News Of The World (2020)
Barbara (2012)
Hereditary (2018)
Værelse 304 (Room 304) (2011)
Forever My Girl (2018)
La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night Of The Shooting Stars) (1982)
The Real McCoy (1993) ///
Barbara (2012) Precise, low-key storytelling enhances the veracity of situation and characterization, as a degraded, hardened doctor is banished to the country by East German authorities in the 1980s. Nina Hoss anchors the isolation, hope and raw emotion, shards of humanity amid the cold.
Hereditary (2018) Family divisions and loss permeate the deliberate, oppressive mood which builds to a climax equal parts horrifically unnerving and grisly hysterical. A wide eyed Toni Collete fast goes off the edge after daughter dies, guilt crushing fragile bonds as sinister past reveals future evils.
Værelse 304 (Room 304) (2011) Weaving various interconnected characters and storylines in fragmented moments, an artfully told drama of desire, guilt, revenge and despair that finally ties strands together with some effect. The stifling environment of a Copenhagen hotel provides a dense atmosphere.
Forever My Girl (2018) Nothing surprising in setup or structure of narrative and mostly disposable scenes, yet humanity and comedy sparks persuade. After jilting Jessica Rothe at the altar, Alex Roe returns 8 years later, a disillusioned millionaire C&W singer. Bland style, comforting emotion.
La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night Of The Shooting Stars) (1982) Gradually enveloping tale of survival, of imagination and hope against the blunt reality of violence and brutality, as villagers are caught between opposing forces during last fumes of WW2. Sometimes forced staging, finally poignant.
The Real McCoy (1993) Kim Basinger makes an engaging thief, attempting to go straight, snagged back into impossible bank job by unreliable Terence Stamp. Coasting on sleek visuals, a passable caper that trades on better stories, underusing eager Val Kilmer and gradually running out of steam.
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