Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

There was clearly something in the script that attracted Labaki, but it doesn't seem to have made it to the screen. Aside from Labed, who is exactly the combination of sexy and scary required of her character, the cast seem lost here, trashing about in waters as they wait for their director to throw them a buoy. Recensie

There's much to admire here, and it's a pleasure to see a talented filmmaker given free rein away from the stifling constraints of franchise filmmaking. Recensie

The experience of Warfare is like watching the seventh episode of Band of Brothers if you haven't seen the first six. It's a film as pointless as the conflict it depicts. Recensie

Treading Water features impeccable performances. Recensie

The heart of Clarke's film comes from two endearing central performances. Monnelly and Ní Neachtain are quietly devastating as two women dealing with trauma in very different ways... Recensie

As Elvira, Maren is a revelation. Recensie

More style than substance, too often Freaky Tales makes us feel like we're watching someone else play Grand Theft Auto: Oakland. Recensie

It's a striking example of how today's Hollywood writers no longer care about the golden storytelling rule of "show, don't tell."... Recensie

That Drop raises such a heavy issue as domestic abuse while remaining a fun rollercoaster thriller speaks volumes to Landon's ability to juggle tones and themes, an area in which many of his contemporaries flounder. Recensie

Shadow of God's narrative is too rushed, so much so that it practically jumps from its first to its third act, never allowing its story to breath and build up tension. Recensie

Just as Shimotsu starts to dig into this fascinating look at the generation gap, he gets distracted with some more twists that only serve to distract from the central theme. Recensie

In failing to stand out from the contemporary horror-comedy crowd, Death of a Unicorn is anything but a unicorn. Recensie

Skoglund avoids cheap scares, instead developing a sense of unease largely based around feelings of guilt regarding how characters have treated others and how they've allowed themselves to be treated by others. Recensie

Malkovich is the one gimmick in a one-gimmick movie, and even his unique persona can't paper over the striking lack of originality on display here. Recensie

Anchored by a mesmeric Hekmat, playing a very different character to the rebellious teen she essayed in last year's Hoard, Nathwani has assembled a strikingly good young cast. Recensie

You likely already know what you're going to get from A Working Man. It goes through the motions, but in a way that suggests everyone involved is simply clocking in and clocking out with little interest in the quality of their craft. A Working Man is no labour of love. Recensie

This storytelling style can often seem like a gimmick, but Cognetti uses it skilfully, displaying a novelist's knack for spinning a good yarn through knowing when to clue the audience in and when to keep us guessing. Recensie

Holland is yet another movie made by a streaming service that betrays a distinct lack of oversight and quality control. Sadly, it seems the people now deciding what films get made couldn't care less about quality and are content with content. Recensie

Blending the cheesy smarm of '80s TV with an increasingly unsettling feeling that something awful is going to happen, The Luckiest Man in America is surprisingly similar to the recent cult horror hit Late Night with the Devil, complete with a smarmy host in a bad wig, played by a shit-eating Walton Goggins. Recensie

It's all very entertaining until it isn't. At a certain point we find ourselves wishing the drama had more to offer than simply forcing us to watch awful people treating each other awfully, which just isn't enough to justify the film's ultimately patience-testing running time. Recensie

There are some nice shock moments when the creatures snap their jaws into action, and the bloodshed is proper gnarly at times. Recensie

Macdonald, Connolly and Klinger have created a striking work of filmic embroidery with nary a stitch out of place. Recensie

Y2K's biggest glitch is that it's simply nowhere near as funny as it should be. Much like our reaction to the real life panic that inspired it, Y2K leaves us shrugging our shoulders and asking "Is that it?"... Recensie

If La Cocina were an eatery it would be the sort with laminated menus, and it's unlikely you'd want to stick around for dessert. Recensie