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“Edge Of Tomorrow” by Doug Liman (USA, 2014)

Edge of Tomorrow

A movie that has an interesting time-loop story and nice humor during the first half, but lacks of brains and humor in the end  / Obvious gender roles for Tom Cruise

Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry, Dragomir Mrsic, Charlotte Riley, Noah Taylor
Director: Doug Liman
Novel: Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Music: Christophe Beck
Cinematography: Dion Beebe
Editing: James Herbert

“Dunkirk” by Christopher Nolan (UK, 2017)

Dunkirk

Excellent direction / “This is a movie of vision and integrity made on an epic scale” writes Matt Zoller Seitz / A (British) patriotic movie in time of Brexit…

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy. Cillian Murphy. Harry Styles
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Hoyte van Hoytema
Editor: Lee Smith
Composer: Hans Zimmer

“Mudbound” by Dee Rees (USA, 2017)

Mudbound

The many voice-over deepen the personages as we share their “inner voice”, but leave us somewhat outside of them.

Cast: Carey Mullig;an, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Cahill, Dylan Arnold, Lucy Faust
Director: Dee Rees
Writer (novel): Hillary Jordan
Writer: Virgil Williams, Dee Rees
Cinematographer: Rachel Morrison
Editor: Mako Kamitsuna
Composer: Tamar-kali

“The Journey Is the Destination” by Bronwen Hughes (South Africa, 2016)

The Journey Is the Destination by Bronwen Hughes (2016)

The black-and-white ideological journey of a young reporter / Very active camera

Cast: Maria Bello, Kelly Macdonald, Ella Purnell
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writers: Bronwen Hughes, Jan Sardi
Cinematography by Giulio Biccari
Film Editing by Robert Ivison, Natan Moss

“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

“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

“The Girl With All The Gifts” (Colm McCarthy, UK 2016)

The Girl With All The Gifts

Good music score, some intelligent dialogues, original story but annoying mistakes in the script and no humor

Cast: Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua, Anamaria Marinca, Fisayo Akinade, Anthony Welsh, Dominique Tipper, Eli Lane
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Mike Carey
Cinematographer: Simon Dennis
Editor: Matthew Cannings
Composer: Cristobal Tapia de Veer