Sunday, December 24, 2023

Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

Un grup de adolescenti incearca sa supravietuiasca in timpul unui apocalips cu zombi.

'Anna and the Apocalypse' este un musical horror. Plin de muzica tipica genului, ce "iti sare in ochi" in chiar orice moment, filmul este fidel genului horror, atat in ceea ce priveste cantitatea de gore dar si proportia slabuta de final hollywoodian. Interesant si original.

Regia:  John McPhail 
Cu: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux

Rating: 7.4/10

Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

A group of teenagers try to survive during a zombie apocalypse.

'Anna and the Apocalypse' is a horror musical. Full of music that's so typical of the genre, which just springs up at any moment, the film is faithful to its horror roots, both in terms of the quantity of gore and the weak amount of a Hollywood ending. Interesting and original.

Director:  John McPhail 
With: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux

Rating: 7.4/10

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

A Murder at the End of the World (2023)

An eccentric technological genius and his wife invite a group of people - exceptional in their field - to an isolated hotel in Iceland, where a murder takes place on the first night.

'A Murder at the End of the World' is a dramatic miniseries that follows a more unorthodox and very modern forensic investigation. With a group of actors that are well known but not too mainstream, and rarely seen on the screen, the series is ambitious from the first moment and follows a line of slow but determined development and is imbued with memory scenes that highlight the emotional weight of the facts the main character has to bear. With some imperfections in the script, especially related to the moments when some characters call others geniuses with no real proof, the geographical situation, and the subtle and skillfully quiet cinematography create an experience worth savoring, even with the week-long wait for each new episode.

Director:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling    
Production:  Hulu  
Creator:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling   
Duration:  miniseries of 7 episodes (~1 hour each)  
With: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Raúl Esparza, Clive Owen, Joan Chen, Edoardo Ballerini, Alice Braga

Rating: 9/10

A Murder at the End of the World (2023)

Un geniu tehnologic excentric si sotia lui invita un grup de oameni exceptionali in domeniul lor, intr-un hotel izolat in Islanda, unde o crima are loc in prima seara.

'A Murder at the End of the World' e o miniserie dramatica ce urmeaza o investigatie criminalistica mai neortodoxa si foarte moderna. Cu un grup de actori cunoscuti dar nu prea mainstream, si mai rar vazuti, seria este ambitioasa din primul moment si urmeaza o linie de dezvoltare lenta dar sigura si imbibata cu amintiri ce evidentiaza greutatea emotionala a faptelor asupra personajului principal. Cu unele imperfectiuni in scenariu, mai ales legate de momentele in care unele personaje numesc pe altele genii, situatia geografica, si cinematografia subtila si abil tacuta creeaza o experienta ce merita gustata, chiar si cu asteptarea de o saptamana pentru fiecare episod nou.

Regia:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling    
Productie:  Hulu  
Creator:  Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling   
Durata:  miniserie de 7 episoade (~1 ora fiecare)  
Cu: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Raúl Esparza, Clive Owen, Joan Chen, Edoardo Ballerini, Alice Braga

Rating: 9/10

Monday, December 18, 2023

The Imperfects (2022)

Adolescentii ce au participat intr-un experiment cu terapie de gene se trezesc cu puteri ce ii transforma in monstri.

'The Imperfects' este un serial SF-istic, axat pe idea de supraputeri si eroi cu inimi mari, un sablon foarte utilizat zilele astea. Fresh, si cu un dialog amuzant, serialul ar fi putut prinde aripi intr-un al doilea sezon, dar nu a apucat.

Regia:  Mark Chow si altii   
Productie:  Netflix   
Creator:  Shelley Eriksen, Dennis Heaton   
Durata:  1 sezon de 10 episoade (45 minute fiecare)   
Cu: Italia Ricci, Morgan Taylor Campbell, Rhianna Jagpal, Iñaki Godoy, Rhys Nicholson

Rating: 7/10

The Imperfects (2022)

Teenagers who participated in a gene therapy experiment wake up with powers that turn them into monsters.

'The Imperfects' is a sci-fi-ish series, focused on the idea of ​​superpowers and heroes with big hearts, a big trope these days. Fresh, and with a quite funny dialogue, the series could have really taken off in a second season, but it didn't get a chance.

Director:  Mark Chow and others
Production:  Netflix   
Creator:  Shelley Eriksen, Dennis Heaton   
Duration:  1 season of 10 episodes (45 minutes each)  
With: Italia Ricci, Morgan Taylor Campbell, Rhianna Jagpal, Iñaki Godoy, Rhys Nicholson

Rating: 7/10

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Books of Blood (2020)

Trei povestiri aparent fara legatura: o tanara ce fuge de propria constiinta, o mama ce vrea sa comunica cu fiul mort si niste criminal pe urma unei carti legendare.

'Books of Blood' e un film antologie horror bazat pe cartile cu acelasi nume ale lui Clive Barker. Un urias al genului, stilul horror-ului sau se face simtit cu usurinta. Cele trei povesti sunt bine legate, cu legaturile surprinzatoare dezvaluite abil si fara pompa, iar echipele de actori sunt bine alese.

Regia: Brannon Braga 
Cu: Britt Robertson, Freda Foh Shen, Nicholas Campbell, Anna Friel

Rating: 8.3/10