Squash 'em down

Quite a cool low-key indie crime thingy directed by actor Macon Blair who himself has starred in similar movies such as Blue Ruin and Green Room. A woman is burglarized and while investigating the case herself she teams up with a neighbor metalhead. Even if it's supposed to be a sort of dark comedy, it turns pretty gory in the end.

Bird never make nest in bare tree

The sixth James Bond film, directed by Lewis Gilbert in 1967, starring Sean Connery as the agent 007, Akiko Wakabayashi and Mie Hama as the Bond girls Aki and Kissy Suzuki, Bernard Lee as Bond's superior (the head of MI6), Desmond Llewelyn as 'Q' (the head of Q division), Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny (MI6 secretary) and Donald Pleasance as Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE, as the main antagonist. Title song sung by Nancy Sinatra. They frame 007's death, so he can discreetly investigate the case involving kidnapped spacecrafts. James Bond is back in proper action after the Casino Royale catastrophe.

For the love of shit

I reckon this was done under the watchful eyes of the remaining Queen members, so Bohemian Rhapsody gives a onesided, slicked, even lazy and easily digestable portrayal of the band and its vocalist Freddie Mercury. There's suprisingly little to grab hold of, a typical biopic, probably all the juiciest bits evened out and their biggest assets - their songs and song writing - are left without too much attention. And not to take anything away from Rami Malek's performance, but his flamboyance was a tad too excessive and it just looked like actor doing his job, nothing too remarkable.

Tales from the dead west

Season #9 of The Walking Dead. Once again, I seriously contemplated of  leaving it at that and just drop watching the series. I don't like most of the characters any longer, it's full of shit episodes, but the ones that aren't shit are extraordinary good therefore it's still watchable and I'm anticipating the following season.

Fascist in a good way

Well, I had nothing to do, so to put something on to pass the time, but not wasting it, I knew this one should guarantee a few laughs. And it sure did. A few scenes are so hilarious and vulgar that you are either disgusted and insulted or laughing your tits off.

No place for a priest

There's a hotel El Royale built exactly between the border of California and Nevada. The hotel has mysteries of its own, but the strangers who meet there by chance add even more enigma to the story. One of the best movies this year, no doubt, wonderful stylistic film noir, a proper mystery thriller, enhanced by lush colourful cinematography. Drew Goddard's (The Cabin in the Woods) second full-lenght feature.

This Boogeyman is real

Oh shit, Michael Myers escapes after 40 years of incarceration! He butchers everyone who stands in his way and particularly his old nemesis Lauri Strode should be extra wary because the stark raving lunatic is out for a revenge! I expected nothing therefore the ferocity of Michael Myers' wrath was warmly welcomed.

Turning our spitfires to face them

Set in a prison camp in Nazi Germany in 1944. The movie, frankly, has cheapness and amateurism written all over it. It looks like they built up the set at some piggery somewhere, filled it up with drama school drop-outs and hoped it looks like an authentic prison camp. And the story, well, apparently the prisoners in those places hunted cats, built radios, knitted socks and particularly made violins to kill time. Must have been fun times. Based on actual events, so it's gotta be true. Not that bad a movie though, but leaves something to be desired.

Three hidden keys to three magic gates

People's lives are so miserable in overpopulated and shitstained world that the only way of escape is a worldwide virtual reality called Oasis where you can be anyone and anything you want. Oasis is full of adventures and even secrets that open new oppurtunities. Ready Player One is a part sci-fi adventure and part animated feature. Kind of colourful high-tech pop culture hipster shit and geeks love it.

Scarred for life

I reckon this is not the best - definitely not the funniest - things Ricky Gervais has penned, but After Life has certain charm at least. Widower Tony mourns the death of his wife and considers offing himself as well. Full of brilliant laconic humour that can easily fly by if you aren't used to the style Ricky Gervais is known for. He seamlessly debates on issues of kindness, happiness, misery and vulgar laughs on a same sentence. Makes people laugh and cry at the same time. Makes After Life a memorable series and having said that, in the end, it's one of his best productions.

A good matador doesn't kill a fresh bull

The first season of Billions. The greatest surprises are the gifts you least expect. Like this one. On a table, say, mere synopsis concerned this series is about head-to-head rivalry between U.S. attorney and hedge fund businessman. Boring. I should not care less. But in truth, it's done with so much vigour, intelligence and sense of excitement that it grabs you for a ride of total entertainment. Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti lead an absolutely stellar cast and writing turns insignificant and far-off subjects into one of the most interesting things we've ever followed.

Like raven's wing at midnight

The fifth James Bond film, directed by Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish and Richard Talmadge in 1967, starring David Niven as the agent 007, Ursula Andress as the Bond girl Vesper Lynd, John Huston as Bond's superior M (the head of MI6), Geoffrey Bayldon as 'Q' (the head of Q division), Barbara Bouchet as Miss Moneypenny (MI6 secretary) and Woody Allen as Dr. Noah, the head of SMERSH, the main antagonist. Most likely the worst movie I have ever seen.

The greatest mystery of heavens

Martians are turning smalltown citizens into mutants! An unknown flying object lands in a sandpile, hides and eats people for breakfast! Unwillingly but understandably corny scifi cult movie from 1953.

Safe from own memory

Dan Merrick is in a near-fatal car accident and after he wakes up from a coma he's lost most of his memory. As the secrets are coming out, digging up his past is a painful - bits gruesome - mission. Late 80s and early 90s thrillers starring either Tom Berenger or Tom Selleck were my guilty pleasures and it's nice to reminiscence the past.

Chains are broken

David Kim's daughter disappears and he starts tracking down her whereabouts on social media only to find out he knew his daughter hardly at all. The big question is did she disappear by her own choice, did she kill herself, was she kidnapped possibly killed by a stranger or someone she knew? This was built excellently, a little off-kilter from the traditional ways of movie making, using social media networks as the platform unfolding the story. The story that moved forwards like a burning fuse to a barrel of gunpowder.

Waiting for death's cold embrace

This is so typical crime comedy that I thought they'd stopped doing them. Gambling debts grown out of proportions, cheating, blackmailing, hired gun taking care of loose ends, couple of twists and turns - it's clichéd to hell and back yet it's still rather funny, funky and groovy.

All those guns to kill one man

I thought I had seen all the films starring Clint Eastwood, but somehow Joe Kidd has slipped under the radar. It has an amazing line-up: starring Clint Eastwood, John Saxon and Robert Duvall, music by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke), it's written by Elmore Leonard and directed by John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral). All is well, a lovely little gem from 1972. Joe Kidd is a town drunk, trouble maker and hunter of people and animals. He's playing it cool when landowners are busy shooting each other.