Film Diary: 2024
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- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy DevineA group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
- StarsTomas AlfredsonRobert GustafssonJohan RheborgThe comedy group Killinggänget made a big splash in the 90s with, among other things, "Nilecity" and "I manegen med Glenn Killing". In "Berättelsen om Killinggänget" they themselves tell about their life in the 30-year-old comedy group.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsAaron EckhartNina DobrevClifton Collins Jr.An ex-CIA agent is reactivated when an extortionist targets the agency.Infinately boring. I was mainly waiting for it to see Tim Blake-Nelson in there, but he didn't get to do anything fun anyway. The rest was just slosh and no substance. Not sweet slosh either, like ice-cream. Just the kind you get on the side of the road when the snow starts melting and the cars drive through it.
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsLee J. CobbPatricia MedinaEdward ArnoldMiami cop Bart Scott tracks down, in Cuba, a fugitive witness who can shed light in a double homicide and about the activities of a Miami mob lawyer who uses murder and blackmail in order to force the legalization of gambling in Florida.
- CreatorTom MoranStarsPeter CapaldiJessica RaineNikesh PatelA woman who wakes up every night at exactly 3.33AM, in the middle of the so-called devil's hour between 3AM and 4AM.
- CreatorMichael HjorthHans RosenfeldtStarsRolf LassgårdTomas LaustiolaMoa SilénIn two new Nordic Noir thrillers, Rolf Laasgaard, one of Scandinavia's most popular actors (Wallander, False Trail), assumes a powerful new role as Police profiler Sebastian Bergman.
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsBrian CoxDamian LewisJoseph FiennesFrank is 14 years into a life sentence when he decides to break out of the London prison to set things right with his ill junkie daughter. He plans an ingenious escape requiring 4 inmates with different skills.
- StarsSimon BakerBryan BrownPhoebe TonkinIn 1980s Brisbane, a precocious boy and his selectively mute brother embark on a suburban odyssey of love, redemption, and retribution after their family is torn apart by a drug lord.
- DirectorAntony HoffmanStarsVal KilmerCarrie-Anne MossTom SizemoreAstronauts, and their robotic dog AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Evaluation and Evasion), search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
- DirectorSimon BakerStarsSamson CoulterBen SpenceSimon BakerAfter developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsNaomi WattsDavid DorfmanSissy Spacek6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
- DirectorStephen JohnsonStarsGuruwuk MununggurrWakarra GondarraMark GarrawurraIn a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, his uncle.
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsLindsey BuckinghamChristine McVieJohn McVieThe long-awaited reunion of the "Rumours" version of Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham) At this live MTV concert, they perform their greatest hits, and a few new songs. The classic songs performed on this special are: "Rhiannon", "Everywhere", "Dreams", "Don't Stop", and "Landslide"
- DirectorMatt BaumannKyle EinhornStarsStevie NicksLindsey BuckinghamMick FleetwoodFLEETWOOD MAC reunite for the first time (sans Christine McVie) to record their first studio album in over fifteen years. Follow them as they write and record their album Say You Will from the first day Stevie Nicks walks into the studio to the opening night of their tour. Cameras rolled practically every moment from start to finish. Fleetwood Mac: Destiny Rules captures the ups and downs of a legendary, storied band like no other documentary before.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsFleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamMick FleetwoodFleetwood Mac performs at the Forum in Los Angeles in 1982. Hits from their classic Rumours album are performed, along with cuts from the 1975 Fleetwood Mac album, the 1979 Tusk album, and the 1982 Mirage album.
- CreatorPeter BlakeStarsJames PurefoyEréndira IbarraJosé María de TaviraWayne Addison, a veteran CIA officer returns to Mexico City to take down the country's most powerful drug dealer: Rafael Bautista.
- DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsJames PurefoyHugh BonnevillePhil DavisGeorge 'Beau' Brummel, a penniless but witty London gentleman, maintains a refined lifestyle with his loyal servant, cook Robinson. Only the friendship of the unpopular Hanoverian heir and Prince Regent, George, Prince of Wales, who acclaims Brummel's fashionable invention, dandy-ism, keeps the creditors from his back, even allows him unconditional credit. Alas a triangle with lady Julia and the equally dubious poet Lord Byron ends up costing him the prince's favor, so his debts come bite him with a vengeance.Perfect casting. Whenever I see James Purefoy, the phrase "sly devil" always pops into my mind. It's something about his glazed eyes and his smile that makes him seem incredibly pleased with himself. But somehow in a charming manner. And yet, he is also strangely versatile and has had a very varying career so far. This is great use of that almost malicious charisma, though I wish they had plummeted a bit deeper. I know that he can also do excellent melodrama, and I think that was called for here. But you can't have everything. It's a neat tv-production about an interesting man.
- StarsPeter HowittJames PurefoySandy HendrickseThe dodgy business deals of an older brother finally catch up with him, forcing him and his blameless younger brother to seek refuge in the family theme park business in Blackpool. The tension of this drama series, which ran for seven episodes in 1990, is whether or not Howitt's character can stay on the straight and narrow or if he will end up getting himself or his brother killed.
- CreatorCharlie CorwinTom FontanaJim JuvonenStarsJames PurefoyNeve CampbellMichael Kenneth Williams"The Philanthropist" chronicles the heroic adventures of a billionaire playboy-turned-vigilante/philanthropist. James Purefoy ("Rome") stars as Teddy Rist, a successful tycoon whose life is forever changed after rescuing a young boy during a hurricane in the Nigerian town he was visiting. Spontaneous and impulsive, Rist and quickly decides to channel his passion, power, and money into helping those in need. A man who has everything but feels nothing, Rist keeps his adrenaline pumping by putting his business acumen and money-making skills to good use by bargaining with the self-righteous as he makes deals with drug barons and trading with the nefarious. Jesse L. Martin (NBC's "Law and Order") plays Philip Maidstone, Teddy's business partner and friend, and Neve Campbell ("Party of Five," "Burn Up") plays Philip's wife Olivia, who also runs the charitable foundation set up by the two billionaires. Lindy Booth ("The 4400"), Michael Kenneth Williams ("The Wire"), Krista Allen ("The Starter Wife"), and newcomer James Albrecht also star.Some good bits and some bad bits. I find it a little hard to completely sympathize with the richest guy in the room, who sometimes argues for drilling for oil or starting other questionable enterprises in poor countries because they will have more work. There were interesting ethical dilemmas, but they didn't get discussed too often.
- CreatorDerek SimondsStarsBill PullmanJessica HechtDohn NorwoodDetective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.All seasons. The first one I didn't like. That's the one that everyone else loved. I gave it another chance, because I wanted to see where they took it. Then it clicked. My favourite episode was probably the last of season 3, i.e. the one that everyone else hated. Yes, it got pulpy. Yes, I enjoy that. And yes, that darn repressed detective finally welled up like I was waiting for, for three increasingly emotionally and physically tumultuous seasons. So there. I enjoyed the last one too.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsLinda FiorentinoPeter BergBill PullmanA devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.Linda Fiorentino is a revelation! An incredible performance that I just cannot look away from. The rest is good, but inconsequential really. She does whatever she wants and doesn't give a rat's ass what anyone thinks. There's a lot of Bacall there, but there is also a lot of Bogey. I would love to see her as a P.I. She'd be the brains, Lili Taylor would be the muscle. They are both undeniable, impossible to ignore. This is pure entertainment. Fantastic!
- DirectorWes CravenStarsBill PullmanCathy TysonZakes MokaeAn anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.Surprising! I like Wes Craven, and I like him a little more every movie of his that I see. "Shocker" was a hidden gem for me, and this climbs right up there too. I like the way he chose to film dreams and hallucinations, not with forced perspective, smoke and greased lenses, but plainly and straight forward. There is no escape, and there is no real way of telling what is happening and what isn't. For a lot of it, it does make an effort to respect the religion and culture of Haiti, while it also departs into wild horror territory to catch the audience. The making-of stories are about as crazy as the film itself. I also did not expect to see a government official nail someones dick to a chair. So that's new. Lot's of scenes and set-pieces that should be just as iconic as anything from Elm Street, but probably never will be. I enjoyed it a lot. It also adds a movie to one of my new favourite genres: let's-scare-the-hell-out-of-bill-pullman (alongside sam-neill-goes-insane and travelling-in-bad-weather).
