Showing posts with label Alice Braga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alice Braga. Show all posts

Monday, February 19, 2024

The New Mutants (2020)

Five young mutants try to come to terms with their new powers and past traumas.

'The New Mutants' is part of the X-Men world, but with teenage characters and YA adventures vibes. With a cast that includes names that were hot at the time (or are still popular now), the film is not bad but not special either.

Director: Josh Boone    
With: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga

Rating: 7/10

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

A Murder at the End of the World (2023)

An eccentric technological genius and his wife invite a group of people - exceptional in their field - to an isolated hotel in Iceland, where a murder takes place on the first night.

'A Murder at the End of the World' is a dramatic miniseries that follows a more unorthodox and very modern forensic investigation. With a group of actors that are well known but not too mainstream, and rarely seen on the screen, the series is ambitious from the first moment and follows a line of slow but determined development and is imbued with memory scenes that highlight the emotional weight of the facts the main character has to bear. With some imperfections in the script, especially related to the moments when some characters call others geniuses with no real proof, the geographical situation, and the subtle and skillfully quiet cinematography create an experience worth savoring, even with the week-long wait for each new episode.

Director:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling    
Production:  Hulu  
Creator:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling   
Duration:  miniseries of 7 episodes (~1 hour each)  
With: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Raúl Esparza, Clive Owen, Joan Chen, Edoardo Ballerini, Alice Braga

Rating: 9/10

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Kill Me Three Times (2014)

Un asasin platit se trezeste in mijlocul unei increngaturi sentimentale intr-o poveste relatata din trei puncte de vedere.

Un film atragator la prima vedere ce promitea umor negru si situatii neverosimile dar amuzante ce exagereaza realitati umane nefavorabile. Desi rezultatul are o masura a acestor elemente, filmul este plictisitor, taraganat si fara farmec.

Regia:  Kriv Stenders   
Cu: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Brown

Rating: 6/10