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I liked this. The Danes made their own version of The Punisher with an actor who looks like Vin Diesel and that's enough to satisfy me. The main character is a successful heart surgeon who loses his brother because he got involved in organized crime, and decides to take the law into his own hands, nothing original but I enjoyed it. There’s more action in the second half and is quite gritty, though some may mind the faster editing. The villain played by Dulfi Al- Jabour is very sleazy to unpleasant, I wished him death from start to finish, and there are a few suspenseful moments, so for me a solid action thriller from Denmark. 80%

A nice story, with a touch of France. The opening half hour is one of the best, with a maid tasked with pretending to be a classy Spanish noble lady during a dinner, but after a few glasses of wine things start to unravel and it turns out differently than the smug lady of the house (Toni Collette) would have wanted. It's a shame the whole film didn't stick around for one dinner, the Italians have proved it works with Perfect Strangers, but the story shifts its focus elsewhere and that wasn't as appealing to me. Still, a fine fine with the lovely Rossy de Palma.65%

Excellent post-war satire, interwoven with very funny and apt black humour, great acting performances (Steve Buscemi and Simon Russel Beale are excellent), plus traditional executions and a stiffing atmosphere, so for me great satisfaction and surprisingly decent entertainment. From the turn of the year quite possibly, the best we've had. Long live Stalin! It should definitely be shown in schools. 85%.

It was passable. Although it has almost nothing in common with the previous episodes and is clearly the weakest, it's still watchable. Story-wise, it's a rip-off of all the better known sci-fi properties, but the kills are pretty good. Visually it's OK, and the crew is also passable, there's always something going on, so there's no boredom either, so an average three stars without a problem. 55%

The screenwriter of The Orphanage has made a dull, uninteresting thriller with excellent young actors. It was very unattractive on the surface, the plot didn't engage me at all (only the final twist could be praised), the pace is very slow and the fact that nothing much of note happens for the whole film hurts. I didn’t like this. A weaker moment for the Spaniards. 35%.

Duncan Jones is a solid director with three triumphs to his name, but his new release Mute with 44% is quite a mystery. Personally, I didn't find it as terrible as the ratings here. Alexander Skarsgård is likeable and makes the film quite interesting by being a mute, Paul Rudd plays a wacky bad guy and was actually unrecognizable. Visually it's not very appealing, at times I felt like I wasn't watching a sci-fi movie but a movie from our world, occasionally a drone or flying car flies by, but compared to Blade Runner the film is visually poorer. The action is pretty good, but there's not much of it and the storyline is a bit lacking, but I liked the denouement. I didn't get bored. 55%.

Yorgos Lanthimos is so weird to the point of being fun, and after The Killing of a Sacred Deer I gave a chance to the the two year older The Lobster and I'm thrilled. Colin Farrel may be the man for these weird projects. The film pulls you in right from the start with its very bizarre idea and unusual hotel with strange rules and harsh punishment. Surprisingly, it was quite gritty in places, but very funny in others and managed to make you tense or downright shock you. I love that combination and some of the scenes were downright brilliant. The scream of the woman who jumped from the 10th floor to the ground was so realistically portrayed that I had goosebumps all over. For me it was a blast, but it won't suit everyone (not everyone likes this kind of controversial bizarre stuff). The only disappointment is the open ending. 85%

A bland Canadian artsy zombie new release that didn't make much of an impression on me. I had the feeling that the film doesn't start or end in any way, you learn almost nothing about the characters, so you don't even root for them. Visually I found it almost repulsive with dull locations. Also 90% of the deaths are out of frame and one blown off head didn't put impress me, though this scene was one of the best. The only thing that could be theoretically praised is the gloomy atmosphere and the naturalistic look, but these are attributes I don't look for, so for me it's average for trying and bringing something new. The film will find its fans, but I won't be one of them. 55%

Six visits to the cinema and the first full score. I may be going against the tide, but for me, Black Panther is the most interesting and best Marvel movie since Winter Soldier. I haven't been a fan of Marvel movies much lately (Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy or the new childish Thor, which I downright suffered through), but Black Panther set my favorite serious, dark thriller tone and took away more or less everything that bothered me so far. There's no CGI Mess, just the gorgeous and impressive Wakanda, the villain is not an alien or mutant but a human, and right off the bat we have the best villain in the entire Marvel Universe, who also has a different plan than everyone else so far (Michael B. Jordan was incredible), and I can actually praise Andy Serkis, who was reminiscent of the Joker in his awesomeness. It's not fought in space or on an alien planet or dimension, but in Korea or Africa and it immediately feels not only more real, but more intense. The R&B and Hip Hop soundtrack is a big plus and the new track by The Weeknd, which was played in a local bar, was a real treat. I have only minor reservations about the action, and that's the faster editing, but it's intense and effective enough that I was able to enjoy it to the fullest. The finale is decently epic and tense, the characters are all great, the female cast also excels, the Rihanna-lookalike sister of the Panther was very funny, cute and technologically gifted, M'Baku provided funny interludes that were totally apt and appropriate and I really liked the African rituals, costumes and traditions. After a second viewing, the enthusiasm has waned.

I must admit that phantasmagoria from Asia in particular is not my cup of tea at all, but the Koreans are different in terms of direction, visuals and narrative style and this project with a rating of 7.8 on IMDB seemed quite likeable, but in the end I had mixed feelings. The premise is undoubtedly interesting. The protagonist is a fireman who is killed in a fall from a window and immediately after his death three guardian angels appear around him with an offer of an afterlife, as he seems to be the chosen one (he has never committed any sin) however he will have to undergo seven trials (the Sins of the Buddha) to complete his reincarnation. The trials are great and nicely drawn out, so I found the first half of the film very good. The second half sort of faded out the concept, a few trials were skipped and I found myself getting so lost in all the overwrought flashbacks that I ended up getting tired and annoyed. Quite a shame, it had a decent start. Still, an interesting film with passable CGI. Fantasy fans can probably add an extra star. 60%