- DirectorJared MosheStarsBill PullmanPeter FondaStephen Alan SederA thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.Yes! Now this is what you do with your Bill. And with your modern western, for that matter. After the "hero" was introduced, I got the idea where it might be going and crossed my fingers because I wanted it badly. I was right. It worked beautifully. Like a "Hired Hand" forty years later. Casting Peter Fonda was of course a stroke of genius. Finally I get a movie that is truly just about the character actor, the Strother Martins of the world. I also can't help but feel a kinship with that kind of figure. That's the way to be. Not the main one, but the supporting, comic-relief, eccentric sideliner. That's a sweet and beautiful thing.
- DirectorJennifer LynchStarsJulia OrmondBill PullmanPell JamesTwo FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories to tell.Atmosphere and ambience runs in the Lynch famiily. A neat little film with an obvious twist.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsBill PullmanBen StillerRyan O'NealThe world's greatest detective Daryl Zero aided by his associate Steve Arlo investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for shady tycoon Gregory Stark who is less than forthcoming about what is really happening!One of the more odd Sherlock Holmes-adjacent movies I'v seen. All good. It still lacks some depth, though. It snuck up to the abyss and contemplated taking a peek, but it never really did. The sneaking around was entertaining, however.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsBridget FondaBill PullmanOliver PlattFour people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.Very competently made monster flick where unusually few cast members die. Unfortunately it's just a little boring and I think it would have worked better if it had allowed itself to be more over the top. Some outrageous performances could have saved it.
- DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsBill PullmanChristina RicciCathy MoriartyAn afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.A little bizarre for me, because I grew up playing the pc-game where scenes from the movie were integrated, so I had watched it by ozmosis without ever getting the entire storyline. The best thing about the movie is the house, though. That thing is odd and unusual in all the best ways. The ghosts are supposed to be stand-up comedians, but I don't find them funny. The special effects work really well, and the actors worked well with them even if the characters themselves were pretty much cardboard cut-outs when it comes to personality.
- DirectorToby KeelerStarsPatricia ArquetteAngelo BadalamentiRobert BlakeFrom an early age, David Lynch was inspired by the arts and the warm inner glow that comes with the pursuit of creative expression. "Pretty as a Picture:The Art of David Lynch" examines how this modern day Renaissance man makes a motion picture, and examines, through his artistic explorations, the very nature of creativity.The making of Lost Highway. Interesting.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsTraci LindRosalind ChaoBill PullmanMike is a successful Hollywood producer of violent movies. Then he himself experiences extreme violence, goes missing, joins some Latino gardeners and reviews his life.Eh, what? I almost want to commit some violence to this movie. There is no story here. A rich guy gets kidnapped, but escapes, is helped out by a poor family and then decides to stay with them instead. Fine. That should be the story, but it doesn't stay focused on that. It's just so slow and uncertain of its own direction. You can do better, Wim. I know it.
- DirectorRoberto BanguraStarsArkar HayneNay WindermereAki OmoshaybiThe team investigate the death of a Burmese man on a deserted beach, as his young pregnant wife desperately hopes he is still alive. Nikki and Jack piece together the perplexing crime scene and find it poses more questions than it answers.
- DirectorRoberto BanguraStarsDavid CavesEmilia FoxAlastair MichaelA breakthrough with a witness edges Nikki nearer the truth. The team struggles over who is trustworthy.
- 2001–200243mTV-148.2 (218)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe DanteBill PullmanStarsBill PullmanCarl LumblyCary ElwesA lonely scientist is called in by the military to analyze the barrier that surrounds a mysterious idyllic family farm in the middle of a desert. / With the weekend killer on the loose, it's a bad time to go camping.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsBill PullmanDan HedayaHeather GrahamIn this grim tale, a secretive man who may or may not be a famous Hollywood actor visits a small town bar. Mistaking him for the town's mayor, a ruthless gang of bank robbers takes him hostage along with the sheriff and his family.
- DirectorTim PopeStarsAmanda PlummerBill PullmanLinda BlairPersimmon and Duke get their kicks by answering the small ads in the Hollywood Recycler. This alarming short drama is based on fact.
- CreatorDavid SeltzerStarsBill PullmanNatascha McElhoneMichael MasseeJust before the start of the Apocalypse, a physicist and a nun race against the clock to see if the end of the world can be averted.
- DirectorLukasz KosmickiStarsBill PullmanLotte VerbeekJames BloorDuring 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.
- DirectorAnthony WallerStarsBill PullmanDevon SawaGabrielle AnwarA young person gets hired to kill someone completely unknown, by someone equally unknown. Or is that true? Nothing is what it seems.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsSarah Michelle GellarJason BehrClea DuVallAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
- DirectorJon AmielStarsRichard GereJodie FosterLanny FlahertyA farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
- CreatorPaul RutmanStarsPeter CapaldiCush JumboAysha KalaFollows two brilliant detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.Series 1 (don't know yet if they'll ever make more than one, but I hope so).
- DirectorRocky LangStarsBill PullmanJulie BrownPeter BoyleMan finds out from his mistress that she had confessed their affair to her husband who went to man's home to kill him. The man wants to avoid any conflict, but the mistress has an opposite plan. A long night has just begun.
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsKirstie AlleyBill PullmanCarrie FisherA frustrated woman's life gets even more frustrating once she gets into an affair with a man who suffers a fatal heart attack after their fling.
- StarsBill PullmanLauren K. RobekCurtis TweedieSouth Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh (Bill Pullman) becomes the prime suspect in the double homicide of his wife and son.
- DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss MalingerA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.Meg Ryan was made for this. She's absolutely brilliant at the particular mash-up that is the romantic comedy. Hanks does a good sad-sack and makes you nostalgic for his young comedy days. Pullman plays maybe the nicest guy in all of cinema history, and the most unusual thing about that is that both the characters and the movie itself is upfront about that. He's done nothing wrong, he tries his best, he's kind, charming, a little dorky, lovable and still doesn't get the girl. They should all marry him.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsSandra BullockBill PullmanPeter GallagherA hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.Pretty cute. Some fun little slippery ice moments and complications and misunderstandings.
- DirectorHeywood GouldStarsBill PullmanRobert LoggiaBlair UnderwoodA policeman is upset that a man he arrested for killing two cops may be freed on a technicality. He therefore takes matters into his own hands to try the case.Angry cop kidnaps court. Very bad idea. Very dull movie.
- DirectorBill PullmanStarsBill PullmanDiane LaneJohn SavageA cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice and alienating the pretty schoolteacher he is in love with.Totally fine, and not memorable at all. The story has something going for it, and the casting is nice. Even the camerawork has some style to it. Music works well, even if it's predictable for a western. I don't see the point in making it a Virginian movie, but okay. There's just nothing out of the ordinary here. Plus the hat is ugly.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsEllen DeGeneresBill PullmanJoan CusackA lonely single woman finds the seemingly-perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged, possessive other personality emerges and she cannot convince anyone else of his Jekyll-and-Hyde true nature.This ain't so bad. The story is thinner than a wafer, but the acting sells it. Bill does an incredibly convincing happy-go-lucky-psycho. It's a strange combination, but he was born to play it. "Jump off a cliff with me" and "do you think I love you enough to break my own finger? I do, I can - I will" is just superb.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsA corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.Ruffalo seems to have an affinity for this kind of thing (Zodiak and Spotlight). I get that. Little guy against the big machine. Here it's the Teflon empire. A truly creepy notion that we have all already been poisoned, and there's nothing we can do about it. The cinematography mirrors that dark view. Everything looks murky and all you want is a little bit of sunlight. It's not meant to be fun, and it isn't. But yes, I do miss a firecracker à la Erin Brokovich to brighten things up a bit.
