Nr 24

In 2008, Max Manus was a huge hit in Norway, and this film is a companion piece, another well-made portrait of the seminal figures of the resistance movement that fought…

Unstoppable

Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg made his directing debut with this biopic about a remarkable athlete, Anthony Robles, who was born without a right leg but still became a wrestling champ.…

Wolf Man

When Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) and his family leave San Francisco for his father’s old cabin in remote Oregon, they are immediately derailed by a mysterious monster. Originally intended to…

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

When Mengju (Usha Seamkhum) is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, her grandson (Putthipong Assaratanakul), who’s dropped out of university, suddenly begins to show an interest; he’s hoping to inherit her…

The Bells of St. Mary’s

Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives at a parish where he has to work with a group of nuns, headed by Sister Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman); their run-down school is in…

Smile 2

After a bloody opening where Kyle Gallner’s police officer from the first film passes the madly grinning entity on to someone else, we’re introduced to the main character of this…

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

After taking on Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Anthony McCarten wrote a script about another superstar with a troubled personal life. Sadly, it feels entirely uninspired, as if McCarten…

Spellbound

Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) arrives at a Vermont mental hospital as its new director; dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman) falls in love with him, but he turns out to be…

Babylon: A Never-Ending Party

Photo: Paramount I didn’t catch Babylon until now, a few years after its premiere. I was deceived by a few lackluster reviews, forgetting the fact that all of director Damien…

Nosferatu

Making his own version of the classic 1922 horror adaptation of ”Dracula” has been a lifelong dream for Robert Eggers, who goes all in. Non-fans will be put off by…