The Darkest Hour (2011)

Two American friends and colleagues are stuck in Moscow during an alien attack.

'The Darkest Hour' is a sci-fi film of the alien invasion subgenre. With a young cast that was quite popular at the tim (or about to be), it lacks a well-written script and engaging characters.

Director:  Chris Gorak      

With: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman

Rating: 5.3/10

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

An actor and his stuntman close friend intersect with well-known events of 1969.

'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' is a drama with comic accents signed by Quentin Tarantino. It's a  difficult to describe film without revealing its element of surprise, precisely because it makes sense and works as intended because of it. However, in short, the film is Tarantino's ode dedicated to Hollywood or at least the idea of ​​Hollywood as seen through the eyes of an imaginative cinephile. The two main actors have an incredible chemistry and manage to maintain the viewer's attention and the comic credibility of the film every and each moment.

Director:  Quentin Tarantino   

With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch

Rating: 9/10

Freaks (2018)

Un tata isi izoleaza fiica exagerat iar cand aceasta reuseste sa scape, descopera o lume diferita de ce si-a imaginat.

O drama SF, in parte actiune dar in mod foarte subtil si doar pentru a evidentia un anume punct de vedere. Cu elemente de tip X-Men (oameni cu superputeri), focusul cade pe o familie ce isi doreste siguranta standard pentru copiii lor, elemente perfect umane dar aici transformate de o ura exagerata a "normalilor". Aceasta ura este un pic exagerata si dezumanizata dar structura povestii pe baza acestei idei este bine scrisa si plauzibila si neasteptata, rezultand intr-un film cu efect de bulgare de zapada dar intr-un mod foarte pozitiv.

Regia:  Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein   

Cu:  Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew

Rating: 8/10

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