Filmrecensies van Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen

Tyler Spindel’s The Wrong Missy suffers from unfunny — and sometimes very inappropriate — jokes and a terribly predictable plot. However, Lauren Lapkus’ unrestrained and wild performance is sometimes entertaining. Recensie

The Half of It is a solid coming-of-age romantic-comedy, but I wish it stuck the landing. Recensie

A riveting and affecting Danish drama... Recensie

Although the film suffers from a bland, predictable, and somewhat problematic script, the film works due to the first-time director’s ability to showcase hectic and electrifying action sequences. Recensie

Greg Barker’s Sergio is a warm but sad film about a beloved diplomat and the woman he loved at the very end, but the political career is not as gripping as it definitely should be. Recensie

Coffee & Kareem is an action-comedy buddy film failure. Recensie

Tigertail is an ambitious and promising but somewhat incomplete directorial feature film debut, and, frustratingly, with some fine-tuning this could’ve been a truly memorable debut. Recensie

Martin Scorsese’s After Hours is an overlooked and clearly influential genre-bending gem from the legendary director’s exceptional filmography that feels like a mixture of a hellish episode of The Twilight Zone and cringe comedy. Recensie

An effective science-fiction horror film with something on its mind. Recensie

It feels frustratingly unfulfilled because of the narrow scope of the film, but not because the mystery at the center of the film is unsolved. Recensie

Spenser Confidential is a Boston-set action-comedy buddy film on auto-pilot. Recensie

Whannell’s The Invisible Man is a truly outstanding psychological thriller... Recensie

For better or worse, Road to Roma is as much a celebration of Roma as it is a celebration of the auteur who made the film what it is. Recensie

An inconsequential but mostly pleasant continuation of Netflix’s hit teen romantic comedy... Recensie

It is a funny but crude continuation of the hit cringe comedy series that I think is significantly better than the previous entry — Klovn Forever — to some extent precisely because it doesn’t foolishly try to reinvent the concept of the tried and true series. Recensie

Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey is, from top to bottom, head and shoulders above David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. Though I think this spin-off film does suffer from a serious structural problem, Birds of Prey is still, on the whole, a very entertaining film about female empowerment. Recensie

Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems is a nail-biting stunner. It is a truly overwhelming and, at times, exhausting film that nevertheless completely hooks you. Adam Sandler is exceptional as an infuriating character whose waking nightmare is every bit as grueling as it is mesmerizing. Recensie

Though Troop Zero is charming, and even though the film does feature notable actors who possess the skill to liven up even the hackneyed or blandest scenes, it ultimately did not leave a strong impression on me. It is a little bit ironic that Troop Zero is essentially a very ordinary and unmemorable film about embracing what makes you special. Recensie

It brings me no pleasure to report that the first 2020 Netflix film from a well-known filmmaker, Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace, is a rushed and unskilful mess of a film. Recensie

1917 is a breathtaking technical achievement that is a remarkable showcase for its cinematographer and composer. Recensie

Nicolas Pesce’s reboot of The Grudge tries but fails to breathe new life into a crowd-pleasing but outworn franchise. The scares are predictable and tedious, the creature design is bland and disappointing, and Pesce and co-writer Jeff Buhler’s overlapping storylines make the film feel jumbled. Recensie

Bong’s genre-bending Parasite is, like Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, a South Korean class-conscious masterpiece that I both admire and adore. Recensie

Though I will concede that I have some doubts as to how well it will play on further viewings, Zahler wrings this nihilistic and unforgiving crime thriller for everything it has, and I never tired of his dedication to his resolute method in Dragged Across Concrete. Recensie

Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes is basically an odd-couple buddy dramedy about finding common ground disguised as a stale two-person drama. It features two truly excellent performances from Pryce and Hopkins, as well as several both heartwarming and intriguing scenes. Recensie