De uskyldige (The Innocents) (2021)
Windtalkers (2002)
The Florida Project (2017)
It Should Happen To You (1954)
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025)
The Novice (2021)
The Love Hypothesis (2026) ///
De uskyldige (The Innocents) (2021) Observational eye and deliberate pace conjure unnerving atmosphere as young kids on bland housing estate gradually develop initially subtle powers that rapidly turn cruel and deadly. Spontaneous cast ground encroaching danger, even if ending remains both unsatisfactory and gripping.
Windtalkers (2002) Combat sequences produced on suitably expansive scale prove ultimately awkward fit with intriguing background of Navajo recruits providing indecipherable code during World War II battles in the Pacific. Damaged Nicolas Cage and tenacious Adam Beach struggle with character melodramatics.
The Florida Project (2017) Humanist eye observes life of faded motel in the shadow of tourist wealth, fluid visuals following young children creating their own urban playground. Equally frustrated and paternal manager Willem Dafoe and struggling stripper mom Bria Vinaite provide adult concerns as drifting plot strands come together for elevating conclusion.
It Should Happen To You (1954) Amiably spun and leisurely paced, polished production sees unemployed Judy Holliday purchase New York billboard to simply proclaim her name, bewitching grounded Jack Lemmon and annoying manipulative company boss Peter Lawford. Appealing cast make most of romantic confusion and social satire.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) Sam Rockwell's divertingly unpredictable time traveler personifies dynamic visuals and staging as strangers in LA diner attempt to save future from AI control. Even as invention strains, energetic cast promote whiplash humor, including a soulful Haley Lu Richardson.
The Novice (2021) Visually and aurally immersive study of individual obsession as committed Isabelle Fuhrman embraces university rowing, burning through friendships to achieve superiority. Though psychology and style eventually feels strained, lead's intense physicality ties to persuasive emotional impact.
The Love Hypothesis (2026) Flimsy narrative excuse sees diligent PhD student Lili Reinhart embark on fake relationship with abrasive professor Tom Bateman. Strands appealing leads with blandly staged comedy before abrasive third act turn to expected romantic outcome. More persuasive when reflecting bond with fellow student Rachel Marsh.
