Filmrecensies van Alex Brannan

It is incisive and sharp, and the dialogue cuts through to your attention span and takes control. Recensie

In the end, The LEGO Movie 2 is an upbeat yet relatively underwhelming sequel. It is fluffy and over-stuffed, and it is a machine of pop culture references and tongue-in-cheek gags. Recensie

A strange tonal experiment that plucks its frigid setting and its crime-comedy mashup straight out of Fargo but fails to thread the needle as effectively. Recensie

Ultimately, this genre exercise yields little in the way of fear, critical dissection, or mystique. Recensie

A glamorized Hollywood remake, a shoot-em-up thriller that makes a non-American locale seem exotic and dangerous to Americans and that dabbles in very serious subject matter without nuance. Recensie

The narrative is not particularly novel, but it has its charms. Recensie

A film that is too hand-holding, too overt in its genre deconstruction, too blunt in its story-telling. And this takes away from what could be enjoyable about the premise. Recensie

The film can recite familiar feelings, but it doesn’t produce much out of that. It is a film which is soured by its sweetness. Recensie

The conflict is ever-present and the persistence of its central figure is inspiring, but the film does not quite rise to the level of inspiration of its real-life subject. Recensie

There is a fun inventiveness to the staging of the escape rooms. It does not grow tiresome when the characters find themselves in the third or fourth room, as each room has an individual aesthetic. For what it is, it is a good time at the movies. Recensie

Brisk but not breezy. It is well-acted but its characters are not well-drawn. And, most importantly, It intends to indict without carrying out a sentence. Recensie

We watch Israel’s scheme go awry, and it is compelling irrespective of McCarthy’s wonderful performance. Recensie

It is a formulaic Civil Rights era period piece that wants to be charming as hell—it is, at times, but that mainly just makes it come across outdated and sanitized. Recensie

Brian Tyree Henry and Teyonah Parris fill the screen with nuance and personality. And Regina King maximizes each second of her screentime with a maternal portrayal that is, in the traditional sense of the word, awesome. Recensie

Sure, it is very artsy. The stillness of its protagonist. The occasionally obvious visual juxtapositions. The black-and-whiteness of it all. But Cleo’s story is heartbreaking, compassionate, intimate, and elegant. Recensie

It is such a black-and-white film about a man’s redemption by way of driving drugs across the country, so black-and-white that Eastwood’s rather charming performance almost isn’t enough to make it work. Recensie

Bleakly funny. It is somewhat tragic. It is endlessly dynamic. And, as with all Lanthimos films, it is not for everyone. Recensie

It is a modest budget money-maker made with a creativity-forward mindset. Recensie

For a lengthy film that is never bashful about taking its time, Burning is an intriguing puzzle throughout most of its runtime. Recensie

With immense nuance, The Tale explores the multi-faceted and intimately complicated nature of abuse. Recensie

Joaquin Pheonix and John C. Reilly portray assassins in a beautifully-captured American west. Recensie

Destroyer yields a similar slow-burn, but the implications of the tension do not amplify in the same manner as The Invitation. Recensie

Vox Lux has flourishes of cinematic loveliness in its on-stage lighting and camera angles, its choreography, and its costume design. The music, provided by Sia, is also quite great. But the film is burdened by a thematic weight that is hard to decipher. Recensie

Reitman may have the right idea in re-centering the conversation to an earlier date, but the weight of the actual story gets lost in the allegorical retelling of it. Recensie