Showing posts with label Alun Armstrong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alun Armstrong. Show all posts

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Possum (2018)

A disgraced puppeteer returns to his parental home where the reunion with his stepfather brings unexpected memories.

'Possum' is a psychological film, largely artistic, almost abstract. Extremely well acted by Sean Harris, the film is deep, but haunting, intelligent, but rambling and repetitive, the invested art seeming much more suitable for a short.

Director:  Matthew Holness     
With: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe, Ryan Enever

Rating: 7/10

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Split Second (1992)

Hunting down a serial killer in an alternative and flooded "future" London, Detective Harley Stone discovers that the nature of the predator is not human.

An action movie, Sci-Fi and horror that has become a classic, despite its B category. Rutger Hauer is a typical hero, full of vices, with a short fuse, and he doesn't like other people. The atmosphere and image quality are very reminiscent of VHS movies from the '90s. And then you add the Alien-like Sci-Fi elements and an alternative reality in the future (a long gone 2008) and you get 90 minutes of pure entertainment.

Director:  Tony Maylam   
With: Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Alastair Duncan, Alun Armstrong, Pete Postlethwaite

Rating: 8/10