Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

Sullivan's performance is the most professional aspect of this venture, but even she appears confused in several scenes as to just what she's supposed to be conveying. Recensie

It may be the best looking and most well-acted of Lanthimos's films, but it's also the most narratively constrained, and it's notably lacking the unpredictability and hyper-absurdism of his best work. Recensie

Unfortunately Relay doesn't entirely trust its own process. This is a movie where the characters are secondary to the plot machinations, and we don't really need to know much about Ash and Sarah for us to become invested in their story. Recensie

Lawrence's portrayal of a woman well past the verge of a nervous breakdown is as terrifying as anything you'll see this year. Recensie

Prevert's script is packed with the sort of cynical zingers that would become the staple of bitter Noir anti-heroes. Maurice Jaubert's score is simultaneously romantic and melancholy, a constant reminder not to get too attached to the film's lovers. Recensie

There are a few laugh out loud moments here, though you might feel some guilt yourself for laughing at the desperation on screen. But some of it is so absurd, if all too real, that you can't help but laugh. Recensie

This is a film distinguished by standout performances. As the people in Springsteen's shadow, Young and Strong are quietly excellent. Recensie

Lineage suffers from some amateurish supporting performances, which is a real problem when the cast is burdened with so much explainey janey dialogue... Recensie

With its unrepentant favouring of style over substance, Diva ushered in the era of the cinema du look, a series of French movies that took their cues from advertising, music videos and comic books. Recensie

While the actors are solely to blame for their terrible accents, you get the sense that the cast is struggling to figure out their characters because neither the script nor the director understands these people. Recensie

Visually it's indistinguishable from any evil nanny movie you might stumble across on the Lifetime network. Recensie

The detached style and lack of traditional cutting also makes James' misadventures feel all the more realistic. It also greatly adds to the tension, and the sense that James needs to hurry the hell up. Recensie

Like the blast radius of a nuke, as Bigelow's drama expands its impact lessens. Recensie

Ballad of a Small Player is never quite sure what type of tale its spinning. Recensie

If you can put such ethical discomfort out of your mind, Roofman is a disarming and endearing blend of two flavours that shouldn't taste this good. Recensie

The result is a movie that fails to engage us on any level other than admiring some of its technical aspects. Recensie

The characters of Hank and Maggie are stereotypes designed to appeal to the left and right's ideas about such people. Recensie

Things eventually amp up in the final 30 minutes, and there are a couple of briefly suspenseful moments, but The Island will likely test the patience of anyone expecting the sort of grindhouse thrills its setup teases. Recensie

The film moves too quickly to ever really dig into this theme though, and Cohen is far more interested in entertaining us than providing a lecture. He does so with a smartly constructed comic thriller that combines whip smart dialogue, tight action scenes and unrequited sexual chemistry for 90 minutes of the sort of thrill a minute entertainment that was Cohen's trademark. Recensie

Kurylenko isn't a strong enough performer to carry what is mostly a solo show, and her performance is pitched a notch too high here. Recensie

Some of the kills are inventive, but they often strain credulity and the abilities of Cog are so poorly defined that the film sometimes seems to contradict itself. Recensie

Kovacic is convincingly terrified, but it would be nice if we knew exactly what sort of evil her protagonist is contending with here. Recensie

Where similar movies have given us young protagonists who are essentially child geniuses when it comes to thwarting their adult foes, Shed keeps things real in this regard. Recensie

Jimmy has bags of style with its very '80s neon palette, and boasts some convincing performances from its young cast. It's unfortunately let down by some confusing plotting and an inability to tie together its J-horror and slasher plotlines. Recensie