One Battle After Another (2025)
They Made Me A Criminal (1939)
Krakatoa East of Java (1968)
Love Untangled (2025)
Between Heaven And Hell (1956)
Danur (2017)
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Just Like Heaven (2005) ///
One Battle After Another (2025) Always involving and technically immaculate, storytelling features muscular series of chases as willful Chase Infiniti faces past of revolutionary parents Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor when military nemesis Sean Penn reappears. Sparked by absurdist comedy, politics skewered with cold emotion.
They Made Me A Criminal (1939) Choppy redemptive melodrama has John Garfield's cynical boxer on the run when he's implicated in reporter's death, ending up on farm where practical Gloria Dickson cares for troublesome Dead End Kids. Mild interest not aided by an awkward Claude Rains as pursuing detective.
Krakatoa East of Java (1968) Clean visuals and entertaining effects support stuttering story of confident captain Maximilian Schell leading odd assortment of explorers and convicts to find sunken treasure even as historical volcano engulfs landscape. Uneven tone and staging fragments narrative further.
Love Untangled (2025) Permeated with sunny optimism, coming of age love set in late 1990s feeds on cast's energy as lively Shin Euo-soo believes straightening her unruly hair will embolden romantic commitment until tentative Gong Myung provides fresh confusion. Light drama infused with winning humour by appealing cast.
Between Heaven And Hell (1956) Enduring the cruelty and madness of war, arrogant landowner Robert Wagner is changed by violence in the Philippines. With solid support from practical Buddy Ebsen and unhinged Broderick Crawford, character exposition strives for greater meaning amid standard widescreen action.
Danur (2017) After lonely childhood is relieved by friendship with three similarly aged ghosts, when adult Prilly Latuconsina returns to house to care for grandmother, she finds her own daughter threatened by more malevolent Shareefa Daanish. Some solid visuals and occasional jump scares, yet little menace or emotional involvement.
Trick 'r Treat (2007) Unsure initial staging snaps into wickedly connected Halloween stories involving serial killer, seductive werewolves, vengeful ghosts and misanthropic unbeliever while mischievous spirit wanders suburban streets. Canny, enjoyable confusion of bloody scares and dark humor.
Just Like Heaven (2005) Moving into new San Francisco apartment, drifting landscape gardener Mark Ruffalo discovers only he can see previous owner, lost doctor Reese Witherspoon. Forgoing plot logic, success of romantic intrigue relies on humorous snap of characters and sincerity of appealing cast.
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