The Bear (2022– )

Carmy is a talented chef who inherits his brother's restaurant and tries to raise its renown to an ideal level.

'The Bear' is an intense dramatic series (absurdly presented as a "comedy" by the various awards festivals), which candidly and realistically represents the different aspects of mental health problems, stress, perfectionism and ambition. With an admirable team of actors, the series is tense, frustrating, and addictive.

Director:  Christopher Storer and others

Production:  Hulu   

Creator:  Christopher Storer   

Duration:  2 seasons of 8 and 10 episodes (30-50 minutes each)   

With: Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce,Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Oliver Platt, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Poulter

Rating: 9/10

Midsommar (2019)

O tanara cu tendinte depresive insoteste grupul de prieteni ai iubitului sau intr-o excursie pentru studii antropologice in Suedia.

Un horror stilizat, cu o cinematografie fara gres si efecte vizuale hipnotizante. Culorile si arta naiva sunt intr-un continuu contrast cu ororile prezentate, intretinand placut atmosfera cam jumatate de film. Deznodamantul este in schimb dezamagitor si dezvaluie lipsa de rost a intregii constructii. Probabil ideea de baza - daca ar trebui enuntata - s-ar referi la tendintele vindicative in fiecare din noi, ascunse sub inhibitii cu radacini sociale si teama de repercursiuni ce in cazul de fata sunt mult usurate de halucinogenici naturali si un context izolat.

Regia/scenariu: Ari Aster

Cu: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter

Rating: 6/10

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