Malarkey

I felt like I was watching a bunch of idiots hanging out in an architecturally unique building that was supposed to complete a certain atmosphere with an intelligent touch. I am all the more sorry that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – whose filmmaking I’m very interested in under different circumstances – are responsible for this disaster. A shame.

This movie was shot a bit too much like a documentary for my taste. I felt as if I was watching a poorly filmed documentary that attempted convey the situation of a terrorist attack on London very vividly. On the other hand, I have to admit that the movie was far ahead of its time, because what the filmed in 2004 is our daily bread nowadays.

Canadian nature creates a completely unique atmosphere here, one that I haven’t experienced in any other show. Maybe it’s due to the fact that I expected a standard crime investigation show and after watching 10 episodes of season one, I could describe this show in any words except for crime investigation. Tim Roth is playing an incredibly strange and enchanting character who will definitely not sit well with you and will surely feel very strange. Especially when the demon of alcoholism wakes up within him. On the other hand, this is the originality of the series itself, creating a unique story of the supposed new sheriff of this Canadian town. I wasn’t the only one who was deceived, it was the entire police station, too. They were expecting a new boss and they got a man whose past is likely to haunt us for years to come. I definitely liked it a lot. Some of the scenes were so enchanting that I couldn't even breathe. At the end of the first season, I thought that the creators were really exaggerating with the drama, but the final scene still managed to do it and I can't wait for the second season. So, let's be surprised. One thing is clear, however. Tin Star is not and will never be a classic crime investigation show. On the contrary, expect a unique drama from Canadian nature that will keep you awake and draw you into the world of local bikers and natives from the Cheyenne tribe, who complete the atmosphere of this unique Canadian world together. And Tim Roth puts it all together perfectly.

Booze, sadness, a bearded guy, and it's cold. An exemplary English depression from a proper British environment. A perfect small-scale movie.

It would be unlike this show not to make fun of cults right off the bat; there’s a good cult in this very episode. It’s called the House of the Sun and every time that these two minions of the Lord of the Sun appear on the screen, a strange alien music plays in the background, which is probably there to assure us – the audience – that this episode is going to be more psychedelic than investigative. But Benno doesn’t get intimidated and neither does his mother. At first, like she always does, she walks in on the priest’s death which turns out to be a shocking murder. Unexpectedly. Then she rescues a single mother with a child and shelters them at her inn. Benno with Sabrina are investigating as if their lives depended on it and they mock the Church a little bit. Another good character is the Prelate, who is gradually starting to reveal the cards, but careful – he is the biggest player of the entire show. The ending is about bribes once again and the Church gets a little involved, too. Benno doesn’t spare anyone, but his investigations are relaxing to watch.

These childhood adventures with a touch of the 1980s started with Super 8 a few years ago, but it hasn’t fully taken off until the Stranger Things came out in 2016. It took a year for It to use this vibe exemplarily. They really took the advantage of it in its full glory, because from what I read, it will probably become the most commercially successful American horror movie ever. At the same time, I personally wouldn’t even call it a horror movie. Well, the beginning is a bit brutal, but the rest is a completely classic children's summer adventure and they nailed the casting down perfectly to the last detail. In fact, the group reminded me a lot of the gang in Stranger Things. One of them is a girl with a boyish cut, one is nerdy, one is chatty, one is black, and so on. On the other hand, I didn’t mind that the creators took this proven idea and introduced it to the movie It; on the contrary. But I was a little annoyed that a number of jump-scares were a bit too artificial and forced. However, after I finished watching, I assessed that it wasn’t actually a horror, but a children’s adventure and I really enjoyed it as such.

In this episode, we find out just how well Benno can deal with the Revenue service. Right off the bat, his mom gets a notice about owing 40,000 marks in taxes over the last year. But the issue is that she only had a turnover of 15,000 at the inn. So, it’s probably the Revenue service’s fault and the following murder confirms how awfully unorganized they are. Benno doesn’t give a damn about the debt though and lets his mom – who gets a 1,000 mark notice every day – worry on her own. He’s a policeman through and through so the only thing on his mind is the fact that an influential businessman and his old friend invited him to the most expensive restaurant in town and also gave him an olive oil pressed from a prime selection of drupes. In this episode is plentiful in bribes and it’s a lot of fun. You can also expect an amusing plot twist and an equally interesting unravelling. This was one of the best episodes.

I personally see this as a legendary comedy that introduced me to Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. And while Jim was there for me my entire childhood and provided me with amusement on several occasions, Cameron continues to be a part of my life along with her beauty. Also, this is the only movie I’ve rented every time I didn’t know what else to rent… that is until I bought the VHS myself and I still have it at home today. :-)

The French are simply good at making these pleasant comedies with a hint of Amélie. In this case, Rosalie was a bit of a harpy, but at the same time, I got why she made fun of Vincent. Truth be told, it was loads of fun to watch her little gang of jackasses try to provoke Vincent. A pleasant French comedy that has everything you could ever need from a comedy during a gloomy Sunday afternoon.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a good family movie that’s also a pile of nonsense at the same time. In the good sense of the word.