Blonde (2022)

An abstract artistic look at the life and essence of Marilyn Monroe through the prism of some events of her life, real and imagined.

'Blonde' would normally be categorized as a biographical film, but the mix of fiction and fact and the fluid, dream/nightmare-like and abstract style puts it in a completely different category - abstract semi-biographical drama? Ana de Armas offers us a completely vulnerable Marilyn (Norma Jean more precisely) and a victim of the environment in which she grew up and in which she thought she wanted to live, possibly very close to the essence of the real person, which was probably much more than the silly blonde she was sold as by the production companies that kept her under their control. The film is long, in some places it reminds one of a David Lynch film, in others it just reiterates the reality of the perpetual female drama, but it is very much worth experiencing.

Director:  Andrew Dominik    

With: Ana de Armas, Sara Paxton, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Fisher, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan, Toby Huss

Rating: 9/10

The Inkeepers (2011)

In the last days of a closing down hotel, the two remaining employees use their time looking for proof that the hotel is haunted.

'The Inkeepers' is an atmospheric horror film based on supernatural elements. It will probably be perceived as slow by many, but the slow pace serves wonderfully as a catalyst for an ever growing curiosity and suspense, the moments without much action being rich in dialogue and innocent banter.

Director:  Ti West   

With: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis

Rating: 9/10

The Innkeepers (2011)

In sfarsit o comoara in domeniul groazei. Trecuse cam multisor de la ultima. Incepe foarte static, si continuie cam tot asa ceva mai mult de jumatate de film, lucru care probabil va enerva un procent deranjant de mare dintre cei ce-l vor viziona. Dar in realitate acest lucru nu reprezinta decat o tranzitie care aduna tensiunea si mareste misterul, si asigura inclusiv un pic de constructie de personaje care aproape involuntar reusesc sa iti gadile curiozitatea. Partea finala, fundamental opusa ca desfasurare si impact, vine pe nesimtite, te ia pe sus si ia sfarsit brusc, lasandu-te confuz si inspaimantat, fara sa raspunda la intrebarile stivuite pe parcurs sau sa dea satisfactia unui cerc inchis, intr-un mod complet original si neasteptat.

Regia: Ti West
Scenariu: Ti West
Cu: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis