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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
As Perfect As Fury Road, and Technically Way More Creative
Tremendous cast, numerous action-packed scenes. The duration of the picture and the scenes reminds us again of what kind of a world of craziness and insanity that Mad Max universe is full of. From tip to toe, from every major character to minor character, nearly nobody has a clear mind to think reasonably. Every character makes a move with its instincts.
Even though Anya Taylor-Joy had merely few lines throughout the two and a half hours long movie, her mimics(especially facial expressions) and gestures were spectacular enough to show every kind of emotion Furiosa feels at the moment, which evidently proves and accentuates her broad acting skills and her being the right choice to portray Furiosa who is a character possessor of profound thoughts. Besides, she tries very hard to avoid the traumas in the past she had that left scars on her body and on her soul. That factor makes her the same as Chris's character.
This might be Chris Hemsworth's most powerful acting performance as well which is worthy of the entire Thor performances of his made the character look as relentless, as mad as the other characters. His character was driven by sorrow and the despair of never being able to adjusting his past, so basically he's a guy trying escaping from his past but never feels satisfied no matter what he does. This is why this character is going to be known as one of the most remarkable antagonists in cinema history.
Some of the noticeable Fury Road cast members reprised their roles in it, but in this one they are more likely to be anti-heroic rather than antagonists.
Maybe not as emotionally-hitting as Fury Road, yet impressive in its own way. Don't miss this one!
The Fall Guy (2024)
DAVID LEITCH IS GETTING BETTER
After the success he has gotten by directing Bullet Train(2022) , the audience understands more of David Leitch's directing style. He focuses a lot on details given in the beginning to the middle of the movie and at the end we are reminded of those details again , but only those who watched the entire picture with full focus (without missing anything) gets what they are about( a foreshadowing of the end, a quote, a backstory, etc.).
During the first half, the story continues with a slow flow. However, this does not cause the inattention or distraction of the audience. Because, the unpredictable environment of the movie supported by mysterious incidents in the past allows us to find it gripping and try to solve the mystery along with the main character.
Finally, the fighting sequences are creatively and artistically made and fun to watch. Besides, it is very uncommon to reflect on screen a picture about the hardships, financial and emotional struggles of a stuntman and also a love story plenty of regret.
An unusual action film that must be seen in theatres.
Argylle (2024)
DEFINITELY DESERVES A 7.5/10
To begin, the movie itself does not fulfill the expectations of an average audience regarding the course of events at first glimpse. However, as the story unfolds every passing minute, it gives its audience a sense of satisfaction from a different angle of aesthetic with an unorthodox screenplay.
From another aspect, it has some features in common with the movie Bullet Train(2022) in terms of the changing mood of the picture: The film commences with a smooth ambiance, plain storytelling inserted with some dust of comedy within, but it makes the theatregoers sense an air of mystery in the middle part intentionally. Ensuingly, the story gets to the unexpected pinnacle point in connection with potent drama, and that drama's impact is successfully conveyed to those who watch, thus , such swift alteration of emotions merely in two hours of screentime makes this work of art achieved its goal to create an effect on the audience.
Apart from how well-arranged and well-organized the melee fighting and gunfight choreographies are, the creator team has endeavored a lot to make an intricate story not being blurry in the audience's eyes and literally leaving no question mark in their mind right after the end. Hence, this shows how the production team nailed the storytelling part which was seemingly difficult to make every detail clear, as well as the editor does by supporting a few detailed scenes with flashbacks with a view to remind and clarify the motives of even the side characters who play prominent roles instead of being thrown away, which is another sign of labor put in the movie.
A motion picture starting with low expectances, but as it moves on, it becomes worthy of watching. A spectacular experience!
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
EVERY HOUSE IN VENICE IS HAUNTING
There are plural things that made me lure to "A Haunting in Venice":
The first thing that drew my attention was its ominous and obscure, but also nostalgic atmosphere. The great idea of keeping major characters stuck in one chlostrophobic place with a sinister backstory during a stormy night is sufficiently intriguing for a plot. The soundtracks (including some jazz music) used were fitting the picture's ambiance and it was kind of the style of how it opened its doors to let you in the story its own endearment.
Another thing that made me find it captivating is the screenplay. Of course an adapted screenplay by a novel of the brilliant Agatha Christie stands out. But, what makes this one distinguishable than the others is that every suspect has more powerful reasons to be the one(s) committing the murder(s). The way the course of events are arranged makes it more enigmatic to spectators and makes them find the true delinquent alongside Monsieur Poirot. To clarify that,the transitions between the past events scenes and the current events scenes are successfully linked to each other. About a current event's prominent detail, the movie returns to the past events to remind the spectators of some other detail connected to that one. Every part of even the side stories of the side characters are complete.
