Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

Essentially 'Gordon Gekko hunts human prey', the film can't quite decide whether it's a scathing, serious social commentary or a down and dirty drive-in flick. The bones of a decent B-movie are here, but it seems they've been picked dry by vultures. Recensie

Chih-yen Yee has fashioned his film in a way that will appeal to a child audience more effectively than adults, thanks to the political subtext, which feels didactic and forced in a way children won't notice. Recensie

As summer popcorn fodder goes, Rogue Nation is perfectly serviceable, but this franchise seems to have run out of steam at this point, and the face-mask trick really needs retiring. A Skyfall type reboot may be required for Hunt and friends if we're to accept any further missions. Recensie

Eden expresses itself in such a low key manner that it's all too easy to mistake its subtlety for superficiality. It's arguably the most interesting look at the power of language since Godard's King Lear. Recensie

Everyone involved is far too good for this material and it's arguably a career low for the entire cast, none of whom appear remotely comfortable here, as if they've been reluctantly enlisted for a Comic Relief skit. As Barney Thomson would say himself, it's "shite!"... Recensie

The fact that all the characters share the same names as the actors playing them tells you a lot about the lack of creativity at play here. Once again, horror - that most cinematic of genres - has been reduced to a series of blurry night vision shots of feet. Recensie

Why you should be asked to wear 3D glasses for a movie that consists overwhelmingly of close-ups of talking heads is beyond me. Ant-Man isn't Marvel's worst movie (it'll take some doing to beat Thor: The Dark World in that regard), but it's certainly its least cinematic. Recensie

Much of what we get here was covered in far more insightful style in the original Planet of the Apes series, and when a horde of angry citizens are baying for blood in the film's all too late climax you'll be forgiven for imagining hearing a chant of "Ape shall never kill ape! Recensie

The Wonders coasts on a breezy charm to a point. There are worse ways to spend a couple of hours than in the Italian sun. and if you've ever had a curiosity about beekeeping, you'll learn a lot about the honey trade here... Recensie

All too often, biopics of troubled artists focus more on the troubles than the art, but Love & Mercy strikes a fine balance, and both elements dovetail effectively. Cusack's performance is one of the great acting comebacks of recent decades. Recensie

We're left wondering if Dumont's intent is for us to laugh at or with his characters, but it all plays out like a Punch & Judy show hijacked by the sort of kid who gets pleasure pulling the wings off flies. Dumont is like the cat who insists on leaving dead rats on your doorstep; it's likely a gesture of affection, but it's no fun disposing of the carcass. Recensie

Still the Water? More like Stop the Projector. This self-indulgent twaddle, with its cod philosophy and catfish mysticism, made for two of the most mind and butt numbing hours I've spent in a screening room in quite some time. Recensie

At this point Cameron's original movies seem like self-fulfilling prophecies. The machines may not have taken over yet, but on the evidence of Terminator Genisys they've sure got a foothold in Hollywood. Recensie

Pilfering footage from previous studies of Welles, the movie serves as a sort of Greatest Hits package of Welles documentaries, but like every Greatest Hits compilation, it overlooks some interesting album tracks. Recensie

Just which audience The Overnight is aiming for - the low brow comedy crowd or the indie dramedy hipsters - is unclear, but the confusion in tone is likely to turn off both. Recensie

It sadly won't stick around for long, so forget those so called 'big' summer movies - this deep fried Scottish spaghetti western is one to see on the largest screen possible. Saddle up for the summer's best adventure, and bring coffee and beans. Recensie

You can count the number of worthwhile post-1940s screwball comedies on the fingers of one hand, and still have a digit left over to flip this one the bird. Recensie

Fendrik does a pretty good Sergio Leone imitation, but he walks a tightrope between homage and parody, particularly in a final shootout that, while expertly staged, drowns its spaghetti in a little too much sauce. Recensie

Jake Johnson, clad in an original Jurassic Park t-shirt, riffs about how he preferred the old version of the park. It's as though the movie knows it's a pale shadow of the original, and it's correct in believing so. Recensie

Azais and Haenal make for a great straight man / wacky girl combo, winning us over instantly as they share their awkward adventure. The ambiguous ending sets their characters off on an uncertain path of discovery, and it's impossible not to wish them well. Recensie

Too many subplots are interwoven for us to fully invest in any of them. In constructing their drama, the Schwochows have thrown a lot of balls in the air. I'm still waiting for one of them to land. Recensie

As a director, Yinan is certainly one to watch, but if he's to deliver a fully satisfying narrative he needs to find a screenplay collaborator. Recensie

The darkness of the movie's climactic scenes makes it considerably difficult to check your watch, which is just downright inconsiderate on the filmmakers' part. Recensie

On the few occasions when Listen Up Philip falls silent, it's quietly sublime, but for a movie about writers, its words, of which there are many, fail to ring true. Recensie