Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

Though we know Yohan and Marceau will ultimately fail in their quest to find Clara's killer, we're sucked into their investigation to such a degree that we forget this detail. Recensie

Along with some striking set-pieces like the opening foot chase and the shanty town raid, the film features scenes of men bickering and debating in stuffy rooms that are equally thrilling. Recensie

The best chapter of the series is the second one, the one with a sense of humour. Recensie

The Chilean landscape is beautifully photographed and certainly makes the point that it deserves preserving, but I just wish the film found a more involving way of getting that notion across. Recensie

In terms of wit and inventiveness, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves has a lot going for it. Sadly, there's one issue it can't surmount, and that's modern Hollywood's insistence on bloated running times. Recensie

There's a lot to unpack in Cronenberg's densely layered film. Recensie

Efira, who has quickly become one of the stars of French cinema in the past few years, conveys Rachel's hurt with a palpable sadness that the viewer can pick up on even if those around her can't. Recensie

Black Metal acolytes may appreciate a movie portraying them in a positive light, but with its lack of thrills, Leave is more Easy Listening than Hard Rock. Recensie

But while there are laughs throughout, some of an uncomfortable variety, I Used to Be Funny never loses sight of the tragedy at its core. Recensie

There are no real laugh out loud moments however, and we're left to wonder how much more successful the comedy side of Appendage might have been had Zlokovic retained the services of Sennott and Roberts. Recensie

This style of filmmaking allows the viewer to focus on what really drives movies – actors. Recensie

He may have made riveting shorts, but Litwak's feature debut is a bit of a patience tester. The cars may fly but the running time sure doesn't. Recensie

Sister & Sister just plonks us in the middle of a group of very nice kids and hopes we'll be happy to hang out with them. That would be fine, but like most real life teenagers, they're just not very interesting unless you're part of their group. It's a shame because there are occasional glimpses of the involving drama this might have been... Recensie

Driver and Goldblatt have some nice chemistry, and the latter is particularly adept at conveying a lot of emotion without words. Their efforts to polish a turd just leave them covered in shit however, and I suspect both actors will be keen to wash the stench of this production off their respective CVs. Once again Hollywood has done the impossible and made dinosaurs boring. Recensie

For a first-timer, Mar's work here is remarkable... Recensie

The killings are a little more sadistic here, but none of them are remotely inventive. Knife go in, knife come out, knife go back in. That's yer lot. Recensie

Director Sophie Jarvis poses the question of what if Erin Brockovich wasn't smart, sassy and sexy, but rather a socially awkward introvert who struggles to hold a simple conversation with another human, let alone take on a company. The answer is a uniquely rewarding spin on the environmental thriller sub-genre. Recensie

By that point it's clear that taking down a memorial isn't enough to allow Paris to move on from its recent past, but it's telling that the film closes on an image of romance. Recensie

The narrative doesn't come together as satisfyingly as you might like, and the time-travel aspect is really just a way to enliven flashbacks, but Mysius and her romantic partner Paul Guilhaume keep us invested with some beautiful visuals that capture the frostiness of the Alpine region. Recensie

Scrofano can't do much with her broad character, but Gao gives the film's standout performance – I found her an utterly compelling presence, despite frowning at the arc of her character. Recensie

Hansen-Løve's protagonists are usually glamorous women whose job is to translate some Austrian philosopher's work into French, and they always seem to live in Parisian apartments that should be well out of their pay-grade. But with One Fine Morning she's made a movie on a universal theme. Recensie

The only positive aspect of Spoonful of Sugar is Saylor's performance. Recensie

When Sorogoyen takes the narrative into full-on thriller territory, he does so in stunningly effective fashion. Recensie

Hill dedicates his film to western master Budd Boetticher, which only serves to remind us of how well this sort of thing has been done in the past. Recensie