Sousou no Frieren is being hailed by many as the best anime released to this day, a modern masterpiece that comes as close to perfection as possible. For those yet to encounter the nearly immortal elf, you might be wondering, "Is it really that good?" Speaking as someone who has been immersed in anime for 14 years,…

After the fun and entertaining reboot, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire falls into the typical blockbuster mediocrity we see so often today. Sure, there are plenty of callbacks to the original films, and they’re nice, but it doesn't really make up for how bland the main story feels. There’s not a single scene that really…

Knock at the Cabin is classic Shyamalan. At first, it gave me strong Servant vibes—probably because Rupert Grint is in this one too. But then it shifts gears, leaning more towards The Village, with that signature uneasy tension that starts to feel a bit illogical. The concept is cool, but it plays with such extreme…

A solid modern allegory with a touch of Kaufman vibes, and I really enjoyed it. A big part of that is Nicolas Cage in the lead, playing it deliberately average, almost dull—and yet, you still buy into the underlying madness brewing in his head. It's minimalist in its humor, but the concept is something every true film…

An inventive look at Norway's industrial fishing industry, but with a family drama twist that feels straight out of a romance novel—which, honestly, I didn’t expect from the Scandinavians. Then again, with Norwegian cinema, you can expect just about anything. The focus on salmon, the beautiful Nordic landscapes, and…

The Little Things is a straightforward, unsettling and atmospheric two-man thriller led by Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, who are both solid in acting and character, and this is actually quite enough to satisfy. The first half is excellent, with the detectives getting on the scene and every step of the…

Marlon Wayans has a purely a parody face with the perfect expressions, but this slightly more serious comedy, the film doesn't work as well as it should. Sextuplets has a fine idea, but 80% of the film is just lame and the jokes don't work at all, but in the other 20% it’s excellent, but there's nothing in between…

Those who expect a disaster movie, as the title suggests, will not get it here. Some may be disappointed, some may be delighted, because this is a 120-minute psychological drama about the main character's inner struggle, which is not answered until the last minute of the film, leaving the viewer waiting in suspense.…

It's a wonder that a not-so-experienced director would make a film with such striking skill in so many aspects of filmmaking. Not only has he managed to film a real and very crucial event in the world of the NFL and boxing that doesn't get talked about much, but he's also managed to cram so much directorial skill into…

I was expecting another one of her snappy, joke-laden, almost parodic comedies that I love so much from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, but Paul is just a road trip with an alien that didn't deliver one single joke, funny scene or any humor that would make me laugh out loud in the entire 100 minutes. It's all terribly…