Spoilers/History – The unexpected gift in the form of a director's cut raises the biggest question: are three and a half hours enough for a comprehensive look? Not even close. At least not for something with the gigantic scope that David Scarpa's screenplay was seeking. Ridley Scott thus faces the traditional drawback…

In the context of electing a new pope, Conclave raises a number of burning issues, including those that involve the situation at the highest levels of the Catholic Church, such as power manipulation, conservatism vs. progressivism in the perception of multiculturalism, and gender inequality, as well as migration and…

The underworld of Nice, France, skirmishes between Eastern European mafias and a family drama that cannot turn out well. A solid directorial debut. It takes a while to get used to the coarse main characters, who do not have any likable qualities. Not even the estranged brothers’ search for a way back to each other is…

It’s fun to study the character played by Isabelle Huppert, as the actress imbues her with specific outlines of European frankness and French sensibility, which nicely contrasts with the Japanese aloofness and communication code of ethics. Despite its likable authenticity, the film is not entertaining in some of its…

A thriller with a poorly thought-out screenplay, wobbly dramaturgy without a feel for the seriousness of the subject and flawed definition of the main male character. Clumsily thrown together with genre ingredients like something from a filmmaker who has either never seen a genre film on a similar topic or didn’t…

Spoilers/History – The unexpected gift in the form of a director's cut raises the biggest question: are three and a half hours enough for a comprehensive look? Not even close. At least not for something with the gigantic scope that David Scarpa's screenplay was seeking. Ridley Scott thus faces the traditional drawback…

The setting in Tierra del Fuego and examination of the lives of its inhabitants are rewarding for an audience interested in such things. That’s all the more true when it isn’t a documentary, but a fictional film with camera compositions and a feel for the sounds of the location’s unbridled natural environment. However…

A thriller with a poorly thought-out screenplay, wobbly dramaturgy without a feel for the seriousness of the subject and flawed definition of the main male character. Clumsily thrown together with genre ingredients like something from a filmmaker who has either never seen a genre film on a similar topic or didn’t…

It’s fun to study the character played by Isabelle Huppert, as the actress imbues her with specific outlines of European frankness and French sensibility, which nicely contrasts with the Japanese aloofness and communication code of ethics. Despite its likable authenticity, the film is not entertaining in some of its…

The underworld of Nice, France, skirmishes between Eastern European mafias and a family drama that cannot turn out well. A solid directorial debut. It takes a while to get used to the coarse main characters, who do not have any likable qualities. Not even the estranged brothers’ search for a way back to each other is…