Filmrecensies van Alex Brannan

Shin Kamen Rider is a light and at times exciting action film. It may be the weakest of this series of Shin films (Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman being the others). But it still manages to strike a tone that balances cheese and sincerity effectively. Recensie

The film does not drag or feel thin, as Fessenden takes pains to unearth the turmoil that results from Charley’s condition and flesh out the small town at the center of his rampage. Recensie

This driving thematic arc could be mapped onto any number of real-world analogues, but I ultimately feel the film functions better as a genre exercise than as a social allegory. Recensie

Stay Online is an intense, slightly belabored experience that works best when it seeks to show compassion between individuals. Recensie

Sympathy for the Devil is constructed rather conventionally—a fitting complement to a story which builds slowly toward unimaginative twists. Recensie

The Flash has enough going for it in the action, comedy, and nostalgia departments to appease both DC fans and general audiences. Recensie

No matter which way this MCU ship turns as it continues through its multiverse era, this trilogy of films will be able to stand on its own. Given what the big studio franchise has become in the wake of Marvel’s success, this is a pleasant and welcome surprise. Recensie

Fans of tech-based films like Steve Jobs or this year’s Tetris will likely find something to enjoy in BlackBerry. Recensie

John Wick: Chapter 4 is an epic whose scope exceeds that of most American action films. Recensie

Scream VI has a duo of intense and well-staged set pieces. Recensie

For all of its fast-talking plotiness and attempts at witty humor, Operation Fortune lacks the vim and vigor of a grand-scale action comedy. Recensie

For what its worth, there are shots in here that look fantastic and the visual effects are sufficient for what the film needs of them. As far as bears and cocaine go, though, that combination alone is not enough to hang your would-be cult film on. Especially if you are in on the joke and it’s the only cohesive joke you have. Recensie

Act of Violence is a very talky movie, and much of that talking is banal and takes place in real time. Recensie

Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the low point in the trilogy. It lacks the characters and relatively-speaking tighter story structure of Magic Mike and the picaresque ode to pleasure of Magic Mike XXL. Recensie

On a final note, the film is shot really well. Shyamalan puts more personality into his camerawork than he does into his characters. Recensie

Infinity Pool is by no means mainstream viewing, and even those who appreciated Possessor may walk out of this new film from Cronenberg feeling cold. Recensie

It’s no horror film, but it tightly captures a specific feeling, a fear of the unknown that is mostly absent in Sick. In Sick, the unknown is a plot device. And the fear, if it exists at all, is in the framing. Recensie

The narrative is well structured and rarely feels its length. It is the type of feel-good (after a few scenes of feel-not-so-good) film that will delight some and, for the rest, mercifully doesn’t overstay its welcome. Recensie

As with Cooper's other films, though, The Pale Blue Eye is material that is missing something — some intangible piece of the puzzle that would render it remarkable. Recensie

If your expectations for M3GAN are calibrated just right, then this will be a light and fun experience. Recensie

The Whale is a tonal misfire. It goes for haunting and grotesque in moments where it would be better served going for compassion, and it goes for compassion far too late (and with far too much fervor) to make up for it. Recensie

Triangle of Sadness ultimately stumbles to bring its triptych structure together into a cohesive whole. It’s all good fun, but I strain to thread together a meaningful takeaway beyond the obvious. Recensie

Birdemic 3 isn’t even a Birdemic movie until the final 20 minutes. Recensie

Mister Organ, a spiritual sequel of sorts to Tickled, will provide similar discomfiting and intriguing entertainment. Both films are imperfect pieces of creative journalism, and both are necessarily self-reflexive to a fault. Just don’t expect a resolution to the initially wild story, nor the same degree of twisting and turning as with Tickled. Recensie