KNIVES OUT
Recommended. Clockwork thriller. Lots of excellent twists and turns. Masterful performances by Daniel Craig, who adopts American accent to enact Detective Hardlock, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. The movie plays with pop cultural tropes like O.J. Simpson's case, "7 days to die" in "The Ring" or "Baby Driver" references. It's also tongue-in-cheek internally - a funny painting depicting a person entering through a window covers such a window entrance. Purely delightful.
BASIA 3
Watchable. This set is more varied than previous ones. It's still perfect for young children, teaching them e.g. to clean up or not to talk with mouth full but tackles also the Haitian earthquake - I'm impressed how simply it exlains it to the child. Also, cultural differences are mentioned. Feels like Basia is gradually growing up. The same animation style as before.
A bit too simple for adults at times but Basia's view of the world is so disarmingly naive it's just sweet.
THE SHED
Watchable.The monster first appears in the pre-credit opening scene which seemed way too early. But the fact you know what's in the shed is played smartly later on. The high school zombie flick is engaging, with great cinematography and decently built characters. The girl wears her nails black which: firstly indicates she's no silly scream queen, secondly is the colour used by girls on Halloween. And she hammers nails too. The sheriff is a woman as well. The ending implies a sequel. The scriptwriter and director Frank Sabatella passed away in 2018. Are they going to bring him back from the dead too? No mid- or post-credit.
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