In the first minutes, drone shots entice tourists with the beauty of Malta, but then Isaac Florentine fails to deliver anything captivating in his story of revenge and ash in the hair of the American president. Frank Grillo, who reads Greek Stoics here, but evidently only to crush someone's throat with the spine of…

I’ve had one major issue with this series since the very first episode, and it bugged me so much that I just couldn’t give it more than 3 stars. I thought I’d get used to it over time, but nope, it bothered me the entire way through... I’m talking about the constant switch to that chibi, simplified animation style…

And the award for the worst 3D CGI of 2024 goes to... Seriously, whoever approved those hideous monster designs should never work in anime again. The creatures in the dungeon scenes and that chaotic forest chase in the last two episodes were so bad I was tempted to give the show a lower rating. It was awful,…

A fairly chilling, directorially focused and visually attractive ghost horror movie that is a bit short on substance. The origin and motivation of the evil presence in the film are not explained at all, so it merely serves the purpose of superficial scares. Because of this lack of content, the film feels longer than…

Another version of the subject of an isolated community (again on an island) whose residents begin to realise that something is not quite right with their “perfect life”. The discovery of one’s own sexuality after getting off the daily inhibitory “medicine” is likable, and the feelings between the characters are…

David A. Prior was ahead of his time and today he can be seen as one of the pioneers of American independent film, or rather the “sweding” phenomenon. Deadly Prey is compelling evidence to back up the conviction that all it takes to become a filmmaker is to pick up a camera. Together with his brother Ted, David set…

Kim Ki-duk returned and made the ultimate Korean festival exploitation flick. Well, almost; there should still be some poor and hungry children running around, but the master recently lauded in Venice (perhaps out of spite, when the jury couldn’t award more prizes to The Master because of some nonsensical rules) isn't…

At first glance, Tales from Earthsea appears to be the weakest title from the renowned Studio Ghibli, which of course illustrates the high expectations that viewers have for pictures released with the blue Totoro logo. The directorial debut of Hayao Miyazaki’s son has some completely obvious shortcomings due to the…

The success of Landis’s Animal House kicked off a whole genre of college and, later, teen comedies that became one of the pillars of the film industry in the 1980s, predominantly among small production companies. A year after Animal House, the peak of lewdness, tastelessness and vulgarity came in the form of King Frat…

For people who have gorged themselves with Marvel movies over the last four years, this is the event of the year. Which only goes to show that The Avengers is the culmination of a cult that, true to its essence, has systematically worked to strip viewers of all good sense. Otherwise, it’s impossible to imagine why…