Oxygène (2021)

A woman wakes up in a cryogenic container with no memory of her past.

'Oxygène' is a bit of a different sci-fi film, with the action taking place in a single context, with only one visible character. Considering the visual and audio minimalism, the film skillfully manages to maintain our interest and curiosity through a continuous supply of half truths and claustrophobia before reaching an ending that reveals the root of the mystery.

Director:  Alexandre Aja    

With: Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi, Laura Boujenah

Rating: 8/10

By the Sea (2015)

A couple chooses to stay in a hotel in France so that he can write and they can recover their spark together.

'By The Sea' is a drama directed by the protagonist Angelina Jolie and has a very personal note considering the real and publicized drama of the marriage of the two. The film has depth and credibility and the comparison of the two couples: one with experience and a newly married couple has its place in a film that analyzes the degradation of relationships (maybe a little too much). It's not for everyone.

Director:  Angelina Jolie    

With: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud

Rating: 7/10

6 Underground (2019)

O echipa speciala independenta pune la cale misiuni militare neautorizate dupa ce si-au abandonat oficial vietile personale.

Un film de Michael Bay tipic, adaptat la tehnologia de ultima ora atat in continut cat si executare. Antrenant si rapid, are o actiune fluida si adesea incoerenta, dar reuseste sa isi pastreze publicul atent si curios in ciuda elementelor ridicole. Nu duce lipsa de umor sau de muzica buna ce puncteaza eficient momentele mai intense sau dorite intense. Primele 10 minute sunt foarte bine facute.

Regia:  Michael Bay    

Cu: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy, Dave Franco, Adria Arjona

Rating: 7/10

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Enemy (2013)

Un profesor de istorie descopera ca exista o alta persoana identica siesi.

Un film mai complex decat merita pe un subiect vechi cat lumea. Interesant vizual si ca enigma de descalcit, devine oarecum banal dupa putina cugetare. In plus, devine dificil a vorbi despre Enemy fara o masura de de spoilere. Are o retea de simboluri oarecum simpla, filmul putand fi interpretat in mai multe moduri: dublura personajului sugereaza dualitatea de caracter si lupta interioara dintre alegerea corecta si tentatie iar paianjenul ce apare frecvent poate fi ori o transgresiune din trecut inconjurata de regret si melancolie ori poate fi chiar prezentul ce urmeaza o alegere corecta, reprezentat astfel ca inhibare a eu-lui adevarat. 

Regia: Denis Villeneuve 

Cu: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini

Rating: 7/10

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