- DirectorMark W. TravisStarsBill PullmanWendy SchaalChris DemetralInternational disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.Like a live-action version of a cartoon, or if a sketch comedy troupe decided to do a feature, for some reason centering on a submarine. Bits remind me of "Navy Lark". It's not terrible, some gags are pretty funny, but anything humourus just drowns because there's nothing to hang the jokes on. It would be infinately meme-able, though - if anyone could be bothered to go through it to find the gems.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsBill PullmanLena OlinColm FeoreA web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years.Now this is an interesting one. The whole set-up is slow burn thriller, down to earth and cool. It has you thinking "this is pretty good, why have I never heard of this?" and then... It ascends into complete pulp brilliance and you ask yourself "why have I never heard of this??"
I loved it. - DirectorMike RobeStarsBill PullmanMarcia Gay HardenRichard SchiffA man accused of killing his mistress twenty years previously is arrested again on suspicion of murdering his wife.Bland and boring. Everyone involved can do better.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Well, yeah. Long and tedious. Some good characters, but they mostly stay shallow because there are just so many of them, and there has to also be room for explosions. I wish it was "A bridge too far" or "The longest day" with aliens, but it's not.
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsKurt RussellVing RhamesScott SpeedmanA robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.Brilliant! Why have I waited so long to see this? In some ways the exact opposite of what it felt like to watch "Ignition", because it starts off seeming like a hard boiled, vacuus action film with some incredibly bloody street crime. Then it presents the main guy as a complete ass-but-loving-it kind of person, in a way that frames him as the one to root for. Like it's a Death Wish knock-off where the violent crimes commited by the cop are entirely justified by the violence around him. And then... We gain perspective. He does some framing of innocent people, his private life starts to crumble. All the time he's got that charming smile, because he's Kurt Russell, and he's the coolest man on earth. And then he starts to see what he's doing too. Which finally leads him to kick back against the corruption and violence by speaking out and incriminating himself. Maybe a simplistic ending, but very effective. If there's a movie much better suited for the title "The end of violence", it's this one. And boy, oh boy what a performance.
- DirectorGöran GenteleStarsBirger MalmstenGunnel BroströmMargareta FahlénAfter having spent six years in an asylum, Harry returns home. He soon remembers what happened six years ago. He had five of his friends over and one of them, Raoul, was murdered. In order to find out which of them is the murderer, he invites them over to reconstruct the crime. It seems that everybody, including himself (as his doctor points out), had a motive, so it will not be easy to discover whodunit.Tråkig och rätt skrikig, även om den ibland slår an en kuslig stämning.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsBen KingsleyTéa LeoniLuke WilsonWhile drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hitman befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.A bizarro indie-flick. It could have been overbearing, but turned out quite nice. The dialogue is probably a case of overthinking, but it kind of adds to the general weirdness. I'm always happy to see Dennis Farina and Philip Baker Hall, even though they don't get to do that much here. Kingsley is good at kookey tough guys, but he feels a little too old for this part, though I suppose that's partly the point. The plot is incomprehensible, if there is one, but that's okay. John Dahl is clearly a competent director with noir-leanings, which I appreciate and respect greatly. Ultimately, I watched it on my Bill Pullman spree, and my main takeaway from this is that I wish there was an entire movie about Dave the real-estate guy. Every time he shows up, I laugh, because i don't know what he's doing in this particular film. It's like he's escaped from another film set, but not Pullman - Dave. I keep asking "who is this guy? Why is he here? What is he?" and the funniest thing is that there are no answers. He's just Dave. He knows about the crime families, he is not threatened by a career killer, but he does care an awful lot about hardwood flooring. This is also a prime example of what Bill can do, because Dave has his very own set of facial expressions, his own walk, gestures, demeanor and way of life. Who is Dave? I will never know. Why is he in this film? Because he wanted to. Thank heavens for that.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsBette MidlerDanny DeVitoJudge ReinholdA couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
