Reviews and comments
Here you will find short reviews and comments about films I have encountered. Sorted alphabetical. Star ratings are out of five.
A Date for Mad Mary (2017) – directed by Darren Thornton. 4 stars.
The Accountant (2016) – directed by Gavin O’Connor. 2.5 stars.
The Act of Killing (2012) – directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. 4 stars.
Adult Life Skills (2017) – directed by Rachel Tunnard. 4 stars.
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) – directed by Steven Spielberg. 4 stars.
Allied (2016) – directed by Robert Zemeckis. 4 stars.
Amour (2012) – directed by Michael Haneke. 4.5 stars.
Argo (2012) – directed by Ben Affleck. 3.5 stars.
The Artist (2012) – directed by Michel Hazanavicius. 4 stars.
Assassin’s Creed (2017) – directed by Justin Kurzel. 3 stars.
Atomic Blonde (2017) – directed by David Leitch. 3 stars.
Baby Driver (2017) – directed by Edgar Wright. 4.5 stars.
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) – directed by Benh Zeitlin. 4.5 stars.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) – directed by John Madden. 3 stars.
Beyond the Known World (2017) – directed by Pan Nalin. 4 stars.
The Big Sick (2017) – directed by Michael Showalter. 4 stars.
Birdman (2014) – directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 3.5 stars.
The Bling Ring (2013) – directed by Sofia Coppola. 3.5 stars.
Boyhood (2014) – directed by Richard Linklater. 5 stars.
Carnage (2012) – directed by Roman Polanski. 3.5 stars.
The Case for Christ (2017) – directed by Jon Gunn. 2.5 stars.
Chocolat (2017) – directed by Roschdy Zem. 4 stars.
Cloud Atlas (2012) – directed by Tom Twyker, Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski. 4 stars.
Compliance (2012) – directed by Craig Zobel. 4 stars.
Computer Chess (2013) – directed by Andrew Bujalski. 4 stars.
Coraline (2009) – directed by Henry Slick. 4 stars.
Cosmopolis (2012) – directed by David Cronenberg. 3 stars.
The Country Doctor (2017) – directed by Thmas Lilti. 3.5 stars.
A Dangerous Method (2012) – directed by David Cronenberg. 2.5 stars.
David Lynch: The Art Life (2017) – directed by Jon Nguyen. 3.5 stars.
The Descendants (2012) – directed by Alexander Payne. 3.5 stars.
The Dinner (2107) – directed by Oren Moverman. 2 stars.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) – directed by Julian Schnabel. 5 stars.
Django Unchained (2013) – directed by Quentin Tarantino. 3.5 stars.
Drive (2011) – directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. 4 stars.
Dunkirk (2017) – directed by Christopher Nolan. 4.5 stars.
Enemy (2014) – directed by Denis Villeneuve. 5 stars.
Europa Report (2013) – directed by Sebastian Cordero. 2 stars.
Ex Machina (2015) – directed by Alex Garland. 5 stars.
Fences (2017) – directed by Denzel Washington. 3 stars.
The Founder (2016) – directed by John Lee Hancock. 3 stars.
Francis Ha (2013) – directed by Noah Baumbach. 5 stars.
Get Out (2017) – directed by Jordan Peele. 4 stars.
The Girl on the Train (2016) – directed by Tate Taylor. 4 stars.
Gone Girl (2014) – directed by David Fincher. 3.5 stars.
Grand Budapest (2014) – directed by Wes Anderson. 4 stars.
Gravity (2013) – directed by Alfonso Cuarón. 4.5 stars.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – directed by James Gunn. 4 stars.
Happy Feet Two (2011) – directed by George Miller. 2 stars.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – directed by Peter Jackson. 4 stars.
Holy Motors (2012) – directed by Leos Carax. 4.5 stars.
Hugo (2011) – directed by Martin Scorsese. 3.5 stars.
Hunger (2008) – directed by Steve McQueen. 4 stars.
The Hunt (2013) – directed by Thomas Vinterberg. 4 stars.
The Imitation Game (2014) – directed by Morten Tyldum. 3 stars.
I, Daniel Blake (2016) – directed by Ken Loach. 5 stars.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2014) – directed Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. 4 stars.
Inside Out (2015) – directed by Pete Docter. 4.5 stars.
Interstellar (2014) – directed by Christopher Nolan. 3.5 stars.
Into the Woods (2014) – directed by Rob Marshall. 2 stars.
Killing Them Softly (2012) – directed by Andrew Dominik. 3.5 stars.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) – directed by Guy Ritchie. 3.5 stars.
Leap Year (2010) – directed by Anand Tucker. 1.5 stars.
