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True Detective (2014)
No more of this, please
Maybe TD has become a cash cow, but this is the worst in the series history. Too many characters, too many hints to some strange but essentially non-existent supernatural aspect. It came to the point where I essentially did not care about what´s coming next. I ´ll happily give three points for the acting performed, but there is not more for me in it. Jodie Foster was expected to be great. It seems like a show about people getting collectively depressed and / or psychotic by the darkness in Alaska. What the scientists were actually up to is not really explained either, or maybe I did not care any more.
Warhorse One (2023)
well, not so much
I actually did like Mr. Strong´s most well-known movies, Daylights End and Sinner&Saints, but this one is too long, takes itself too seriously and suffers from mediocre acting of all parties. The landscape does not look right, some weapon effects look lousy, yet it is somewhat of a gun-gear-show. Which is cool, they did that a lot in the 80s and people now consider those flicks to be cult. The soundtrack is really nice and fitting. The girl being saved sometimes talks and looks like the Alia character from Lynch´s Dune movie. Maybe that is related to shock story-wise, ok I get it. Many scenes are too slow, seem edited with haste. It is a mediocre genre-movie, but I recommend instead watching a show like Terminal List if you are low on time.
Last Sentinel (2023)
2 hours, WHY ?
The movie includes a plot twist at the end that does not justify the running time. If this had been cut down to 80 minutes, I would have rated it in the medium range. As it is, you will feel lifetime wasted.
The whole thing is meant to be a claustrophobic, theateresque presentation, but the actors have a hard time filling the format. The logics of some things are not explained and there is a strong environmental aspect to the whole setting that seems a bit of a submission to "the current thing". The world building leaves a lot to be desired. Some people will wait for supernatural and/or horror aspects, but they are not here, which is not a bad thing in itself.
Nightshade (2022)
Ambitions ...
... are high in this low budget occult thriller, but the acting is mediocre at best. As a cynic, one might call it a low-income, low-intelligence version of Lars von Trier´s "Antichrist". The good thing is that this flick is not that long, so the time of your life wasted is limited.
Zeros and Ones (2021)
No, thx.
Incoherent, pseudo-artistic, boring and much more, but not worth one and a half hours of your life, even in a lockdown. I gave it a try despite the bad reviews, but they are all truthful. You can´t even spoiler stuff because no one can tell what this could be about in the first place.
Dogville (2003)
G R E A T
I am not into LvT movies, but this one got me hooked. The story draws you in, does not seem overly long ( although technically it is ), lets you feel with the young woman, and then shocks you ... till the grand finale. I would like to call it a "based" movie for a lack of a better description. WATCH IT.
Rogue Hostage (2021)
catastrophic entertainment
When a movie features softair guns and digital muzzle flash, that is usually not a good sign. And so it was here. Some almost-acceptable acting, some LGBT content, but no suspense ... gather some friends and some fake guns and shoot a comparable movie at your local Walmart, it is that easy, really.
Black Panther (2018)
Not recommended
Bad acting, bad editing, a lousy score. Contradictions in the storyline. Some of the worst I´ve seen in years.
Infinite (2021)
Better play a video game ...
... or waste your lifetime with this. Sure, the topic of reincarnation in action movies is interesting, but this is so badly executed that it becomes boring after an hour. Also, movies that start with an explanation of things at the beginning are usually bad - except for Highlander :)