- DirectorDelyth ThomasStarsAlex JordanAndrew WincottPhillipe BosherRemake of the 2006 Game Sherlock Holmes the AwakenedPretty good. It looks creepy enough, but there is something hollow about the world. There are very few things to actually interact with, so even if you can theoretically walk to the end of Holmes' corridor, all you can do there is look. Same goes for streets and other areas. There is also something glitchy with people's hair that is in need of a patch. The gameplay runs pretty smoothly, though I'm not a fan of the way the camera moves. It's suitably atmospheric, as it shuold be. I do have the feeling that I would prefer the older version, if it was possible to play on Steam. The idea of your own death being the solution to several puzzles, is rather neat. The voice acting was very good too, by the way.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonPedro PascalAshton SandersRobert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?Way better than the first one, though the end sequence had a cool setting, the storm-element also made it look like a video game due to all the special effects, which took me out of it a bit. I liked the pacing and slightly more uplifting storyline better in this one. Denzel had a couple of moments where he got to not grit his teeth and look concentrated, which I appreciate. The B-story of the young artist worked well. Probably better than the main story, even. They did set up Susan and her husband in one scene in the previous film, and then briefly again here, leading up to her getting killed. I got to like her, but I feel like the whole conspiracy thing should have hit way harder. Plus, the husband was set up in the beginning only to be quickly ushered off to a (presumably) safe place right before the climax and then never seen again. I wonder if there are scenes cut for time. For a movie that focuses a lot on the emotional consequences of crime, it got weirdly preoccupied with action hero-punch-up's in the last twenty minutes, and that was disappointing.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsMatt DamonDrew BarrymoreBill PullmanA young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.Hey, this was fun! It looks pretty great. Sort of by-the-numbers, although it had some twists that I wasn't expecting - particularly the mentor turning out to be mr. Big Bad. A couple of cool ideas for alien planets too. The ice hide and seek-sequence was actually really tense. Could be a cult classic.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsClaire DanesKate BeckinsaleBill PullmanTwo women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.
- DirectorLeonardo RicagniStarsJeremy DaviesChris O'DonnellRachael Leigh CookThis is the story of a bag of money and the people who come into contact with it.I've struck - maybe not gold - but certainly something with this one. I've struck... a worm. You can't sell it, but it's useful for fishing. I don't know.
A few minutes in I made a comparison in my head to some Italian movies of the '60s/'70s. There was the superimposed sand blowing away on top of the credits while a Morricone-like piece was playing, and then there was the experimental editing style (especially in the introductory scene of the cop) that seems to have no regard for continuity. It works really well, but you just never see that in anything post '80s, and especially not Hollywood. Then I look up the director and writer, who have names that sound Italian or Spanish. Though one of them is from Missouri. And the film takes place in the desert, at a casino and a bus stop. It's a puzzling and thrilling mash of highly American people, places, circumstances, either told through a European lens or bordering on self-parody. There's a Native American angle that probably strives to be profound but ends up being tacky.
Story-wise it's basically a string of scenes loosely tied together by a bag of money. That doesn't really matter, though. There's a pace to it that makes you want to keep watching, if nothing else just to find out what surprise the next scene will spring on you.
The characters are all fun, wandering non-sequitors. The drunk cop is the drunkest cop I've ever seen and Rapaport plays the hell out of it. The sheriff is both the coolest and smokes something for "medicinal purposes". Pullman gets to be the petty ticket inspector with clothes that are too small for him, once again seeming like a character who accidentally ended up in the movie. Who is he? Where does he come from? We don't know. Even the other characters wonder "Why are you like this?" And then there's Polito with a hair-piece.
It's like someone took David Lynch on his words: write 70 scenes and you've got a movie. He never said they had to be related. It could almost be a surrealist masterpiece if it wasn't simultaneously so close to having a coherent story.
If I didn't know better, I'd say that the script was developed through write-and-fold. There's a detached feeling to the whole thing that makes it even better, more nonsensical and funny. Sort of like a supercut of those fake film scenes that characters in another movie are watching on television.
Perhaps it was a pretentious film school project. I don't know what the goal was. The result, however, is too weird and random to be bland, too familiar to be alienating, and also too competent and likable to feel like it's ego-driven. If you look at it from a distance, it seems like a movie. If you try to engage with it, it falls apart. If you back off a little bit, it's pretty groovy.
