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Arcadian
(2024)

Would have been a solid 8 if no shaking camera
The hand held shaky camera can work for some shots but it was used too much, like even the final shot over which the end titles go of a meadow is shaking instead of a nice picturesque frame. In fact there is a shot where they are all on a vehicle with a fixed go pro camera or something and it's easily the best shot of the entire thing.

Mr. Cage is solid a subdued performance and he is I would say a support cast although not in terms of minutes on screen.

The movie offers plenty of scares etc. However I would almost classify it as a drama. It revolves around 2 young brothers and what I would describe as passage into adulthood with Nic Cage as the father, a protector and guide. All set in a backdrop of a post apocalyptic strange new world with monsters.

I don't regret seeing it.

The Girl in the Pool
(2024)

Quite good actually
It's a thriller suspense type movie with some dark comedy elements. Freddie Prinze Jr. Is the main character that gets in trouble and he tries to wiggle his way out of it.

The plot is very thin, nothing special but the dialogues are good. The writing is actually elevating this to a decent movie. The acting is solid especially from the veteran actors.

The budget isn't the highest, in terms of production it's nothing special, it's a one location movie happening in one fancy house but it's not like a higher budget was necessary for the story.

It's one of those movie where time flies watching it, the pacing is great. I was entertained. Not a movie you will remember 2 weeks later but nothing that will bore you.

Lunacy
(2024)

An art movie
Unless you are the type that regularly watches and enjoys performance art, you know the type where somebody does weird body movements to some weird music, I suggest you skip this movie.

I mean the movie is decently filmed, the camera work is good, the actors do their thingy, there is some "profound" narration about light conquering dark and finding oneself etc.

Also the movie is filmed on some rich guys island and his post modern concrete and glass abomination of a house in the middle of a jungle that made me puke but maybe you like seeing stuff like that?

I'm sure some will enjoy this, average viewer looking for some kind of thriller/horror/sci fi beware.

Latency
(2024)

More of a psychological drama
So it's not really a sci fi or a horror movie even though there are some elements of it. Kinda like a lower budget black mirror episode. It's a single location movie but it doesn't look low budget the CGI is good in couple of scene where it is used. The acting is fine also.

The movie deals with a terminally online young woman getting a new technology which links her brain with her computer. Stuff starts happening.

The pacing isn't the best there's some filler here considering there isn't an hour and half worth of plot.

The movie is kinda sad and disturbing. Might be triggering to some people.

Space Cadet
(2024)

Funny and touching
It's a feel good comedy, the characters are likeable. Emma Roberts joins a NASA training program even though she's completely incompetent. The premise is ridiculous and not very realistic at all but so what. It leads to many funny moments and positive messages about friendship and working together.

Even though the main character is a Florida party girl the movie is family friendly. It's almost a bit childish at times, absolutely no violence or bad words.

Acting is solid even if the characters are a bit cliche. As long as you can not overthink the movie and enjoy it for what it is you will have a good time.

Cemitério
(2024)

Meandering
Van Holt is the main actor in this a detective looking for a serial killer. Mel Gibson is a profiler with the FBI he has about 15 minutes and 50 Cent is police chief also 15 minutes.

The whole thing seems like it was written to be a pilot for a TV show, the entire thing looks like one also, but instead it was made a movie, it happens a lot in the industry. As such some subplots are rushed, some things are unresolved etc.

It's nice to see Mel Gibson he is obviously the best acting talent in this, quite possibly ad libbing his lines because his character is the only interesting one.

It plays out more like one of those crime documentaries, we are just going through the motions.

The movie basically doesn't have what can be called an ending, it's like a first episode of a miniseries, which is probably the most disappointing thing about it. Some things do get resolved but they almost happen off screen and explain with a couple of lines of dialogue so the movie has some cohesion.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)

Betrayed by budget and script rewrites???
First of Alyla Browne deserved to be top billing along Anya and Chris because she is in half the movie playing a young Furiosa and she is great.

It's an action movie and there is plenty of good action but the movie still fails in that regard also. It fails because the movie and script sets the stage for one final epic action scene that never happens probably because of budget restrains and I suspect some script rewrites happen instead. With one final 20-30 action scene this would have been an amazing action movie finishing on a high note.

