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SHIMMER LAKE ★★★★☆ D: Oren Uziel. S: Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, Benjamin Walker, Wyatt Russell, Ron Livingston, John Michael Higgins, Rob Corddry. A dark humoured thriller told backwards. Violent and quirky. Even the minor characters are distinctive.   WEIRDOS ★★☆☆☆ D: Bruce McDonald (Helions, Pontypool). S: Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Allan Hawco, Cathy Jones, V. Tang, Rhys Bevan-John, Molly Parker. Unfortunate comparisons are made to Wes Anderson’s wonderful THE DARJEELING LIMITED. My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/weirdos.html  I like this trio: Amy Schumer, Kate Lyn Shiel and Keisha Castle-Hughes. THE BIG SICK ★★★☆☆ D: Michael Showalter (The Baxter). S: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham. A generic rom-com, saved by waggish humour and surprisingly… Ray Romano. My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/the-big-sick.html  AMERICAN GODS [season one] ★★★★☆ Ambitious, thoughtful, and one of the best looking shows on television. Hugely imaginative and intricate, but so far feels too much like it is set-up for further series.   BABY DRIVER ★★★★☆ D: Edgar Wright (The World’s End, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead). S: Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Jon Bernthal. Better than ’Shaun of the Dead’, but not in the same league as ‘Scott Pilgrim’, Edgar Wright’s latest is Tarantino-esque. Mr review: http://www.filmaluation.com/baby-driver.html  Out to own today: Preggoland
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Filmaluation is an online magazine dedicated to arts culture, with a particular focus on film.
I care about intelligence, quality and entertainment. Going to the cinema today? See the recommendations page of what is currently out. Click here. The vital ambitions of art and entertainment: - Perceptiveness - Illumination - The unexpected - Innovation Brains and soul are key; but adrenaline junkies do not fret, there is also much love for an experience that delivers a sucker-punch to the guts via stunningly delivered thrills. Noun, “filmaluation”: The evaluation of a film Verb, "to filmaluate”: To evaluate a film I am well aware how difficult it is to make a film, put on a stage play, create a television show, write a novel, let alone make something of note. (That appreciation doesn’t stop me from having high standards though.) The site is edited and written by Hemanth Kissoon. Filmaluation is owned by Filmaluation Limited (Company number 8549302. Registered in England and Wales) Archives
June 2017
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