DANGAL is a modern sports movie where you want to come out of the screen and punch the air in elation. LIVE BY NIGHT ★★★½☆
D: Ben Affleck (Argo, The Town, Gone Baby Gone). S: Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Sienna Miller, Chris Cooper, Brendan Gleeson. Classy crime nihilism. Rare to see a gangster movie so interested in race. (A shame narration unnecessarily distracts.) ASSASSIN'S CREED ★★★★☆
At last, the first good video game adaptation. Heart pounding. Ambitious. A bit bonkers. THE BAD BATCH ★★☆☆☆
D: Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night). S: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna. How does a cannibal movie featuring Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey and Jason Momoa end up so banal? My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/the-bad-batch.html HEADSHOT ★★★★★
Ds: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto (Killers). S: Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Very Tri Yulisman, Zack Lee. The best action film of 2016. Warning: The movie lives up to the title. A lot of characters get shot, stabbed, bludgeoned and punched in the head. My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/headshot.html |
This website is written by Hemanth Kissoon.
Filmaluation is dedicated to arts culture, with a particular focus on film. I care about intelligence, quality and entertainment. Need some movie and TV show recommendations? See the drop down to the right of the Home tab. Enjoy. 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.) This online magazine is edited by Hemanth Kissoon. Filmaluation is owned by Filmaluation Limited (Company number 8549302. Registered in England and Wales) Archives
February 2024
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