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Today's Netflix new "horror" release with the beautiful Amanda Seyfried is unfortunately too dull for horror and insufficiently tense for a drama. It's not a completely bad film, it's relatively well-made (but that's already a guarantee for every new Netflix film, so I don't see it as a positive). The problem is mostly the two-hour runtime and the fact that not much interesting happens most of the time. It's not very suspenseful or entertaining, it's not scary at all, and something interesting starts happening only in the final twenty minutes, though again, nothing extraordinary. The film reminded me a bit of The Amityville Horror, but it's not ambitious enough or audience friendly. But I guess it could appeal to some girls, so they can easily add a star and a half, the rest of the viewers won't miss out on anything. If there weren't so many slow and horror dramas coming out this year, I might have leaned towards giving it three stars, but I'm already fed up with them, so I'll be more uncompromising. 4/10.

Cute animated sci-fi with robots. The story is interesting, the animation is average and there isn't much action. Better than average. 6/10.

Anime psycho gore madness!! A group of students performs a spell that is supposed to unite them as friends, but one of them makes a mistake and they are teleported to a different time dimension, to an old dark school haunted by the ghosts of murdered students. It’s very dark, quite twisted, incredibly brutal, and the gore is really great (guts hanging out, gouged out eyes, severed heads, hands). You can try to guess who will die and in what order throughout the whole film, and it is definitely unpredictable. And let's not kid ourselves, killing children is an intense and unpleasant theme in itself, so even in anime, it has quite some "juice" to it. The finale with an unexpected twist is also surprising. Definitely a decent genre piece in terms of story, atmosphere, and brutality. 7/10.

A great true crime documentary that is more intense, smarter, colder, and overall better than True Detective and The Serpent combined. The story focuses on a young 16-year-old guy who claims to be the missing son of a grieving family from Texas. It tells about the abduction and torture he endured for three years. It’s very interesting and captivating, and the last half hour has such explosive and shocking twists that I am truly surprised how they managed to shock me multiple times in a row. I haven't seen such intelligently constructed and chilling thriller in a long time. Truly remarkable. 8/10.

I was skeptical about WandaVision because it literally made me suffer from boredom, but thankfully The Falcon and The Winter Soldier already resembles Marvel more and the creators finally realized that Marvel should be action-packed, which this series undoubtedly is. At times, I felt like I was watching a sequel to Captain America, which I consider the best Marvel movie after The Avengers because it stays grounded. So, instead of magic and sci-fi worlds, my favorite martial art and fights on PG-13 get the spotlight, and they are surprisingly solid and sometimes unexpectedly gritty. The development of The Falcon (those who have seen it know) is satisfying, the new Captain America on the scene is cool, the Winter Soldier seemed a bit underutilized, I felt like he almost didn't use his arm at all and kicked more often, but whatever, and Baron Zemo and the visit from Wakanda definitely pleased me. Each episode is action-packed and there aren't so many conversational passages that would make me bored. It's entertaining and nicely shot. Although the villains are weak again (the biggest weakness of Marvel is confirmed here as well), it didn't bother me that much. It's definitely a step forward from Wanda and I hope Loki will blow everyone away! 7/10.

Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu are a proven duo and under the direction of Francis Veber, it becomes another solid film. Entertaining and touching with good pacing. Although I expected more humor (I'm Shy, But I'll Heal remains undefeated), it still looks nice even after all these years. 7.5/10.

Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu are a proven comedic duo and it's amazing. An excellent story about clumsy Pierre, who has the task of finding a kidnapped girl who is just as clumsy as he is. Funny situations, two excellent actors, a very cool and entertaining film overall. Even though I didn't roll on the floor laughing, it's a great film. 8/10.

The skilled Phil Stevens delivers his second piece after the depressive Flowers. It possibly fits into the same universe and is again an unpleasant, hallucinogenic, and dreamlike nightmare, intended only for the most extreme audience with refined taste and twisted desires. The film is dark and silent, so it has a certain artistic dimension, and the plot is presented through symbols, details, and images, so a strong dose of attention, imagination, and reflection is necessary, and I must admit that I enjoyed it. It's like playing a game where you have to put together the whole puzzle yourself. Although you may not receive answers to most questions, the basic storyline is understandable. The main character goes from point A to point A and experiences dark, dreamlike nightmares, possibly the consequences of his dark past. It is one of those films that can be debated because everyone understands it differently and notices something else. The bracelet on his wrist indicates that he is probably a patient who escaped from a mental institution, undoubtedly a lunatic with homicidal tendencies. In addition to the decent camera work and dark imagery, there are creepy scenes that also stand out (rotted skeletons, corpses, and that “Frankenstein creation” with a face sewn together with a penis, buttocks, a vagina, and who knows what else – it's truly an extreme creation that knows no bounds). It is strange and definitely not for everyone, but I found something for myself in it. 7/10.

A decent parody with Nazis and likeable Val Kilmer, where the first hour does not bring any big outbreaks of laughter, but the final 20 minutes are awesome, too bad it didn't come earlier. 6.5/10.

Neil Blomkamp does not mess around. A 4-minute audiovisual and action explosion for the game "Anthem", and it's better than any generic action movie from the USA. 7/10.