I'm going to say it, and I'm surprised myself. Even though I'm an old boomer who grew up on the first Planet of the Apes from the late 60s, and even though I'm not a fan of the CGI serendipity of today, the direction that Rupert Wyatt took 13 years ago, Matt Reeves continued, and now Wes Ball has followed up on, is…

A mediocre poliziotteschi from the year when the popularity of this once super popular subgenre in Italian cinemas of the 70's started to slowly fade away and so did the yappy career of the charismatic Luc Merenda, who looked good on camera, but in all his films acted exactly the same, with a limited acting register.…

Not as good as the first two films, but considering how barren comedy is these days, it's more than decent entertainment that won't offend fans. Moving Ted to a school is a fine idea, once again he's getting stoned, is foul-mouthed to everyone and dispenses wisecracks, and it's again properly incorrect in terms of…

A family friendly adventure that surprisingly isn't as annoying as I suspected before watching it. Kumail Nanjiani gives a comedic undertone to the film and I found the whole freezing apocalypse thing fine, in fact even the orb villain looked very nice, kind of a mummy mix. Kids will like it a lot and parents at least…

I caught up with this rather praised crime drama-thriller that surprised me with its shocking and unpredictable conclusion. It's an intimate film with a couple of characters, where a daughter commits a nasty crime and the parents try to cover it up from the police. The hopeless and heavy atmosphere is woven throughout…

The second installment of The Hunger Games is in many ways better than its predecessor, but it falls down on a somewhat more drawn-out first half that wasn't even that interesting in the book version. As soon as we enter the arena, though, things start to pick up, the tension could be cut with a chainsaw, and a viewer…

Scrat, Donkey, Dory, ... and the Minions. These are the characters that make many animated films worth watching, because their presence alone is a guarantee of fun. But other scenes from the movie sequel about a villain who is actually good really amused me, for example the various suitors, or the "chicken". The story…

When you have a trilogy, or rather one book split into three films, the middle section always has the thankless function of tying the beginning and the end together, so it's rare for this story to be as engaging, dynamic and attractive as the sections that hug it from both sides. Without a doubt, The Desolation of…

A romantic comedy that is incredibly enjoyable, well acted, and not based on a script that is completely stupid, soulless, or tasteless. The joys and sorrows of love are a rewarding and inexhaustible subject that translates well to the screen. Moreover, Crazy, Stupid Love manages not to get bogged down in clichés and…

Having four Oscar-winning aces in one film doesn't necessarily mean that it will be a success, because even a perfectly cast film can always fail on a dull and uninteresting script, which is exactly the case with Last Vegas, which despite the presence of those renowned actors failed to engage and entertain me enough…