Miami: Neil Jordan's strange, lovely Irish fable casts a moody but welcome spell in this loud and all-too-vapid summer. Filmed in atmospheric blues and grays, as if the line between the real world and the realm of fantasy were blurred and inconstant, Ondine tells the story of the down-on-his-luck fisherman Syracuse (Colin Farrell), who pulls in his net to find a young woman (Alicja Bachleda).
The sci-fi genre prides itself on being a tool for social commentary. Gareth Edwards' The Creator is no different as it tackles the controversial topic of AI and its relationship with humanity.
A summer film about the outdoor pool subcosmos – Marcus H. Rosenmüller, director of “Whoever dies earlier, is dead longer”, takes on this promising backdrop and creates with it Beckenrand Sheriff a lively, quirky film that definitely awakens summer feelings. We reveal more about this in our review. OT: Beckenrand Sheriff (US 2021) The plot summary …
That a filmmaker gets the kind of free pass that James Wan does for MALIGNANT Nowadays we almost only know streaming services like Netflix. Nevertheless, the giallo homage from the “Conjuring” and “Saw” creator has now made it to the cinema under the Warner flag. And we should be grateful for that – despite small …
