Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Ed and Lorraine Warren's daughter's babysitter manages to awaken Annabelle's spirit.

'Annabelle Comes Home' is another film from The Conjuring universe, a continuation of the narrative line of the Annabelle doll. Ed and Lorraine barely appear, the main characters being children. Efficient anyway and pleasantly surprising.

Director:  Gary Dauberman   

With: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman

Rating: 8/10

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

An whole ancient mythology comes to the surface when an army of giant monsters come back to life and endanger the entire planet, Godzilla's goal in the matter being an unexpected one.

'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' is the sequel to the 2014 film, taking place in the same universe as 'Kong: Skull Island'. The film is visually spectacular, with an alert and constant rhythm that leaves no room for boredom. In terms of story, that's probably not as good as the previous film's, the actions of the human characters are often curious, a pretext to deepen the dramatic effect at times probably. The unfolding of the scenes that involve many special effects is still impressive, but they all seem maybe less artistic than in the previous film which chose a much more subtle approach (more similar to Cloverfield).

Director:  Michael Dougherty      

With: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe

Rating: 8/10

Orphan (2009)

Asteptandu-ma la inca un horror plictisitor pe tema The Omen&amp&Co, m-am pus pe urmarit filmul acesta fara mari sperante in entertaimentul rezultat, si in loc m-am trezit cu un thriller tensionant de toata ziua, construit dupa reteta clasica si eficienta. E o productie care trece foarte usor de la ridicol la terifiant, folosindu-se si de usoare tente ironice si amuzante, si totodata un film extrem de serios in actiunea sa, cu o intriga foarte bine construita (lucru de fapt evident abia spre final) si cu o derulare naturala, in voia valurilor. In ciuda catorva elemente previzibile, si a altor scapari mai mult sau mai putin obisnuite, filmul intretine eficient tensiunea la foc mic, nelasand-o de fapt nici o clipa sa se stinga de tot, lucru totusi destul de evident intetit si de o distributie puternica dintre care se remarca de departe reprezentantii copii - Isabelle Fuhrman este impresionanta in rolul maleficei Esther, fara totusi a o eclipsa in totalitate pe micuta Aryana Engineer ca usor impresionabila surdo-muta Max.

Regie: Jaume Collet-Serra
Scenariu: David Johnson (scenariu), Alex Mace (povestire)
Cu: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, Aryana Engineer, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

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