he’s completely tone deaf. Indeed, as Cynthia Erivo might have said, “…he couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket”. He can, however, dance. Boy can he dance. That’s no use though as his love interest “Gloria” has the voice of an angel and the curmudgeonly (and Scottish) elder “Noah” blames their sudden paucity of fish on this youngster’s inability to croon. Now shunned by his own tribe, and thanks to an encounter with a l…