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Den skyldige (2018)
Sheer Brilliance
A master stroke of sheer narrative energy. The stories beneath the story are combined into a stew of pure creative genius. The sparse cast and an almost complete lack of reliance upon flash, technology and all-star names make this film well worth watching. A slow start and the steady, determined pace towards the final 20-25 minutes are absolutely spot on and a credit to exceptional directing, shooting and acting.
Metropolitan (1989)
Should be called Neapolitan (ice cream)
A pretentious and cloying attempt at intellectual discourse. A bunch of New York no names parroting ideas that might have impressed high schoolers in the 70s, but sound ridiculous, even in any of the most politically-correct cultures showing up decades thereafter. Comes across as propaganda disguised as important.
Inheritance (2017)
Loads of Potential
The film is a bit slow by American standards, but it's a story that unfolds at the surreal pace of a dream-a nightmare in fact. The acting, staging of each scene and the plot are all very solid. I'd expect great things to follow from both the cast and the director/writer.
Beneath the Leaves (2019)
Should have stayed beneath the leaves
The premise that psychopathy begets psychopathy finds a pulpit in this film but fails miserably at credibility in the hands of poor directing and mediocre performances. The cadence necessary to pull off what could have been masterful is sadly missing. Too many sub-plots criss-crossing with tokenism and instances of pseudo-passion that seem coke-induced rather than genuine. Not worth your time.
Romina (2018)
Unsuitable for sentient beings
If this was the experimental product of a junior high cinema class using iPhones as production equipment, I'd be a bit more charitable. Alas, not the case. It's a trope-laden, monstrosity with a cavalcade of mistakes, less than mediocre acting, discontinuity and plot glitches that's made all the more egregious by the ridiculous conversations that drone on and on and lead nowhere. (You can literally fast forward the first 15 minutes and miss nothing.)
For Diego Cohen-who wrote, directed, operated a steady cam, acted, did post production, composed and interpreted the musical score-I hope this was a useful learning experience and a clear example of why multitasking is an overblown concept and generally, a mistake. Certainly, Romina is nothing more.
Anunnaki (2017)
Vanity Project
This film seems to base most of its ideas on a very flimsy platform of pattern recognition of vague or similarities and a boatload of personal opinion. Too many of the views are given without scholarly source attribution. Not only that, the logic used to connect seemingly disparate bits and pieces of historical events, many of which contain gaps measuring thousands of years, is simply jaw-dropping and would be savaged in scholarly debate. I was surprised to discover the listed production date listed as 2017-the tone and graphics seem more suited to the 80s.