No One Will Save You (2023)

A young woman who leads an isolated life is attacked by extraterrestrial beings in her parental home.

'No One Will Save You' is a horror movie with aliens. That's usually not the most promising combination, but if the viewer does not allow themselves to be led by prejudices, and ignores the undesirable presences, the film presents many satisfactory elements, and demonstrates qualities that are difficult to obtain normally: first of all, the extensiveness of the main actress is an asset to applaud on, because the film is almost completely devoid of dialogue, then there's the feeling of solidarity with a so-called "final girl" that cannot be ignored, and the ending can be interpreted in several intriguing ways.

Director:  Brian Duffield       

With: Kaitlyn Dever, Elizabeth Kaluev, Zack Duhame, Lauren L. Murray

Rating: 7.5/10

Justified (2010–2015)

Raylan Givens is a US Marshal who's reassigned to the rural Kentucky area he comes from, as punishment for bending the rules during his Miami service.

An American action series that is much more than its covers suggest. For those who expect a new Walker - Texas ranger, Justified is so much more: it faithfully represents a way of life, with all the bad, good and ugly, it is a rich source of interesting dialogue, very entertaining,  and rich humor, both the subtle and less subtle kind, and it has a variety of well-written, well-characterized characters that are either in tune with the environment or extremely contrasting in the most satisfying way. The main character is an imperfect hero, the more so loved by the audience for this predilection he has for reinterpreting the law in his own way.

Director:  Adam Arkin, Jon Avnet and others   

Production:  FX   

Creator:  Graham Yost   

Duration:  6 seasons of 13 episodes (44 minutes each)   

With: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Natalie Zea, David Meunier, Jere Burns, Damon Herriman, Jeremny Davies, Kaitlyn Dever

Rating: 9/10

Unbelievable (2019)

O investigatie intensa a unor violuri in serie ce apropie doua detective cu atitudini diferite.

Povestea adevarata a investigatiei este expusa in 8 episoade intense si emotionale cu doua fire narative paralele, primul cu victima initiala ce nu este crezuta si al doilea cu investigatia efectiva ce a avut loc independent de situatia acesteia. Kaytlin Dever este incredibila in rolul tacutei Marie, extrem de expresiva in incercarea de a evidentia trairile interioare intense ale personajului nedreptatit, in timp ce Toni Collette si Merritt Wever sunt memorabile in stiluri diferite in rolurile detectivilor. Subtilitatea si atitudinea calma, pasnica si intensa a lui Merrit Wever (Duvall) este echilibrata superb de pasiunea impetuasei Toni Collette (Rasmussen).

Productie: Netflix

Creatori: Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman

Cu: Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, Dale Dickey, Scott Lawrence, Danielle Macdonald, Elizabeth Marvel, Annaleigh Ashford

Rating: 10/10

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Booksmart (2019)

Doua prietene cele mai bune, cuminti si cu rezultate bune la scoala, vaneaza o petrecere in ultima zi de liceu pentru a putea spune ca nu au petrecut tot timpul doar invatand.

O comedie cu adolescenti un pic diferita, in principal pentru ca se centreaza pe o pereche de fete. Este foarte original, amuzant si emotional exact cat trebuie, va deveni probabil un film cult, va fi citat adesea doarece dialogul contine multe replici ce merita atentie. Poate parea oarecum incet pe alocuri dar asta este in ton cu povestea si amalgamul de aventuri in care se lasa "luate" cele doua eroine. Va multumi pe toti amatorii de political corectness (personaje principale feminine cu gusturi sexuale variate si o regizoare femeie) sau ar trebui sa multumeasca - mereu apar moduri nebanuite prin care un film este partial ofensiv.

Regie: Olivia Wilde

Cu: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Skyler Gisondo, Will Forte

Rating: 8/10

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