Homeward bound

Gabby Petito wanted to be an internet star, but her asshole boyfriend Brian killed her. She first went missing and there was a nationwide search and she was found strangled in the desert. The boyfriend went missing as well and killed himself later. It all was all very well documented before this film, but these true crime thingies are still compelling to watch for some reason. 

You can't escape from yourself

A body horror film by Coralie Fargeat. An aging celebrity Elisabeth Sparkle creates a younger version of herself by a drug. The drug has its side effects and misuse unveils somewhat sickening consequences. The Substance is entertaining, a grotesque satire quite similar to David Cronenberg works, but the ending, bludgeoned to death with blood and gore, was a bit off the rails.

We're all still just cave dwellers

The new people, a family of three, they meet are cool at first, but turn out to be aplenty different. Not necessarily the most original of thrillers but pretty good scares here. Speak No Evil by James Watkins (Eden Lake, Bastille Day). A remake of the Danish-Dutch film (by Christian Tafdrup) of the same name.

Hail Satan, shoot dope, kill children, fuck the pope

The craziness of the first thirty minutes of Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid was spectacular. With a runtime of 2 hours and 69 minutes, the black nightmare comedy has its needlessly confusing and dull moments. And falls short with its logic at times. Being weird for the sake of being weird doesn't quite cut it.

Burn the future

They say Swedes are so full of themselves that they are annoying. Apparently they were like that already in the 16th century, so much so that Denmark had to wage war against them. Mikael Håfström's Stockholm Bloodbath started out great, like a wicked comedy, but turns out to be a weird mess in the end. And not very good.

Rhapsody without war

There's a sad undertone in La passion de Dodin Bouffant's (The Taste of Things), by Anh Hung Tran, culinary journey. They sure do feast, devour and cook exquisitive food in the film, honoring the art of food and preparation of it to the bone, but the human drama in romance and death are there in the mix as well. Cooked with passion, culture, love and cuisine. An excellent watch.

Lost dwellers swooping in

A man, on his way to the hospital where his wife's in labour, is kidnapped inside his own vehicle! With no proper explanation given he's threatened to drive to another city. At gunpoint no less. It's no joke, the kidnapper obviously is a psycho prepared to do anything. Nicolas Cage delivers hits from time to time, but Sympathy for the Devil is more his niche. A cliched and predictable little thriller.

Man is only truly alive when he confronts death

In the Orinoco river, Venezuela, a German submarine destroys a U.K. merchant ship killing its entire crew except for private Murphy. The lone survivor swears revenge against the Germans. He intends to blow the sub to kingdom come and its Nazis within! However the war, WWII, is almost over, so the retaliation must be executed before the peace is declared. Murphy's War is a 1971 movie, by Peter Yates, starring Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret and Horst Janson.

Tits is good

Little bit of indie anarchy. Socially awkward and shy Patty (Emily Skeggs) is a huge fan of Psyops, a punk rock band. She's particularly attracted to the lead singer John Q (Kyle Gallner), sends him sexually tinged fan mail and everything. Patty meets a rebellious young man, hits it off with him, obvious to the fact that she's suddenly dating her punk rock crush! These two outcasts of society go on a journey together through America's Midwestern suburbs. A quirky, somewhat satisfying and heartwarming, film by Adam Rehmeier. Ben Stiller in the production department.