The costumes worn by the actors fit the ones of that era of postwar (WWII).
Aside from those ones, it is necessary not to skip the haunted house subject and the paranormal beings which consisted a recognizable part of the film. That slight touch of "horror" genre was professionally done in my opinion. Even though it does not take over the entire movie, the production team did not compromise anything about it. Hence, the idea of mentioning them with some questioning approaches by some of the characters and some characters with belief in a fifth dimension and its beings living within turned the movie into a bigger mystery than expected. Besides, any single other detail concerning that was contributed by the sound department and the make-up department too, which makes spectators watch some sort of a horror court-métrage.
In conclusion, it is worth seeing in theatres. Because Agatha Christie's complex way of putting the events of a story in a tremendous order makes the mystery more complicated and devious, but also more enticing.
Asteroid City (2023)
"Asteroid City", A Theatrical Piece of Art Taking Place in 1950's
A theatrical piece of art taking place back in 1950's in a town called "Asteroid City", with a chaotic ambiance. But, what actually makes me like that film is that we (the spectatorship) get to see how this theatrical work within the real life is created. We witness all the efforts and worries of the luvvies striving for giving their best performance and also trying to fully comprehend what in fact the moral of the play is. Hence, in terms of story, it did an unparalleled work thanks to the brilliant editing as well. Having 2 main stories is an uncommon situation compared to a vast majority of films. Nevertheless, it achieved to arrange the course of events of the two stories and reflect them simultaneously. We can clearly see how much labour has been put in the work by the editor.
Regarding the cinematography of the film, Robert D. Yeoman used colors very well especially in this one. He utilized both vivid and black-white colors just for aiding us in distinguishing easily to which main story we pass throughout the picture. Besides, in a few particular scenes with profuse dialogue , he fit two shots going on at the same time in one single screen,giving us the impression of no matter how far the characters stand , they talk as if they have really close distance between them.
The casting was tremendous and was plenty of numerous familiar faces. Of course, a couple of them had major roles than the others. According to the successful performances, I can tell all of the leading actors and actresses embraced the project. But, I cannot disdain the performances of the ones with minor roles such as Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Margot Robbie, etc.
Aside from the ones that we know, new acting talents showed up. The triplet girls are literally gifted in terms of acting. The way they complete each other with their lines and mimics is stupendous and exquisite. Seemingly, they have a bright future in the industry.
This picture is may not be the best of Wes Anderson, yet it deserves a solid 7 out of 10. I suggest that it will be a good experience if you want to see it in theatres. Don't miss this one!
Smile (2022)
A MOVIE THAT MAKES YOU PISS YOUR PANTS
Can you believe that a smile can freak you out? Well,after watching this,I think it can.
This movie has no clichés as the other pictures that belongs to horror genre does. It's originality is alluring. An unexpected jumpscare can come in any moment.
Besides,I want to mention it's artistic goal. Apparently, it isn't a simple Hollywood-failed-to-be-a-blockbuster movie. You witness such a peerless cinematography and audio mixing. Hence, you get a feeling which makes you uneasy throughout the whole picture.
I advise you to go and see it before it's abolished from theatres. If you want to have a thrilling night, watch it.
The Black Phone (2021)
I HAVEN'T SEEN SUCH A GOOD HORROR MOVIE FOR YEARS
The Black Phone is a movie which comprises the tension viewers would like to feel and instant jumpscares that people don't expect,unpredictable. It's pro is that it contains type of ongoing and intriguing story that will make you want to learn what will happen subsequently. In my opinion,it's a good point that they didn't elongate the story in vain,hence ,I am pretty sure that you are going to like it owing to it's briefness.
No Sudden Move (2021)
A Fine Job By Soderbergh
Well,first of all,it was not too long so you may not get bored. The cast is stupendous (especially Matt Damon,Benicio del Toro,Dave Harbour) ,I admired their performances in this motion picture. But the story could have a better end in my opinion. However,it doesn't prevent me from liking it. I suggest y'all to watch.
Desperado (1995)
A MASTERPIECE OF ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
It is a movie which contains dark humor. There are witty characters such as Tarantino's one. Our main character(El Mariachi)is struggling against a godfather called Bucho to get his revenge. I can assure that it hasn't indiscreet scenes,genuinely a fluent movie to watch with various talented actors-Steve Buscemi,Danny Trejo etc.-.Besides, ,the movie intensifies the emotion it wants in every scene. Furthermore, it comprises several profound and social messages. To conclude,it is a peerless , an original and a breathtaking cult movie.