A more melancholic and weepy version of Me Before You in the lower middle class. Javier Bardem is excellent, there are some great ideas and some interesting dialogue, but it's primarily the strength of the premise and its existential overtones than how it's executed. The love triangle was like something cut out of a…

A more thoughtful, tense and overall more minimalist version of Civil War with a gradually escalating atmosphere in the style of Take Shelter. Technically outstanding. Great cinematography and editing. Superb acting, a shame some elements were left unexplained and perhaps the conclusion was too rushed given the…

A tribute to a difficult profession, which it's a shame doesn't have its own category at the Oscars. Fall Guy is certainly not popcorn for everyone, which is why it will have a difficult time with high box office and general acceptance. For the average viewer, it's far too loaded with references, innuendo and props…

Undisguisedly Hitchcockian. The script is very stupid, but what Brian De Palma spoils as a screenwriter, he makes up for mightily as a director. Plus, he's not afraid to use the skills of Ralf D. Bode and Pino Donaggio. More than one scene could have gone straight into the textbooks as an example of "how to slowly…

This hammy romp about a deaf and dumb killer who has to overthrow a totalitarian regime spares no expense with absurd scenes, black humour and incredible action that combines the best of The Raid with childish imagination and naivety. The self-parody sequences where the protagonist tells the story in a video game…

The answer to every action is a reaction! When you irritate a bee, it stings you! If you drink poison, you get poisoned! If you want to "play" dictatorship, you have to watch this distinctive German-produced film. In many ways, especially in terms of atmosphere, The Wave reminded me of the Estonian film The Class,…

In today's context and quantity of family dramas, The 400 Blows would easily get lost, but fifty years ago it must have been a different story. I was intrigued by the portrayal of the main character by Jean-Pierre Léaud, who gave a pretty solid performance. The near-final "running" scene is probably the one that…

Play Time is sheer cinematic insanity that doesn't mess around, and it's pretty understandable that the film isn't for all audiences, myself included. Throughout the flow of the plot, I couldn't form a firm opinion on what I was seeing, which was quite annoying. There were a couple of motifs I actually liked: the …

Another adaptation of the classic monster Dracula, which is again different and exceptional in some ways. The first few minutes, which feature shots of mummies, had a rather depressing effect on me, which returned several more times (with less intensity) throughout the film. The demonic Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula…

I first got a taste of the creative chemistry between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu, and Aguirre, The Wrath of God is similar. As in Nosferatu, the director got me with the very first scene, which features a monumental shot of the entire expedition walking through the forest. I have no complaints about…