This debut feature from Alejandro Amenabar moves impressively and smoothly as a psychological thriller, thought-provoking and gripping. The most important thing here though was the film delving into people's dark curiosities about violence and death. Film constantly asks the question of why do we keep being fascinated by violence even if we don't condone it? Even though the topic is dark, snuff films themselves are not shown very much, nor are they full of blood, instead the story is carried…
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Saw 3D 2010
At quite a fast pace, the SAW franchise made itself a reliable factor in the field of horror films, even this seventh installment has its own coherent plot, which is rare. There will naturally be a lot of gore, this part probably has the most of it, the reason may be the use of 3D and the fact that this was advertised as the last chapter. There are also more kills than before and that may be due to the…
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Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
As an MCU-film, this doesn't really differ from the rest. The story is nothing memorable, although the comedic tone makes up for most of it. Fortunately most of the comedy is actually funny, which isn't always the case with these films. Action is also fun and visually great, highlighted with great soundtrack, including songs from Guns 'N Roses etc. Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor are both great and they have a great…
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The Black Phone 2021
There was a lot more to this film than the usual jump scares and that worked fairly well. They set up the story of two kids, Finney ( Mason Thames ) and his sister Gwen ( Madeleine McGraw ) along with few other of their friends and classmates in the beginning, taking more time introducing them and their lives, which is actually good, and then kept going more intense once the abduction happens. Abduction part is done very well, even…
