“A Girl Like Her” by Amy Weber (USA, 2015)

A Girl Like Her by Amy Weber (2015)

Extremely and often unbearably realism! The director and her crew play an active part in the movie, giving it a documentary touch that strengthens its impact.

Actors: Lexi Ainsworth, Hunter King, Jimmy Bennett
Director: Amy S. Weber
Writer: Amy S. Weber
Music by David Bateman
Cinematography by Samuel Brownfield
Film Editing by Todd Zelin

“Everything, Everything” by Stella Meghie (USA, 2017)

Everything, Everything

Weak story, images and personages that are too ‘polished’, music unconnected to the story

Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera
Director: Stella Meghie
Writer: J. Mills Goodloe, based on the book by Nicola Yoon
Cinematographer: Igor Jadue-Lillo
Editor: Nancy Richardson
Composer: Ludwig Göransson

“The Bad Batch” by Ana Lily Amirpour (USA, 2016)

The Bad Batch

A very original movie (renews the western genre), a great work of art! (but not recommended for sensitive people)

Cast: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Jim Carrey
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour
Cinematographer: Lyle Vincent
Editor: Alex O’Flinn

“Wonder Woman” by Patty Jenkins (USA, 2017)

Wonder Woman

Good action, but predictable and simplistic romance

Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis
Director: Patty Jenkins
Based on the Characters from DC: Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston
Writer (story by): Zack Snyder, Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs
Writer: Allan Heinberg
Cinematographer: Matthew Jensen
Editor: Martin Walsh
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams

“Tomorrow I’ll Date With Yesterday’s You” (Takahiro Miki, Japan 2016)

Tomorrow I'll Date With Yesterday's You

An intricate  story approaching time differently (a mix of Memento with (500) Days Of Summer).
A fantastic script that deserves a better direction and a much better musical score!

Cast: Sôta Fukushi, Nana Komatsu, Masahiro Higashide
Director: Takahiro Miki
Writers: Takafumi Nanatsuki (based on the novel by), Tomoko Yoshida (screenplay)
Music by Suguru Matsutani
Cinematography: Kousuke Yamada
Edited by Naoya Bandō

“Everything Is Illuminated” (Liev Schreiber, USA 2005)

Everything Is Illuminated

After more than an hour of absurd and humorous situations with characteristic music and dialogues, the pace suddenly slows and the tone becomes serious. This change of direction destroys the movie and shows how difficult it is to combine drama with comedy

Cast: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Laryssa Lauret
Written and directed by Liev Schreiber
Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
Music by Paul Cantelon
Cinematography by Matthew Libatique
Film Editing by Andrew Marcus, Craig McKay

Paula Van Der Oest, director (4): “Black Butterflies” (NL, 2011)

Black Butterflies

Contrary to A Quiet Passion that depicts the life of a poet (Emily Dickinson) who controls her words and the passion that inhabits her with excessive resolve, Black Butterflies pictures the South African poet Ingrid Jonker as a woman overwhelmed by the love and words that flow from her. SPOILER AHEAD: After several break-downs, her life finally ends at the feet of her father who implacably rejected her and the people she lent her voice to.

Actors: Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writer: Greg Latter
Music by Philip Miller
Cinematography by Giulio Biccari
Film Editing by Sander Vos