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

Copshop (2021)

A small town police station becomes the site of the confrontation between a crook and the efficient killer on his trail.

"Copshop" is a cop thriller that more or less takes place in just one location. It is well thought out, well put together, with a good pacing, a constant rhythm, which is on the same wavelength as the viewer's attention and interest.

Director:  Joe Carnahan       

With: Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder, Toby Huss

Rating: 8/10

Halt And Catch Fire (2014-2017)

Povestea unui grup de pionieri IT din timpul boom-ului tehnologic din anii '80, cu tot cu drama personala, evenimente istorice reale un pic inflorite si toate cauzele si efectele lor mai mult sau mai putin asteptate.

Serial dramatic inteligent ce si-a ales o tematica interesanta ca pretext pentru a caracteriza cateva tipologii umane interesante, rar portretizate in film, cu toate trasaturile psihologice subtile atasate acestora. Un regal pentru cei familiari cu industria IT si nu numai deoarece se mentine captivant nu prin context ci prin ce umple acel context. Cine putea să-și închipuie ca industria IT poate cauza atat de multa drama și suspans. 

Cu: Lee Pace, Mackenzie Davis, Scott McNairy, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss

Rating: 9/10

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