Life (2017) – directed by Daniel Espinosa. 2.5 stars.
Life of Pi (2013) – directed by Ang Lee. 4 stars.
Limitless (2011) – directed by Neil Burger. 2.5 stars.
Lion (2016) – directed by Garth Davis. 4 stars.
Logan Lucky (2017) – directed by Steven Soderbergh. 3 stars.
Long Way North (2017) – directed by Rémi Chayé. 4 stars.
Looper (2012) – directed by Rian Johnson. 3 stars.
Loving (2017) – directed by Jeff Nichols. 4 stars.
The Magnificent Seven (2016) – directed by Antoine Fuqua. 2 stars
Malecifent (2013) – directed by Robert Stronberg. 2 stars.
Manchester by the Sea (2017) – directed by Kenneth Lonergan. 4 stars.
Margin Call (2012) – directed by J.C. Chandor. 4 stars.
Melancholia (2011) – directed by Lars von Trier. 4 stars.
Midnight in Paris (2011) – directed by Woody Allen. 3.5 stars.
Midnight Special (20216) – directed by Jeff Nichols. 3 stars.
Mistaken for Strangers (2013) – directed by Tom Berlinger. 3 stars.
Moana (2016) – directed by Ron Clements. 4 stars.
Moonlight (2017) – directed by Barry Jenkins. 5 stars.
A Most Violent Year (2013) – directed by J.C. Chandor. 4 stars.
Mud (2013) – directed by Jeff Nichols. 4 stars.
The Mummy (2017) – directed by Alex Kurtzman. 2 stars.
Nightcrawler (2014) – directed by Dan Gilroy. 4 stars.
Nocturnal Animals (2016) – directed by Tom Ford. 5 stars
Notes on Blindness (2017) – directed by Pete Middleton & James Spinney. 4 stars
Now You See Me (2015) – directed by Louis Leterrier. 2.5 stars.
Oblivion (2013) – directed by Joseph Kosinski. 3 stars.
Office Christmas Party (2016) – directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. 1 star.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) – directed by Jim Jarmusch. 5 stars.
Our Kind of Traitor (2016) – directed by Susanna White. 2 stars.
Paddington (2014) – directed by Paul King. 4 stars.
Passengers (2017) – directed by Morten Tyldum. 3 stars.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2013) – directed by Stephen Chbosky. 4 stars.
The Perverts Guide to Ideology (2013) – directed by Sophie Fiennes. 3 stars.
Pete’s Dragon (2016) – directed by David Lowery. 3.5 stars.
Prometheus (2012) – directed by Ridley Scott. 3.5 stars.
Un prophete (2009) – directed by Jacques Audiard. 4 stars.
The Red Turtle (2016) – directed by Michael Dudok de Wit. 4.5 stars.
Richard III (1995) – directed by Richard Lonzcraine. 3 stars.
The Road (2009) – directed by John Hellcat. 5 stars.
Room 237 (2012) – directed by Rodney Ascher. 3.5 stars.
The Salesman (2017) – directed by Asghar Farhadi. 3.5 stars.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) – directed by Lars Wallström. 3 stars.
The Secret Life of Pets (2016) – directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. 3 stars.
The Shack (2017) – directed by Stuart Hazeldine. 3 stars.
Shame (2011) – directed by Steve McQueen. 4 stars.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2012) – directed by Guy Ritchie. 3 stars.
Silence (2017) – directed by Martin Scorsese. 2.5 stars.
Silver Linings Playbook (2013) – directed by David O. Russell. 3 stars.
Sing Street (2016) – directed by John Carney. 4 stars.
Slow West (2015) – directed by John MacLean. 4 stars.
A Street Cat Named Bob (2107) – directed by Roger Spottiswoode. 3 stars.
Super 8 (2011) – directed by J.J. Abrams. 3.5 stars.
Take Shelter (2011) – directed by Jeff Nichols. 4 stars.
Their Finest (2017) – directed by Lone Scherfig. 3 stars.
This Beautiful Fantastic (2017) – directed by Simon Aboud. 3 stars.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012) – directed by Tomas Alfredson. 4 stars.
To Rome with Love (2012) – directed by Woody Allen. 3.5 stars.
To the Wonder (2013) – directed by Terrence Malick. 4 stars.
Tree of Life (2011) – directed by Terrence Malick. 5 stars.
Under the Skin (2014) – directed by Jonathan Glazer. 5 stars.
A United Kingdom (2016) – directed by Amma Asante. 3 stars
The Wall (2017) – directed by Doug Liman. 4 stars.
War for the Planets of the Apes (2017) – directed by Matt Reeves. 4 stars.
While We’re Young (2015) – directed by Noah Baumbach. 3.5 stars.
