Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

Before the cash-in hacks spoil its charms, check out Unfriended; to use the vernacular of Facebook, you're bound to 'like' it! Recensie

The spirit of '80s and '90s action cinema permeates Big Game, and it's easy to imagine Helander and his mates cracking open cans on a sofa while watching Die Hard or First Blood, but the movie it evokes most for me is The Wizard of Oz... Recensie

There's a lot wrong with Clouds of Sils Maria, but its deficiencies, of which there are many, are overshadowed almost entirely by the enthralling performances of its two leads. Recensie

There's a pervasiveness laziness to the whole affair, with a poorly researched script that gives us distracting anachronisms like a joke about David Thewlis' character being named Mickey Finn. Recensie

The Falling is one of the more frustrating watches I've experienced in recent years. There's a great movie in here, and a bit of reediting could restore Morley's tale to an atmospheric, ambiguous gem. Recensie

Sexual tension, cinematic visuals and heroes directly aiding civilians are all fresh and welcome additions to the Marvel universe, but why oh why can't they find a way to end these movies other than a boring brawl? The more things change, the more they stay the same. Recensie

The wasted potential here is staggering. With a bit more thought and effort, The Town That Dreaded Sundown could have been a rural companion to David Fincher's Zodiac. Instead it's a shoddily crafted Scream wannabe. Recensie

It may be a pan-European production shot on location in South Africa, but The Salvation is as thrilling a western as any we've seen from Hollywood recently. Recensie

There's a good movie waiting to be made on this subject, but Good Kill certainly isn't it. Recensie

It's certainly flawed, mainly in the acting department, with most of the cast performing as though under the influence of strong sedatives, and the representation of the Billy character borders on misogyny as much as the actions of her predator Dave. But Gosling's film has a tone all of its own, and reminds me of the cult oddities that turned me into a raving cinephile in the early '90s... Recensie

The setup of John Wick is as generic as they come, one torn straight out of the old school exploitation filmmaking rule book. But the movie knows this, and runs with it, thankfully without ever winking at the audience to let us know how ironic it's being in telling such a straight up tale. Recensie

Delivering an avalanche of cringe-comedy, Ostlund packs more twisted laughs into his uncomfortable drama than the entire comic output of Hollywood likely will furnish us with for the rest of the year. Recensie

To call the pace of Jauja glacial is to underestimate the speed of glaciers; this is a movie that at time almost seems to purposely mock the viewer's attention span. If you're willing to endure such patience-testing, Alonso's film is a baffling but ultimately satisfying oddity. Recensie

Previous vehicular epics like The Italian Job, Duel and early Jackie Chan flicks are referenced throughout, which is fine, but at times the movie is lazily derivative... Recensie

Whitman embraces her role whole-heartedly and delivers one of the most endearing performances you'll see all year. Recensie

While the rest of the cast appears confused and uncomfortable with the material provided, Delevingne owns every scene she appears in, and unlike her co-star Beckinsale, an actress who simply looks like a movie star, Delevingne may well prove to be the real deal. Recensie

These anthology films are generally hit and miss, but four gems out of the six tales presented here make Wild Tales one of the more satisfying examples of this format. Recensie

Much like he did with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Branagh has delivered a respectful adaptation of a classic tale, resulting in a movie that certainly looks pretty but fails to fully engage us. Recensie

Reynolds gives it his all, but the script isn't able to pull off this feat and the result is a movie that attempts to combine its antagonist and protagonist into the one character but ends up lacking either. Recensie

Even Insurgent's leading lady looks decidedly bored throughout, and it's easy to surmise she'd rather be making another Fault in our Stars or White Bird in a Blizzard than the second rate Hunger Games wannabe series she's saddled herself with. Recensie

With an array of cinematic tricks on display, Dolan displays an unashamed love of cinema, finding the magical in moments of mundanity. Recensie

With Penn co-scripting this adaptation of Jean-Patrick Manchette's novel The Prone Gunman, it's no surprise to find a political undercurrent running throughout the film, but the commentary on western intervention in Africa takes a back seat to a series of contrived, clichéd and predictable conspiracy thriller scenarios. The Gunman is a thinking man's thriller, but one without a thought in its head. Recensie

It should be impossible to make a dull chase movie but trust Collett-Serra to suck any potential energy out of his movie with his insistence on flashy visuals and over-editing of action scenes. Recensie

With little to really get your teeth into, While We're Young won't linger long in the memory, but if you want some rib tickling fun it certainly delivers on laughs. Recensie