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Nobody

A man, caught in the daily family grind, snaps after a burgary and gets into war with the Russian mob

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
23-07-2024
6.5

First part good, second part amusing but unconvincing action

Initially was quite excited, as this felt like an interesting variation of Falling Down, with a normal man snapping and no longer caring. But then it turns into John Wick mode, where he endlessly escapes bullets from mindless goons - if they shoot at all. This was the lesser part.
6.5

Lost Highway

A saxophone player gets sucked into an ever stranger murder case, involving a femme fatal

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
22-07-2024
7

Filmnoir with a some absurdity - which I wanted to like more.

Maybe these film-noir type of movies are just not be cup of tea, but I had trouble getting into this, and Pullman, with his single-expression stonerface, wasn't helping. The weird twists and turns were nice though, as was the lovely Arquette. But I felt I was missing something.
7

Verliefd op Bali

A mother and her two daughters go to Bali to process grandma's death, and their cursed proceedings in love

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
22-07-2024
6

Slightly amusing but deserved to be great

This is not a movie I would normally watch, so I'll try to be fair. The story provides fruitful soil for comical situations, a stab at Bali tourism and has room for some deeper explorations. It's all there, it kinda works, but it's also a lukewarm, lacking a sharp script to make it pop.
6

Appleseed Alpha

A soldier and her cyborg compagnion assist a mysterious girl in a post war world

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-07-2024
6.5

Some cool graphics served rather plainly

Unfamiliar with the anime backstory, I had to take it as it was. I really liked some of the visuals, and the story was descent enough. But it failed to make a real impact, it all felt kind of flat and 1 dimensional. Some good supporting music was suspiciously absent or mixed in way too soft.
6.5

Starfish (2018)

While grieving for her friend, a mysterious code unlocks.. the end of the world?

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-07-2024
6.5

A balancing act

At times I found this mysterious, arty and dreamy slow burner, nicely flavored with a dash of horror and science fiction, intriguing and pretty. At other times I found it pretentious, sleep-inducing and pointless. I suspect most will only find it one of these.
6.5

Acolyte, The

A Starwars crime detective story involving twins with a mysterious origins and a hunger for revenge against the jedi

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
19-07-2024
4.5

An unnecessary, unremarkable and average starwars show

I did not think it was AS bad as the internet thought it was, but I did think it was extremely average on all counts. Most noticeably, you can only shrug when it's over because it doesn't feel like a starwars story, it didn't need to be, and it doesn't seem to affect it any way.
4.5

'71

Amidst the religous wars in Belfast, a soldier gets left behind on the wrong side of town

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
18-07-2024
7

A solid manhunt

Tension runs high as both the people who hunt him down, as those that try to rescue him, are involved in shady groups and alliances. It's a well made, tense movie with some hefty moments. Ultimately is more a manhunt than a political commentary, which is probably for the better.
7

Begotten

Extremely grainy footage of extemely disturbing stuff happening

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
17-07-2024
7.5

A curious and unstelling project that intrigues

The disturbing and intriguing images, presented on extremely deteriorated film with nausea inducing sounds, make this almost unbearable (had to turn down the brightness), which I guess was the idea. I did find that looking at something you don't understand can only last for so long.
7.5

I.S.S.

Russians and American inhabitants of ISS can no longer trust each other when a war breaks out on between their countries

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
16-07-2024
6.5

A nice idea done nicely

The movie mostly plays out as you'd expect and is reasonably exciting, but nerve wrecking it is not. Similarly, effects and acting are also decent enough, but nothing truly impressive. So yeh, an entertaining, original yet average scifi flick it is.
6.5

247°F

Three kids get locked in a sauna.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
07-07-2024
6.5

Execution a bit lacklustre, but what an idea

As a horror, it is kind of so-so. The script lacks finesse to really make us feel the heat, and the characters are not likable enough to care and share the anguish. The idea of it though, is quite sensational, and had me pondering what I what do, so it does give something.
6.5

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