Sempiternal angels

Somehow it feels like this could be - right down to the actors - a completely artificially generated entertainment. Everything seems so damn unnatural and absurd. Focusing on the crappy story is a whole other issue.

Everything in red means trouble

Oh hell, the train is on the run and it's full of toxic chemicals! There are dozens of small towns along the track and one of them could be decimated if this steel giant derails! Or it could crash into another train! This matter needs to be taken seriously and the solution may only be found by hardened railway professionals. Tony Scott conjured up an incredibly spine-chilling thriller on this subject too.

Somewhere out there

A couple's son dies in a car accident and the grief-stricken parents deal with this horrific event very differently. Strong performances from Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, but unfortunately otherwise a rather disposable drama.

Cloaked in pus

Louis Theroux follows and interviews ultra-masculine social media influencers. The scariest thing about it is their influence on young people. Because their world is distorted and wrong in every way. It's sickening to watch.

White Lotus, Yam-yam and Shanghai Sally

The 9th and final season of Seinfeld. Once again, thank you and goodbye. We'll see you soon. 

Stars exploding

One of the finest Stephen King adaptations. A very strong and emotional story without being overly colored with supernatural elements. The life of one man, Chuck, and at the same time all of humanity, told in three episodes. All good, but especially the first part, in its beauty of hopelessness, is cinema magic at its best. Actually, the film gives viewers very simple and heartwarming life advice, but a lot to think about.

The arrow of cosmic seeds

At least when it comes to the characters, it's a bit like a madhouse. Although the film has macabre humor and Nordic irony, it has a rather serious and dark undertone. Here, we simultaneously laugh at life, celebrate it, and explore the impact of tragedy on the human psyche. Anders Thomas Jensen (Riders of Justice, Adam's Apples) is the next figure in the line of notable Danish filmmakers.

Two shades of mythical coldness

I read David Howarth's book Die Alone (1955) and noticed that it has been made into two films. Arne Skouen's Nine Lives (1957) and this Harald Zwart's The 12th Man (2017). An incredibly amazing survival story about a Norwegian soldier who, instead of carrying out a planned sabotage mission, flees the Nazis in perhaps the most barren and unforgiving terrain in the world. It also tells of people's selfless desire to help, even at the risk of the helpers risking their own lives and the lives of their families. The film is also excellent.

Born in a balloon

While vacationing in England, a Canadian man is suddenly embroiled in international espionage and is suspected of murdering a young woman! And the whole of Britain is after him. The trip to London has suddenly become a nightmare! 9 Steps, from 1935, is a wonderfully crafted suspense film by Alfred Hitchcock.

A headache to eternity

Although it took several years before the notorious terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was captured, this documentary is a great testament to the intense intelligence work that went into finding and killing him. Slow but very determined research work by CIA analysts. And finally, a precision-executed operation by special forces.

Going to buried in the frozen ground

Such a wicked fun to watch. A very genre-conscious and action-packed war film. While the previous movie Sisu (2022) focused on killing Nazis, now the fucking Russians get their share in Sisu: Road to Revenge. A lonely and very quiet, but honest and stubborn Finnish warrior, he cares little about the superior enemy and simply crushes them one by one to get his way. Nothing more than straightforward action, but works amazingly well.

Unfinished bloodshed

This isn't the first Korean film to combine naive humor with a serious suspense story. And let's be honest, it hasn't worked before. The film is about chasing a serial killer and the story is also dulled by overly long fight scenes. A well-made thriller otherwise.