On the drama department there is a lack of new characters or even fleshed out ones apart from Chris Hemsworth's Dementus who surprisingly does amazing. Unfortunately his character is betrayed by the script as well. While he brings this character to life with great body language acting and simple stylish dialogue, he is given a monologue where the character reveals to us his thoughts and feeling but it doesn't work, because such a character embroiled in lunacy can't have self awareness, it's as if the writer is speaking to us not the character. It's a failure of the script that was likely rewritten and we get talking instead of amazing action at the very end.

Fallout
(2024)

Unfamiliar with the game but this is all wrong.
Maybe it's for those that enjoyed the game but so many elements in this require massive suspension of belief that it's impossible to not cringe.

World got destroyed in an alternate 50s and we are 200, not 20 but 200 years in the future. Some people survive in underground vaults and our protagonist is about to go on an adventure to the surface.

Has it been 200 years or are we in present day Detroit. No imagination when it comes to any of the designs .

We have tires and trash laying around. Just about every scene has a tire laying in the background. Makeshift buildings. People engaging in cannibalism to survive. Clean concrete roads from before. Yet we also have advanced robotics and technology in the hands of people wearing rags. So people can't figure out sewing? Food, clothing and shelter is basic survival that people would figure out or go extinct. Roads get fully covered in dirt in 1-2 years.

The story does the old trick of keeping us guessing to make the viewer watch more episode. Instead of being invested in the character succeeding on her quest, we are invested to find out what's it all about. Plus our heroine and side heroes just happen to stumble upon that one thing they need whenever they need it. Over and over and over again.

The actors do a good job and are the only thing that bring any life to this.

Chief of Station
(2024)

Average action movie
If you like the type of movies with some simple plot that tries to sound complicated and some shooting and cars flipping that you have seen many times but somehow you always enjoy the next one than this is a movie for you.

Aaron Eckhart does good, Olga Kurylenko is only a minor role she has maybe 20 minutes screen time but it's always nice to see her she is still one of the most beautiful women ever.

Gun go bang, car go vroom then boom. I am satisfied.

There is no superfluous sex scene, the violence isn't particularly graphic it's mostly people getting shot with gun, I would say 10 year olds can watch no problem.

You Can't Run Forever
(2024)

Decent low budgeter, J.K. Simmons elevates it to watchable
It's a thriller/horror with a psycho (J. K. Simmons) on the loose. A girl gets into his crosshairs and she is the other main character. The story is simple, there is violence and one pretty disturbing scene where not everything is shown but made me kinda sick.

I assume J. K. Simmons is in this due to his wife being the writer/director, he is obviously a notch above other actors.

There is a subplot involving dealing with trauma but the movie doesn't explore it too deeply.

The refreshing part is that the police are incompetent and cowardly just like in real life, instead of the usual glorification.

The Veil
(2024)

A psychological spy thriller
Elisabeth Moss is a spy specialized in undercover work to extract information from unsuspecting (or are they suspecting this time) bad guys. She is somewhat of a wild card, go with the flow, doing things her way to get things done.

This time there is a potential ISIS terror thing that might happen and she is on the case working with the French and Americans befriending and helping a woman suspected to be ISIS.

Intriguing plot, good acting, some humor, some action, plenty of tension.

The intelligence people are competent, cunning and dangerous, it all seems very realistic and not romanticized like usual.

Sleeping Dogs
(2024)

Above average due to solid cast
The movie is just average, things like music, cinematography etc. It's not bad but nothing new or special. The plot is a bit convoluted which will either keep you engaged or annoy you depending on your mood.

Solid performances from the main players, particularly the creepy yet sexy professor guy.

Russel Crowe is the main character, a retired detective with a new/old case. It's basically a mystery detective story with some added drama psychology elements.

The biggest problem is one has to keep ones attention to know what is happening but it's mostly just dialogue and Mr. Crowe asking people stuff which leads to new discoveries so he goes and asks some more.

Land of Bad
(2024)

Russel Crowe is a true pro
So this is a decent US military doing special operation action movie, very little fluff, the editing and pace is very good. Overall a solid watch. I watched it in the theatre and I don't regret it, never got bored, the movie never slows down.

