Monday, June 26, 2023

Markers of malevolence

I think this was fucking great. Not long ago I watched TV Mini Series American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (by Floyd Russ) thus wanted to see Peter Berg's 2016 film as well. Obviously both about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath finding the terrorists. And both, at the same time respectful of the victims as well as a thrilling and gripping manhunt.

A buffer against reality

Jope Ruonansuu was a gifted Finnish comedian. He was a funny man, a jester, who wanted to be recognized as a serious artist too. But as always, the comedians have difficulties escaping their niche. His relatives and colleagues speak their mind.

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Sometimes mysteries don't get solved

Suddenly all the citizens of the village of Midvich blackout only to wake up couple of hours later and realize all the young women are impregnated. And they are going to keep their babies. Ain't that creepy shit. It's not called Village of the Damned for nothing! A John Carpenter movie, starring people like Kirstie Alley, Christopher Reeve and Mark Hamill, but it's pile of shit.

A simple gold heart on a chain

Another emotionally charged season. It feels like it’s on the edge all the time and feels like the beginning of the end for most of the characters. The plot thickens, so to speak. The Sopranos season # 4.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Dark angel of merciless death

Yeah maybe if the story wasn't so much lost in its own asshole, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre by Guy Ritchie, would be alright. Now it looks like an overlong action scene smothered with bullets, explosions, dialogue that's supposed to be funny but ain't and the characteristics of every Jason Statham movie. Guy Ritchie has hit his bottom low.

Kings of the carnivore creation

Just a crazy cool western. And it's easy to tell that the actors are having a blast as well. A sheriff (Kurt Russell) and his posse (Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins) set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic indians. Movies like this don't come too often. Entertaining as shit.

Saturday, June 10, 2023

No idea what real people go through

Not really that scary a horror movie, but an outstandingly creepy and uneasy bit. Chris (absolutely brilliant Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) visit her parents for the weekend. And the most unsettling things happen. Outstanding dark shit dabbled with some well-timed satire.

Monday, June 05, 2023

No rejection, no guilt, no remorse

It’s not the first time I’m following Seinfeld and The Sopranos at the same. My favorite television shows and completely on the other end of the field of each other. Seinfeld season 8 with cool as hell episodes as The Bizarro Jerry, The Package, The Abstinence, to name only a few.

Go around looking for bogeymen to blame

To no surprise, another mind-blowing season. There’s the much-talked rape episode, as well as Pine Barrens, often heralded as the best television episode anywhere, directed by Steve Buscemi. Exceptional. Ahead of its time.

All this and more

A stand-up comedian struggles to co-parent his autistic son. A simple story, seen many times before, but solid and entertaining little flick...