The camerawork is great with gorgeous wide shots and perfect focus pulls. Lighting's beautiful. Nice soundtrack that also knows when to shut up. Acting's just the right amount of over the top, especially considering the dialogue. Costume's sometimes baffling (is that pink leather jacket supposed to make the main guy look like a runaway piglet?) but also part of making unexpected decisions. Even the end credit roll is weird and unusual - and there's a post-credit scene that winks at the audiece, for crying out loud! Editing's a nice blend of invisible and unconventional. This is, I think, the first time I've seen intentional split-second freeze frames in the middle of action sequences. It works, even if it shouldn't.
That's exactly how I feel about the entire film. Maybe it takes coming at it from a giallo-perspective. It shouldn't work. For me, though, it does. - DirectorMatthew WilderStarsBill PullmanTaryn ManningHarold PerrineauThe lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order, drug-fueled interdimensional shifts, and 1970's pop culture combine for the mind-bending adventure of the century.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsBarnard HughesSada ThompsonRobert ProskyWhen a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
- DirectorTheresa RebeckStarsAnjelica HustonBill PullmanDavid MorseMiddle-aged siblings feud over possession of their father's estate in this sibling rivalry dramatic comedy.
- DirectorRandall MillerStarsChris PineAlan RickmanBill PullmanThe story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
- DirectorBurr SteersStarsKieran CulkinSusan SarandonJeff GoldblumA young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
- DirectorStig OlinStarsEskil DaleniusSven AlmgrenStig JärrelTen-year-old Rasmus, his friend Pontus and his dog Toker, find out about a silver theft in the small town where they live.Gullig film med vissa väl långdragna scener som kunde klippts bort. Föräldrarna (Ahrle och Ericks) var klart bäst!
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerGeena DavisAn emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGösta EkmanEmil JanningsCamilla HornThe demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.Såg i Trondheim med live-orgel.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsBurt LancasterSuzy AmisPatricia ClarksonAn old patriarch unites all members of his family for his birthday, but the group of people are full of personal and social problems.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsHarley Jane KozakElizabeth McGovernBill PullmanWith 15 year reunion coming up, Kathy has sexual fantasies of her high school sweetheart. She's married, so she sends her BFF to check him out and report back. Things get complicated.
- DirectorJeremy HerrinRoss MacGibbonStarsBill PullmanJenna ColemanSally FieldAmerica, 1947, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. But their contented lives are about to shatter. A figure from the past forces long buried truths to the surface lying bare the price of their American dream.Brilliant play with some similar themes to Salesman. Nice simple set-design with just the front of the house, the lawn, the tree and some lighting. Sally Field is phenomenal. If I remember one thing from this in ten years, it will be her. She grabs you by the neck and refuses to let go. Pullman is in and out of the character, but when he's good he's good. I think he needs a while to build up to a moment and doesn't have the time to quite get there, while Field is just on instantly. Colin Morgan is pretty good, though I can't help but analyze his accent because I know he's not american. Same goes for the rest of the supporting cast, except with them I didn't know before. However, Coleman didn't work for me. I didn't buy her accent, which sounded like the same rising soundbite repeated over and over again, even if she was saying different things. It annoyed me. Apart from that - great stuff.
- CreatorJosh GadJon LovettJason WinerStarsJosh GadJenna ElfmanMartha MacIsaacPresident Gilcrest and his trophy wife are living in the White House, with their overachieving daughter sidetracked by pregnancy, a couch potato hopeless son, a genius young son, and an odd middle school girl.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsChristian BaleBill PullmanRobert DuvallA musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
- DirectorIlkka Järvi-LaturiStarsBill PullmanIrène JacobBruno KirbyA romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsChris CooperElizabeth PeñaStephen MendilloWhen the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
- DirectorJeremie MonederoJustin VilliersStarsAnthony HowellChristina ColeEmerald O'HanrahanA Private Detective, Edward Pierce is a mission to find the truth behind the death of an acclaimed artist and her family on a Darkwater Island in Boston.
- DirectorToby WilkinsStarsShea WhighamJill WagnerPaulo CostanzoTrapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.Solid early '00s horror. Hits the spot perfectly. Small cast with built-in internal conflict (couple and escaped criminal with girlfriend), one location (gas station), cool, unique and intimidating monster (the splinter who infects people with thorns and breaks their bones from inside). The only slightly annoying thing is that I started writing something a bit similar about ten years ago, without ever having heard of this, and if I ever finish it now, it would undoubtedly be influenced by this. That's fine, though. All the cogs are in the right places. Memorable.
