Recommended. Genius! Resembles Bodo Kox - at first, I thought it was his movie, especially since there's a bar called "Box". But no, it's scripted and directed by Pawel Borowski whose earlier films I haven't even seen. It's foremost amazing architecture, scenography, costumes, make-up and hairstyling stylised for futuristic 1960s, with extra bits of creative design e.g. when the door-bell is shaped like an ear and the spyhole like an eye. Even the clock face on telly resembles one from a few decades ago. But the presented celebrity world lacks no comfort. Even the drug they inhale comes in the form of gold powder. The plot is equally intriguing but not SF, more of a psychologic game. Most importantly, the film doesn't look Polish.
PUTIN'S WITNESSES
Watchable. FSB tried to plant explosives at a block of flats in Ryazan before the famous Chechen terrorist attacks where blocks of flats were blown up at night killing innocent people. Then Putin's ratings rose from 2% to 50% within 6 months. He gave a cold shoulder to Yeltsin after he had nominated him. And he's ruthless to the opposition. He brought Soviet-style dictatorship back. That's all you learn. The documentary extends for nearly 2 hours, most of it is unnecessary.
Update: on 12 September 2021 the director said the film had never been screened in Russia, not even once.
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Watchable. For and about teenage gamers. Very light entertainment which doesn't require thinking. Fully professional visuals and audio. The game features a tournament called Ragnarok and a character named Loki so it's a clear reference to the cinematic series "Thor".
DZIEN CZEKOLADY
Walked out. Totally amateurish, often looks like filmed theatre rather than a movie. Only the kids act naturally. It's a slow-paced series of disconnected events, with funeral music, for parents of children with problems, not for children.
MA
Watchable. A typical, predictable slasher movie. Some bits are more brutal than I expected but it's a high school flick regardless. Well scripted, with a clear structure and good music. Director Tate Taylor also acts as Office Grainger.
ANNA
Watchable. Well re-heated "La Femme Nikita". The bathroom scene with a gun gets a makeover. Eric Serra wrote the score again and Thierry Arbogast was responsible for cinematography here as well. I watched with great pleasure, it just lacked the novelty of its predecessor.
OFFLINE - DAS LEBEN IST KEIN BONUSLEVEL (OFFLINE: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL?)
Watchable. For and about teenage gamers. Very light entertainment which doesn't require thinking. Fully professional visuals and audio. The game features a tournament called Ragnarok and a character named Loki so it's a clear reference to the cinematic series "Thor".
DZIEN CZEKOLADY
Walked out. Totally amateurish, often looks like filmed theatre rather than a movie. Only the kids act naturally. It's a slow-paced series of disconnected events, with funeral music, for parents of children with problems, not for children.
MA
Watchable. A typical, predictable slasher movie. Some bits are more brutal than I expected but it's a high school flick regardless. Well scripted, with a clear structure and good music. Director Tate Taylor also acts as Office Grainger.
ANNA
Watchable. Well re-heated "La Femme Nikita". The bathroom scene with a gun gets a makeover. Eric Serra wrote the score again and Thierry Arbogast was responsible for cinematography here as well. I watched with great pleasure, it just lacked the novelty of its predecessor.
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