Russel Crowe is a support cast in this even though he has plenty of screen time but he again carries the movie with superb acting. A lot of actors just sleepwalk through some movies while Mr. Crowe is delivering even if he stars in a cheese movie like Popes Exorcist. I really hope he gets cast in some oscar worthy role again because he still got it and shows up in every movie. Also even though he got fat somehow he is even more charming and attractive now than before.

Ripper's Revenge
(2023)

Decent watch
There is good acting in this and also the pacing is decent. The story is okayish, it's a jack the ripper is back murder mystery, or is he? Main character is a news reporter figuring things out.

It's obviously low budget with most of it happening in 3-4 locations, it could work as a stage play. It's dialogue heavy. Even though it's lower budget the makeup, costumes and locations all look decent. No low budget mishaps, lighting, camera work etc. Are all good.

There's a couple of dead women in rather gruesome fashion but I didn't find it too extreme, there is also some bare breasted lady. Minimal actual violence the dead bodies are just laying with blood on them.

Box: Metaphor
(2023)

It's a horror movie
A woman is trapped in a box as part of some future dystopian prison rehabilitation system.

It's more of a horror torture movie. Not really sci fi, anything happening in the future these days is called sci fi.

It's low budget more of a performance from one actress with a few other having 1-2 minute pop ins.

The box is poorly lit adding to the dark depressive feel of the movie. There are some quite disturbing scenes, more implied gore because it's all happening in the dark.

There is maybe some Christian symbology or something going on that I did not understand with Ave Maria playing, or maybe they just choose the song because it's free use who could tell.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(2024)

Weird and bad
What is up with pairing up very attractive men with bland female leads? I guess it's for the female audience to imagine themselves in their position or something. Maybe it's acting ability or the writing or just natural charisma but Donald Glover has it, Maya Erskine doesn't. So it just doesn't work.

The show is 90% their relationship and it's boring, there is even an entire episode where they discuss marital issues with a counselor, do you really want to spend your time watching another couples counseling session and hearing about their issues?

For some reason just about every episode has a strong guest star in minor roles which kept me watching, such as Sarah Paulson as the mentioned counselor which is total waste of talent. Paul Dano, John Torturro, atleast Ron Perlman was given something to work with.

Was expecting comedy, action, romance, quirky side characters, maybe some interesting villains (there are basically none), instead got a failing marriage drama. There are 2 decent episodes, the one on the ski resort which has good writing, and the Ron Perlman one only because of Ron Perlman., you can skip the rest.

Sight Unseen
(2024)

Interesting premise but generic in everything else
It's a cop show, main character is a female detective who is losing her eyesight, she quits the job and then teams up with another woman that talks in her ear what is in front of her. There is also a male ex partner detective. It's an interesting idea but it's not that easy to write a story around it, still it somewhat works.

In the end it's just another average cop show, average actors and characters, nothing really stands out. The loss of eyesight becomes more of a gimmick because the emotions or drama connected with this is just rushed over and we are straight into crime solving, getting bad guys and saving victims etc.

The Bricklayer
(2023)

Aaron Eckhart entering his Liam Neeson phase of career
You know the older experienced guy kicking ass, killing dozens of bad guys. There is probably a hundred scripts written for Liam Neeson and now the weaker ones are being made with a cheaper actor. Personally I'm all for it, Aaron is really good and I hope he starts churning out 2-3 of these a year.

So yeah the story is meh, but Nina Dobrev is a nice counterbalance and it's mostly action, if you liked your average Liam Neeson flick in the last 10 years you will like this also.

Personally I liked this movie the most from recent action capers with Eckhart, so if you've seen any of those and moderately enjoyed them don't miss this one.

Echo
(2023)

More drama than action, more adult oriented, an improvement from Marvel last few efforts
It's a miniseries, basically a 3 hour movie. If they made it a 2h movie it would probably work better, the pace isn't balanced from episode to episode some are slower some are faster. The story is essentially another origin story but the hurdles that Echo has to overcome to become the superhero are more emotional/psychological than beating up bad guys (there is that also), so it's more about the dramatic elements than the action.

The show manages to celebrate the Native American culture without any PC victimhood narratives, this isn't at the forefront of the story but rather gives a nice background.

There is no silly Marvel comedy that ruins the tension and the more serious moments. This is something that really irked me in the past few marvel project so it's nice they decided to deviate from the worn out formula.