- CreatorMicah BloombergEli HorowitzSam EsmailStarsStephan JamesBobby CannavaleHong ChauAn anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.Two seasons. First one's best, second one's good too and ties well with what we already know. Wanna talk style, this has it. And the soundtrack. Plus the episodes are half hours. I wish more shows would dare do that. It's a neat little nugget.
- DirectorJohn PollonoStarsJon BernthalShea WhighamJordana SpiroEvents spin wildly out of control when three lifelong friends agree to do a favor on behalf of the brash young woman they all adore.
- DirectorScott TeemsStarsShea WhighamMichael ShannonCatalina Sandino MorenoA drifter (Shea Whigham) kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief (Michael Shannon) suspects foul play.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHayley AtwellVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.There's a lot of running.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMickey RourkeFrank SengerAdrien BrodyParoled after 8 years in prison, Bullet's picked up by his brother and a friend. Bullet assaults a drug dealer and two customers. Things escalate.
- DirectorGoran DukicStarsPatrick FugitShea WhighamTom WaitsA film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsColin FarrellMatthew DavisClifton Collins Jr.A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
- DirectorJordan Vogt-RobertsStarsTom HiddlestonSamuel L. JacksonBrie LarsonAfter the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
- DirectorJoe RussoAnthony RussoStarsRyan GoslingChris EvansAna de ArmasWhen the CIA's most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.That is one very gray man.
- CreatorDan RubinReinhold WeegeStarsMelissa RauchIndia de BeaufortLacrettaFollows judge Abby Stone, as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew.
- CreatorRobbie PickeringStarsJulia RobertsSean PennDan StevensA modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
- StarsSimon J. BergerMattias JakobssonFredrik Charpentier LjungqvistThe great story of our country. About the people and forces that shaped it - from the Ice Age to present day. The series in 10 parts is based on reconstructions of historical events and people. More than 300 experts have contributed to it.
- DirectorLauritz FalkStarsLauritz FalkIrma ChristensonElof AhrleIben Holt, a rich bohemian, lives in an occupied country. On his way home from a party he hears an explosion and sees flames rising from a factory. At home awaits another surprise.
- DirectorGösta CederlundStarsElof AhrleBirgit RosengrenTorsten HillbergThe unemployed Loffe meets his old friend Wilhelm and gets some money. A year later it's time for Loffe to help Wilhelm.
- DirectorLynne LittmanStarsJane AlexanderWilliam DevaneRossie HarrisThe life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBen MendelsohnRyan ReynoldsYvonne LandryDown on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.
- DirectorRamón HernáezStarsBarry JohnsonSharon MannAkil WingateThe early 50s: Joe Dunn, owner of a boxing club, is found dead. Meanwhile, rising star Robert Yale, due to take to the ring for the most important fight of his career, has mysteriously disappeared. Sonia Dunn, Joe's daughter, takes over the club and must deal with its financial woes. She hires private detective John Blacksad to investigate Yale's disappearance and to find the missing man. This sinister case will take our investigator to the darkest, most dismal depths of New York. With its anthropomorphic characters and its incredible 1950s feel, BLACKSAD: Under the Skin promises all the eerily dark adventure of a detective novel, just like the eponymous comic book series. Investigations, searches for clues, fights, witness interviews: let your feline instinct guide you as you infiltrate the corrupt world of boxing.
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsElle FanningPatricia ClarksonFelicity HuffmanConfounded by her clashes with the seemingly rule-obsessed world, a troubled young girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher.
- DirectorWilliam HaleStarsWilliam DevaneMichael BrandonAdrienne BarbeauA computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a radiation leak. It seals off the compound, trapping the crew inside.
- DirectorAnne-Lise KoehlerÉric SerreStarsKaycie ChaseJulien CramponBoris RehlingerA work where puppets, sculptures, painting and animation reinterpret Nature, to make us rediscover it as we have never seen it