Sunday, December 1, 2019

Earthquake Bird

 All day long I watch people talk, without saying what they are really thinking.

Year: 2019 
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writer: Susanna Jones, Wash Westmoreland
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kiki Sukezane, Kenichi Masuda, Naoki Kobayash, Riley Keough, Chiaki Kawam, Ken Yamamura
What is this about: Lucy, a melancholic girl living in Tokyo, is a murder suspect when her friend goes missing.

Content warnings: Some sexual and violent content
Best about it: Visually pleasing, characters are somehow easy to infentify with and plot keeps you wanting to know what will happen next.
How did I felt: Loved this. Absolutely nothing wrong whith this. This is also propably first Nextflix film I loved.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Friday, November 29, 2019

Joker

Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?

Year: 2019
Director: Todd Phillips
Writer: Todd Phillip, Scott Silver
Starring:  Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conro, Glenn Fleshle, Leigh Gill, Bill Camp
What is this about: Realistic story of how Joker is born in the 80's in the city of Gotham after he has troubles living as a member of society.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: How the hero and antihero is same time really disgusting, someone who you feel sorry for and someone you can relate. Possible causes of mental problems is descriped very well. Some way the movie was joyful in a very absurd way and the plot kept moving forward.
How did I felt: From anxious to jubilant.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 4/5

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Gone Girl

I feel like I could disappear
Year: 2014
Director:
David Fincher

Writer: Gillian Flynn
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Emily Ratajkowski
What is this about: Something that first looks like a perfect love story start to reviel ugly features when Nicks wife goes missing.

Content warnings: violence, nudity
Best about it: The plot has many very unexpected turns. I also liked how there really isn't a 'good guy', most of the characters are some how rotten.
How did I felt: Really unpleasant and disturbed but worth watching anyway.
Goodness: 3/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Lifechanger

 If I don’t do this, I’ll die. I’m not ready to die, which means you’ll have to.


Year: 2018
Director & writer:
Justin McConnell
Starring: Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Elitsa Bako, Sam White, Rachel VanDuzer, Steve Kasan, Uche Ama
What is this about: This is unexpected journey of a a shapeshifter who is forced to make murders to stay alive.

Content warnings: Sex, nudity, death, violence
Best about it: This was just something very unique. Brutal at subtle way.
How did I felt: I was tired and didn't think I would watch the whole movie at once but somehow this kept me wanting to see what is going to happen. Really worth watching!
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 5/5


Trailer: klik

Friday, July 26, 2019

What happened to monday

'Karen, you have any siblings? 
- No'

Year: 2017
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Writers: Max Botkin, Kerry Williamson
Starring: Noomi Rapac, Clara Read, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck, Pål Sverre Hagen, Tomiwa Edun
What is this about:  It's year 2043 and because of over population families are allowed to have only one children. Younger siblings are kept in cryosleep in the Child Allocation bureau, waiting for the better wolrd.

Content warnings: Some violence and sex
Best about it: I love sci-fi thrillers but don't see often enough good ones. It was such a pleasure to find a perfect example of the genre. Plot was ok and visually pretty average sci-fi, but overall very pleasant package with some suprises.
How did I felt:Interested and amused. 
Goodness: 4,5/5
Weirdness: 3/5