Okja

 'Blade shoulder! Loin! Spare rib! Hock! Got it? This is what will happen to her. This is Okjas fate. Fate!'

Year: 2017
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson 

Starring: Seo-hyun Ahn, Byun Hee-Bong , Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Shirley Henderson, Yoon Je-moon, Choi Woo-shik, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito
What is this about: This story follows Mija, a young girl living with her grand-pa in the mountains near Seoul with Okja, an odd animal owned by big american farming corporation.


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: This was a really pleasant suprise. Capitalism is criticism, animal right activism, some raw reality, hint of fantasy.
How did I felt: Heartwarming and sad at the same time.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 2/5

Reminiscence

 Tell me a story

- A story, what kind of story?

One with a happy ending

- There's no such thing as a happy ending. All endings are sad especially when the story was happy.

Then tell me a happy story but end it in the middle

Year: 2021
Director: Lisa Joy
Writer: Lisa Joy
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson,  Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira,  Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen, Natalie Martinez, Angela Sarafyan as Elsa Carine, Javier Molina, Sam Medina, Norio Nishimura, Roxton Garcia, Nico Parker
What is this about: Twisted love story mystery thriller in the near future. After a climate catastrophe world isn't the same. People, at least the poor ones, live at night because weather is cooler then. Many people are addicted to drug called baca. Nick works in a facility where he and his partner allow customers to use machine that show their memories.


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Characters, plottwists, visuality. Mix of mystery and dystopia.
How did I felt: Loved it. Rough themes but entertaining outcome.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Burning (Beoning)

You can make it disappear as if it never existed

Year: 2018
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Writers: Jungmi Oh and, Lee Chang-dong(screenplay by), Haruki Murakami (story)
Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung, Ban Hye-ra
What is this about: Movie describes odd friendship-like relationship between three youngs. It starts when a writer and deliveryman Jong-su runs into his childhood friend, Hae-mi, and they sems to have some romantic sparcle, but Soon Hae-mi meets succesful and charismatic Ben.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Ominous atmosphere, mystery, great plot
How did I felt: Interested, excited, not too scared. Slow thriller.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

The girl with all the gifts

'They gather in groups as they did in the base. We're not sure why.

- They must be lonely.'

Year: 2016
Director: Colm McCarthy

Writer: Mike Carey
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua, Anamaria Marinca, Fisayo Akinade, Anthony Welsh, Dominique Tipper, Elisha Lane
What is this about: Scientists are trying to find a cure against virus, that turns people into zombies. Scientific studies can be seen unethical, but the time is running out and medicin isn't ready.


Content warnings: Violence.
Best about it: Storyline is different from basic zombi movies. Relatable characters.
How did I felt: Interested, not too repulsed. Goog movie for dystopian fans.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Palm Springs

'Good day so far?

- Today, tomorrow, yesterday, it's all the same'

Year: 2020

Director: Max Barbakow
Writer: Andy Siara, Max Barbakow
Starring: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J. K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Camila Mendes, Tyler Hoechlin, Chris Pang, Jacqueline Obradors, June Squibb, Tongayi Chirisa
What is this about: Romatic comedy but with hint of sci-fi and mystery


Content warnings: None
Best about it: Easy good mood movie with some twists
How did I felt: Entertained
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 2/5

W

Power is perversion

Year: 2022
Director: Anna Eriksson
Writer: Anna Eriksson
Starring: Anna Eriksson, Hanna Trygg, Jussi Parviainen, Parco Lee, Jooseppi Pyykkö, Iida Rauma, Ninja Sarasalo, Karina Kivilahti, Kirsi Nisonen, Marianna Uutinen, Eeva Trygg, Minttu Vesala

What is this about: Dark, psychological, dystopia art movie about bunker where madame europe is dying.

Author tells sadomasocistic scenario is a way of descriping the political game of imperialistic states. This is a seconfd movie of trilogy. 

Content warnings: Sexual and violent content
Best about it: Visuality, the overall artistic atmosphere and brave choise of themes such as war, death, sexuality and subconsiousness. The visuality is rough but plot or atmosphere aren't fearfull.
How did I felt: This is not an entertaining movie to watch, it's more like slow, meditative, torturing art experience. 
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 5/5

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The Gangster the cop the devil (Akinjeon)

Who ever catched him keeps him

Year: 2019
Director: Won-Tae Lee
Writer: Won-Tae Lee
Starring: Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Bae-soo, Mu-Yeol Kim, Park Bo-kyung , Kim Sungkyu, Heo Dong-won, Gyu-ri Kim, Seung-mok Yoo, Cha Soon-bae, Choi Chul Min
What is this about: Jung Tae-seok is a cop trying to catch a serial killer, but corruption and organize crime makes his personal mission difficult.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Visuality, characters, plot twists. Violent but not too dark.
How did I felt: Entertained. Engaging and creepy plot kept interested.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 2,5/5