Filmrecensies van Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen

With Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese asks us to interrogate our understanding of American history and those who are allowed to tell it with a film that is as sharply made, reflective, and concerned with morality as the ones he made his name with to begin with. Recensie

Pearl is phenomenal and one of the most stunning horror films I’ve seen in quite some time. Recensie

Flora and Son is still the kind of soft and sweet crowdpleaser that John Carney has such expertise in through his use of musicality. It is a real charmer, and I think of it as a nice, warm blanket to cuddle up with. Recensie

David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer is a disappointing legacy sequel that doesn’t know what to do with its legacy characters, doesn’t have an actual exorcist as a priority inclusion, and ultimately fails to be anything more than yet another copycat of the original film, and — just to be clear — there are several better and less trite possession-centric films out there. Recensie

Bastarden is a gorgeous-looking film that is never dull. It represents a sharp and entertaining return to form for Arcel after his less-than-ideal time in Hollywood... Recensie

I could go on and on about Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and the rich experience of watching it. It absolutely is utterly shattering, but it is also undeniably human — and I think anyone can find something with which they can deeply relate here. Recensie

The film often relies on Kaitlyn Dever to be sufficiently expressive, and, as expected, Dever delivers. The rising star turns in a performance that ought to earn her positive comparisons to other sci-fi heroines. Recensie

Branagh captures a spooky atmosphere with his camerawork, his horror elements, and his authentic location, and, honestly, I think the only major thing holding it back is its uneven pacing. Recensie

I do think there is a way to take the delicate issues and problematic story and handle it all in a way that feels appropriate, and I think there is a way to handle the balancing act better while still pairing the excellent music with the kind of visuals the music merits and making it a successful musical. Recensie

The Nun II is a bloated mixed bag. It is spookier than the first film and includes some well-set-up scares, but it is also unevenly paced and tends to cut away from the horrific payoffs too quickly. Recensie

I thought it was a deeply fascinating film that manages to be in deep conversation with stuff like The White Lotus and the surging eat-the-rich cinematic trend but does so in violent and uncensored ways that won’t be accessible to everyone. Recensie

At its best, it reminded me of David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, and Cassandra Naud’s magnetic performance especially pulls you in. It’s well-shot, well-acted, and well-written — this could be one of the better surprise finds of the year. Recensie

It just isn’t as funny as the first one. The film bets on you as an audience member really enjoying the characters of the first film, which I did, but it isn’t enough to make the largely unfunny Vacation Friends 2 anything more than a clear step down from the relatively enjoyable first film. Recensie

It’s not a tasty treat, but it also isn’t so disposable that it deserves to be left alongside the millions of unmentionable dog poop bags at the bottom of a trash can. Rather, it is exactly what you think it is, which can both be a good and a bad thing. Recensie

It’s just a really well-designed horror-comedy that has its characters weaponize the kind of expressions that a particular generation has become partly defined by — due to its awareness of injustices and its willingness to speak up — and pokes fun at it, in a way that I — who was born in the early-to-mid nineties — thought was really amusing. Recensie

The action is so exceptional that I find myself wanting to praise this film as one of the most entertaining films that Netflix has put out. But the thing is that whenever the film slows down and the writing or the characters take center stage, I am pulled in the opposite direction, as its bland and trite script feels stuck in the past... Recensie

Hlynur Pálmason’s sure-to-become iconic Nordic epic Vanskabte Land is a jaw-dropping visual feast that examines power dynamics, religion, nature, what (or who) does or doesn’t get to be documented for posterity, and colonial stubbornness through its patient approach to a clash of cultures that here refuse to communicate in a meaningful way in spite of what they have in common. Recensie

I do have mixed feelings about the ending, but, on the whole, this is a promising and assured debut from Katrine Brocks. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. Recensie

Though it oozes style and coolness, everything until the last half hour is too slowly paced for a reveal that isn’t really all that surprising, and then the final half hour is too fast-paced to really have its core ideas settle in. Recensie

This is the kind of haunting masterwork that succeeds in transporting you into the headspace of its main character, which means that it gradually fills you with existential dread. Recensie

This is an undeniably (sometimes overwhelmingly) sugary sweet but scathing social satire from an auteur in top form. Recensie

A relatively unremarkable sequel that doesn’t do enough to justify its own existence beyond trying to turn this into a franchise. Recensie

It features breathtaking stunts, as well as action set-pieces that are genuine franchise highlights. It is a high-tier Mission: Impossible movie (and is arguably the most comedic of these films), but it doesn’t quite reach the high bar set by Mission: Impossible – Fallout... Recensie

Insidious: The Red Door is arguably the best Insidious sequel. Patrick Wilson got the job done with a solid horror flick that isn’t afraid of being sentimental. Recensie