The Night Of (2016)

A quiet young man spends a night full of drugs with a young woman who is found murdered the next day.

'The Night Of' is a dramatic mini-series, procedural in certain aspects, but which mainly focuses on the secondary effects of the incident, on a small and larger scale. Based on a British series, the HBO version has a life and personality of its own. Riz Ahmed and John Turturro are magnificent, and every episode is original and unpredictable.

Director:  Steven Zaillian   

Production:  HBO   

Creator: Richard Price, Steven Zaillian   

Duration:  miniseries of 8 episodes (8 hours 45 minutes in total)  

With: Riz Ahmed, John Turturro, Bill Camp, Amara Karan, Payman Maadi, Michael Kenneth Williams

Rating: 9/10

The Batman (2022)

Batman is investigating the murders committed by the Riddler, a serial killer who seems to be targetting only central figures involved in a conspiracy that suggests deep layers of corruption in the legal system.

'The Batman' is the latest coming to life of the adventures of the beloved hero, a first installment for a new reboot meant as a trilogy. The new film manages to reach the fan-desired level of a dark atmosphere through a well-put together noir style, with well-developed characters with a reasonable amount of damage which indirectly but satisfactorily explains their way of thinking and acting. Robert Pattinson's emo Batman fits perfectly with Matt Reeves' wonderfully crafted Gotham world, delicately combined with the grunge melancholy of the' 90s.

Director:  Matt Reeves      

With: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Paul Dano, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard

Rating: 10/10

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

Film de actiune, curat facut, rational construit, bine proportionat, care iti mentine atentia intr-o masura decenta si de netagaduit, cu un pic lipsa la capitolul profunzimii cu care ne obisnuise Tony Scott la cateva dintre ultimele sale realizari, dar asta fara a dauna filmului, ci doar facand din el un succes relaxant, cu doza de adrenalina suficienta si creionari de personaje intrigante dar nu prea prea, cu o actiune constanta si antrenanta dar nu foarte foarte...ce mai, un blockbuster eficient. Nu am vazut originalul si nu ma pot pronunta intr-o comparatie, dar din punctul de vedere al unui first viewer al unei second making, ma declar satisfacuta.

Regia:Tony Scott
Scenariul:Brian Helgeland (scenariu), John Godey (roman)
Cu:Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman