Pros: gloomy atmosphere – from the angles the camera takes to the creaking of the floorboards; mesmerizing witch dances; Tilda Swinton’s performance (she played not two, but three main roles – the last one will be a surprise in the finale); soundtrack Cons: the film may seem overloaded with semantic accents; “Suspiria” lasts quite a …
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Pros: beautiful shots; music by Johannsson; implicit mysticism Cons: the film is not for a wide audience (although this is not always a minus) Mandy Genre thriller, horror Directed by Panos Kosmatos Starring Nicolas Cage (Red Miller), Andrea Riseborough (Mandy Bloom), Linus Roache (Jeremiah Sand), Richard Brake (Chemist), Hayley Seiwell (Sis), etc. Companies SpectreVision, Umedia, …
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Pros: action scenes that brighten up a bad script Cons: deliberate implantation of modern details into medieval history; characters without emotional range; acting “Robin Hood” / Robin Hood Genre adventure, action Directed by Otto Bathurst Cast: Taron Egerton (Robin Hood), Jamie Foxx (Little John), Jamie Dornan (Will Scarlett), Ben Mendelsohn (Sheriff of Nottingham), Eve Hewson …
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Pros: an interesting idea that was transferred to the screen from Philip Reeve’s novel; visual effects; steampunk elements Cons: predictable plot twists; endless chases “Mortal Engines” / Mortal Engines Genre science fiction, adventure Directed by Christian Rivers Starring Hera Hilmarsdottir (Hester Shaw), Robert Sheehan (Tom Netsworth), Hugo Weaving (Thaddeus Valentine), Jihye (Anna Fan), etc. Студии …
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Pros: dynamic plot; interesting actors; visual effects in the underwater world; “Aquaman” is the most entertaining film of all the projects in the DC Extended Universe Cons: associations with Thor from Marvel Aquaman Genre fantasy action Directed by James Wan Cast: Jason Momoa (Arthur Curry/Aquaman), Nicole Kidman (Atlanna), Willem Dafoe (Nuidis Valko), Amber Heard (Mera), …
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Pros: interesting idea for the film; interest in the ending Cons: lack of tension and original presentation of the plot “Duplicate” / Jonathan Genre science fiction, thriller Directed by Bill Oliver Starring Ansel Elgort (Jonathan/John), Patricia Clarkson (Mina Nariman), Suki Waterhouse (Elena), Matt Bomer (Ross Crane), etc. Manis Film Studios, Raised by Wolves Year of …
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Pros: panoramas; a large number of details and sounds; atmosphere; author’s view by Alfonso Cuaron Cons: monotony and long absence of events; The film will not be released on big screens “Roma” / Roma Drama genre Directed by Alfonso Cuaron Starring Yalitsa Aparicio (Cleo), Marina de Tavira (Sofia), Fernando Grediaga (Antonio), Jorge Antonio Guerrero (Fermin), …
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Pros: Willem Dafoe’s performance deserves a Golden Globe; visual design of the film Cons: Julian Schnabel’s concentration on dialogue, which was supposed to convey the worldview of Vincent van Gogh. At some point they become tiresome “Van Gogh. On the threshold of eternity / At Eternity’s Gate Genre biography, drama Directed by Julian Schnabel Cast: …
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Pros: style and presentation of the film; cast; music that brings the whole film to life (it even has a Spanish version of the song The House of the Rising Sun, written by the director’s father) Cons: the film can be confused with a biopic, but it is not one. The prototype of the main …
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Pros: the very existence of the film can hardly be called a plus, except perhaps the director’s attempt to create a depressing atmosphere in it Cons: a thriller without tense moments; lack of a normal explanation for the double in the mirror; logic of the main characters of “Dark Mirror” / Look Away Genre thriller …
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Pros: the writers still made some changes to the denouement (albeit not the most significant ones); actors; message Cons: almost all the scenes that were in The Intouchables “1+1: New Story” / The Upside are duplicated Genre drama, comedy Director Neil Berger Starring Bryan Cranston (Philippe Lacasse), Kevin Hart (Dell Scott), Nicole Kidman (Yvonne), Julianna …
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Pros: music; a pleasant movie in the road movie genre; the topic of racism in individual US states has been revealed Cons: predictability of the plot “Green Book” / Green Book Genre biographical drama, comedy Director Peter Farrelly Starring Viggo Mortensen (Tony Vallelonga), Mahershala Ali (Don Shirley), Linda Cardellini (Dolores Vallelonga), Don Stark (Jules Podell), …
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