Winter's Bone (2010)
Warm Bodies (2013)
Never Talk To Strangers (1995)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Hunt (2020)
Tangos, tequilas y algunas mentiras (Miles And Lies) (2023)
Your Christmas Or Mine (2022) ///
Winter's Bone (2010) Powerful sense of threat and desperation contaminates rural bleakness as fiercely protective Jennifer Lawrence attempts to protect home and family unity. Tightly controlled visuals allied to encompassing, compassionate lead provide compelling tale with empathetic murmur of hope.
Warm Bodies (2013) Engaging zombie love story maintains dry humor and mostly veers from genre affectation to concentrate on developing relationship between questioning Teresa Palmer and living dead Nicholas Hoult. Brain-consuming threat less compelling than concept's charm of emotion reanimating humanity.
Never Talk To Strangers (1995) Spirited Pino Donaggio score and psychologist Rebecca De Mornay's committed neurosis barely survive hysterical contrivance of thriller involving emotional Antonio Banderas. Minimal plot and character sense unrelieved by constrained, murky visuals and final twist.
Spider-Man (2002) Fresh, buoyant comic book origin story reaches for balance between personal and fantastic as withdrawn Tobey Maguire is bitten and transforms to urban superhero while dealing with family guilt, pressure of responsibility and feelings for Kirsten Dunst. Winning flair carries tonal mix.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) Enriching character elements from first film, conflicted Tobey Maguire faces estrangement from exasperated Kirsten Dunst and existential loss of powers even as enraged Alfred Molina wreaks city havoc. Dynamic action woven through love story with intoxicating results.
The Hunt (2020) Energetically styled with cartoon violence, dark humor occasionally sparks thrills as working class stereotypes are kidnapped for superior, liberal elites to pursue and kill in remote forest. Though blunt political satire falls flat, a fierce Betty Gilpin fights back with an earthy, electrifying turn.
Tangos, tequilas y algunas mentiras (Miles And Lies) (2023) Bound by need to show family and friends of imminent marriage, unreliable fantasist Cassandra Sánchez Navarro and uncommitted David Chocarro spin through Mexican and Argentinian prejudice and stereotype with agreeable humor. Broadly played by appealing cast.
Your Christmas Or Mine (2022) Marooned with each other's families by a snow storm, drama students Cora Kirk and Asa Butterfield provoke life lessons and revelations. Nothing remotely surprising and often plainly told, solid performers and brisk pace ensure humour and emotion emerge effectively.
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