The soundtrack is really good in the final episode and elevates the important scenes, overall the last episode is significantly superior than the rest which is how it should be, they end on a high note.

The main actress Alaqua Cox is very beautiful but a bit stiff, I guess it is a bit hard playing a character that doesn't speak, however it's clear Vincent D'Onofrio is the superior actor.

Overall I enjoyed it more than the last few Marvel projects but there is still room to improve.

Ferrari
(2023)

Falls in the same pitfalls as most biopics
The movie deals with a small part (couple of weeks or months) of Enzo Ferrari life, his personal and business problems, and we get to meet the man.

Great cinematography, sound etc. Particularly the racing scenes which are some 20% of the movie while the rest is drama. Solid performances, maybe an Oscar nomination for Penelope Cruz.

Here is where most biopics fail, they are usually made after a book, a biography somebody wrote that either paints the picture too nicely or too harshly. The truth is then left between the lines. Some truth must remain, certain historical events and such. Between the lines it seems to me Mr. Ferrari was an obsessed, cruel, selfish man, likely quite charismatic and charming to those around him. We see glimpses of that, the movie has a certain darkness to it, but when viewing as a whole certain scenes just don't work, such as Ferrari at the graveyard talking to his dead son (it feels like something Ferrari would say he does but doesn't, it reeks of inauthenticity in retrospect). Perhaps the scriptwriter or director/actor are at fault but it's hard making a biopic so can't fault them much.

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
(2023)

Mostly for the fans of the show
Mr. Monk solves another case, there is lot of nostalgia in this and Mr. Monk and his sidekicks get back together, also his psychiatrist. If you didn't like the show you won't like this, if you did it's like a solid episode, not one of the best but solid.

For those unfamiliar with the show it's a who dunnit and a how did they do it type of mystery show with a quirky main character (he has severe OCD).

There is plenty of humor but also there is a very serious side story line involving Mr. Monk thinking about resigning from life.

The case itself wasn't that intriguing which is why I'm not giving it a 10.

Sick Girl
(2023)

Mix of comedy and drama, mostly comedy.
There is couple of laugh out loud moments and there is a lot of the cringe style comedy moments. The movie deals with cancer, friendship and growing up but is mostly lighthearted.

Nina Dobrev does a great job, the supporting cast is solid, no bad acting from anyone. Good chemistry.

Copy pasting because character limit

There is couple of laugh out loud moments and there is a lot of the cringe style comedy moments. The movie deals with cancer, friendship and growing up but is mostly lighthearted.

Nina Dobrev does a great job, the supporting cast is solid, no bad acting from anyone. Good chemistry.

Frasier
(2023)

Got me laughing
It's a reboot but only Kelsey Grammer is from the old Frasier show but he is the main character and he still got the acting chops. There is Rodney from Only fools and Horses and couple of new faces as supporting cast. They are ranging from great to solid.

Ultimately it only matters if the comedy show makes you laugh and this did several times in each episodes, the comedy is very much similar to the old show, so if you didn't like that one you won't like this one. It's not quite exactly the same but the spirit is very similar.

Hopefully it's going to be many episodes and isn't just a few episodes.

The Irrational
(2023)

A bald choice
Starring Jesse Martin who carries the show, it's a typical guy helping police who is better than police solving crimes. Couple of sidekicks nobody memorable or interesting. Somewhat interesting cases.

The only appeal is Jesse Martin who has a face scar which is an interesting choice and also is boldly bald. Not shaving head full bald but natural as it should be. No hair systems as all the other celebrities. It's really the reason I'm giving it a 10. Finally some representation for the bald community which is often marginalized and wrongly demonized. Always the bad guy or the creep is bald, now we get a lead good guy.

Island Escape
(2023)

Low low budget
For those that enjoy low budget flicks this isn't the worst one. The story is decent, it's a sci fi horror action movie.

The movie goes along at a decent pace which is the only thing working for it, the budget went to the makeup department which is done quite good for the "monsters" and the rest probably for the main actors gym and protein powder as we do get a shirtless scene.

I'm giving it 5 stars because the camera work is okay and it's all well shot with good lighting which is something so many low budget movies fail at. Along with solid story elements and the fact it kept my attention enough for me to finish it.

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