The Unholy (2021)

A deaf young woman receives visits from Saint Mary, but the experiences begin to show more sinister causes.

'The Unholy' is a horror film with religious foundations. It's not the most original story, and it's predictable, but if nothing else, it can fill a Tuesday night.

Director:  Evan Spiliotopoulos     

With: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Katie Aselton

Rating: 6/10

Fall (2022)

Two adventurous best friends climb a 2,000-foot radio tower.

'Fall' is a dramatic thriller/horror film. Uneven in its execution, but without any monotony, the film keeps the viewer's adrenaline at a (too) high level in the first half and then goes on to cause a heart attack in the second. With a central idea that seems lacking in layers and depth, the film offers plenty of it.

Director:  Scott Mann     

With: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Rating: 8/10

The Walking Dead - Season 10 (2019-2020)

The war with Alpha lasts a long time but comes to an end and the community enters a period of peace and curiosity that brings new discoveries.

Season 10 of The Walking Dead is largely focused on the conflict with The Whisperers and Alpha that reaches a more or less expected end, by unexpected means. And this focus was well done and well received. In the last part, though, the authors decided to throw 4,5 episodes in the trash, wasting the patience of the fans on alternative stories about new characters, old but bored and fallen out characters or discoveries of intriguing new communities that seem taken from a completely different movie.

Director:  Greg Nicotero and others   

Production:  AMC  

Creator:  Frank Darabont   

Duration:  1 season of 22 episodes (44 minutes each)   

With: Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos, Josh McDermitt, Seth Gilliam, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Samantha Morton, Thora Birch

Rating: 8/10

The Walking Dead - Season 9 (2018-2019)

Rick's group thrives after the war with The Saviors, then Rick becomes a memory and 6 years later The Whisperers become their most feared threat.

Season 9 of 'The Walking Dead' is a very fragmented mix. With about a third of the season dedicated to the group still under Rick's leadership, the season is then followed by Rick's disappearance and a time leap of 6 years up to the introduction of the new threat, which is then followed by the usual developmental structure (as the faithful audience was accustomed to), and a shocking ending. As usual, the moments of action and suspense are very effective, the filler episodes are annoying and the curiosity of the die-hard fans remains constant enough to continue even after the departure of Rick, their usual favorite.

Director:  Greg Nicotero and others   

Production:  AMC  

Creator:  Frank Darabont   

Duration:  1 season of 16 episodes (~1 hour each)   

With: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Alanna Masterson, Christian Serratos, Josh McDermitt, Seth Gilliam, Tom Payne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Rating: 8/10

Rampage (2018)

Un patogen ce editeaza genomul animalelor dandu-le trasaturi periculoase este eliberat in apropierea unui sanctuar pentru animale salbatice.

Un film cu o intriga ridicola de la care stii bine dinainte la ce sa te astepti, ceea ce este si ceea ce producatorii au intentionat. Amatorii de blockbustere distractive bazate pe fapte stiintifice exagerate si indivizi diferiti de oamenii de zi cu zi au avut parte de ce au dorit si au transformat filmul intr-unul de succes.

Regia:  Brad Peyton   

Cu: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Rating: 6/10

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Watchmen (2009)

An unofficial murder investigation and its follow up after the death of a well known superhero in the year of 1985.

No idea why I've been hearing dissatisfied  rumours about this because the movie is simply brilliant. After the first 5 minutes I found myself praying that it would continue in the same note, line, rhythm and subtlety (yes ... you read that right :P) and that's because the first most important scene is mindblowing, with a genius's touch. A lot of action, mechanical fights, zoom ins, slow motion, tough attitudes, and all with an adorable and ironic musical background of Nat King Cole's "unforgettable" Unforgettable. So my expectations were again exceeded. Even the moments that should by definition be ridiculous somehow end up being meaningful and important and everything comes together beautifully, coordinated, without any boring moment. Nothing you'd expect from a superhero movie can be found here except the costumes. The music is great and it contains surprising 70s oldies titles (Jimmy Hendrix, Leonard Cohen and then some ...), almost every time chosen in a tone that's opposite to the scene in progress. Blunt lines, sometimes funny, sometimes only ironic. Imperfect people, with human lives, insecurities, mixed feelings, who become invincible when they hide behind their everyday masks (only one exception - of course - but we'll allow it) and a perfect villain - cold and calculated and difficult to spot - built on the premise that the line between good and evil is very thin, which is quite rare in this genre of films when everything is usually either black or white ... And the director does not try to hide the more ugly and difficult to digest realities for the sake of the more sensitive and easily offended public which seems so common/normal these days. Ah and I loved the line "Hitler was a vegetarian too". I didn't know that : P.

Directed by: Zack Snyder
With: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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