tiistai 7. joulukuuta 2021

Suspiria

 Love and manipulation. They share houses very often.

Year: 2018
Director:
Luca Guadagnino
Writer: David Kajganich
Starring: Dakota Johnson,  Tilda Swinton,  Mia Goth, Angela Winkler,  Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Harper
What is this about: Young woman joins dance academy in Berlin. Nice coincidence that one room happens to be free in the dormitory after one dancer left. A bit later it starts to seem that academy is run by witches. Surrealistic and supernatural story with horror elements.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Visuality. Very rough and strong but doesn't show too much blood
How did I felt: I have to say that I really don't know if I liked this or not. First it felt a bit too scary, but I liked the story, a bit later it sort of went over the top and everything was a little bit too much so credibility worsened. Somehow the big picture was good anyway and the movie has very strong own unique world.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 4/5

sunnuntai 21. marraskuuta 2021

2046

Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late.

Year: 2004
Director: Won Kar Wai

Writer: Won Kar Wai
Starring: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong, Gong Li,  Carina Lau, Maggie Cheung, Takuya Kimur, Chang Che, Wang Sum

What is this about: Twisted romantic drama with a hint of futurism. Writer Chow Mo-wan escapes his heartbreaks in to several romances and writing a story about 2046 a place/time where nothing ever changes.


Content warnings: Sex
Best about it: Several layers of story, nice visuality and soundscape
How did I felt: Entertained. Liked it a lot
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

 Trailer: Klik

sunnuntai 17. lokakuuta 2021

Dune

 Do you often dream things that happen just as you dreamed them?

Year: 2021
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth  
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac , Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård  , Zendaya, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chen Chang

Content warnings: K-12 violence, so not so much
Best about it: Visuality, color themes, sounds. Very beautiful and nicely done. I also liked political themes
How did I felt: I have to admit that i felt occasionally I bit bored, because of the adventurous nature of the movie and many action scenes. If you happen to like adventure movies, this propably wont bother you. There was also some fantasy elements that didn't impress me. I'm a big fan of dystopias, but I like them to feel more real. Overall very much worth watching even tho it wasn't as mindblowing.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 2/5

Photos 1 & 4: www.dunemovie.com

tiistai 12. lokakuuta 2021

The Lighthouse

Say, why is it bad luck to kill a gull?

-In them's the souls of sailors what met their maker

Year: 2019
Director:
Robert Eggers
Writer: Robert Eggers, Max Eggers
Starring:  Robert Pattinson,  Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes
What is this about: Ephraim Winslow is sent to the lighthouse to work as Thomas Wakes helper for a month. Island's longtime keeper proves to be very demanding and even intimidating and seems to want to keep his secrets. Working in isolated island doing burdensome chores causes harm for both of them. Athmosphere is dark from the beginning 'till the end.

Content warnings: Violence.
Best about it: In the beginning I had a feeling that I know where this is going and it bothered me, but luckyly I realised very soon, that I was wrong and I was able to watch forward open-minded. Characters were well created and film was visually pleasant.
How did I felt: A bit anxious, partly heartbreaking. I did not like this movie at all, but I still think it's a good one. Not a good-mood movie.
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 5/5

lauantai 14. elokuuta 2021

Lost Highway

  I like to remember things my own way

Year: 1997
Director: David Lynch

Writer: David Lynch, Barry Gifford
Starring: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius, Louis Eppolito, Balthazar Getty, Gary Busey, Lucy Butler, Robert Loggia
What is this about: I've seen this twice now and I have to admit that I still don't know what this is about. Jazz mucisian Fred and his wife renee finds out someone is stalking them and weird story where time doesn't happen linearly starts. Enjoying the experience works better than trying to analyze the plot. It's a mix of love, lust, crime and mystery.

Content warnings: Sex, violence
Best about it: Visuality, atmospere and characters
How did I felt: Confused, entertained
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 4/5

Official trailer: klik

tiistai 13. heinäkuuta 2021

Who am I - Kein System ist sicher

MRX has three rules.

First: no system is safe. 

Second: Aim for the impossible. 

Third: Have fun in cyberspace and meat space.

Year: 2014
Director: Baran bo Odar

Writer: Jantje Friese, Baran bo Odar
Starring: Tom Schilling, Elyas M'BarekWotan, Wilke Möhring, Antoine Monot Jr.,  Hannah Herzsprung, Stephan Kampwirth, Trine Dyrholm, Leopold Hornung, Katharina Matz, Leonard Carow
What is this about: Benjamin Engel a nerdy pizza delivery guy joins a hacker group that will not stay unnoticed. They cause general disorder around Berlin and become popular in a social media and darknet. Nice drama, with a hint of mystery and scifi feeling.

Content warnings: Violence, drugs
Best about it: I didn't have any expectations and I was many times pleasently suprised. Plot is somehow not beliaévable all the time, but if you don't let that bother you, story is great.
How did I felt: Amused. Overall a good mood movie
Goodness: 4,5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

Trailer: klik

sunnuntai 24. tammikuuta 2021

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

'You can hit me.'

- What?

'One strike. To balance the energy between us.'

Year: 2017
Director:
Macon Blair
Writer: Macon Blair
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, Chris Doubek, Marilyn Faith Hickey, Gary Anthony Williams, Devon Graye
What is this about: Ruth is living laconic depressed life and her world shakes even a bit more when her house gets robbed. Police don't seem to be interested solving the crime, not even when there's clear evidence, but her neighboor is ready to help.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Unusual plot and deep characters. Couldn't find any flaws.
How did I felt: Emotional, enough excited, suprised and contented
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 3/5

lauantai 23. tammikuuta 2021

Stretch

The money you owe? I'm gonna need it by midnight tonight or you're dead.

Year: 2014
Director: 
Joe Carnahan
Writer: Joe Carnahan, Jerry Corley
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Brooklyn Decker, Jessica Alba, Shaun Toub, Chris Pine
What is this about: Stretch is former gambler and current limo driver who tries to get over his ex lover, pay his debts and keeps his live together but ends up in quite big mess while trying to keep his rich client happy.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: Light and easy to watch but not boring. Characters are deep enough, so the action parts don't feel meaningless.
How did I felt: Entertained
Goodness: 4/5
Weirdness: 2/5

torstai 14. tammikuuta 2021

Vivarium

It's not exactly what we were looking for

First movie I watched 2021 and the start of weirdness was strong! This is quite unique and creepy but nothing brutal.

Year: 2019
Director: Lorcan Finnegan

Writer: Lorcan Finnegan, Garret Shanley
Starring: Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, Côme Thiry, Senan Jennings, Éanna Hardwicke
What is this about: Couple is looking for a new home to move in together and have offspring later. Before even buying a house they get stuck to perfect neighborhood, witch seems rightaway somehow odd.

Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: I excpeced some sort of plot twist but thet never happened. You don't know what you get when you start watching this.
How did I felt: Anxious but interested
Goodness: 3,5/5
Weirdness: 5/5

Trailer: klik