“Ballet”
An ambitious and flamboyant drama, in a good sense, looking for signs of freedom, creativity and creative freedom in domestic theater behind the scenes, and ultimately dedicated to the resistance against fascism and dictatorship. An unqualified confirmation of the talent of Gogol Center graduate Evgeniy Sangadzhiev, who appeared as a director in the webcam drama “Happy End”.
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“Blue Eye Samurai”
Brutal (in one scene, one of the rivals’ broken tooth pierces the other’s eye) animated spectacle reminiscent of the frenetic interlude in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill (they even throw in an energetic montage of Tomoyasu Hotei’s “Battle Without Honor” or Humanity) and Disney ‘s Mulan ” The action takes place in the Edo period in Japan. Mizu, the great blacksmith’s apprentice and samurai sword master, searches for four white men who find themselves in the country despite closed borders to avenge their origins.
“Steak”
A fast-paced comedy-drama about The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun and stand-up Ali Wong becoming so unhappy with each other’s behavior on the road (and initially unable to pass each other normally in a supermarket car park) that they announce it. a full-fledged war against each other that goes far beyond what is reasonable.
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“Impasse”
A funny comedy detective story about murders in the Australian outback that wonderfully pokes fun at modern noirs as well as the gender stereotypes that accompany it: the investigation is carried out by koloboks. A bonus for Russian viewers is the hit of the “Tatu” group in the approaches to the end credits.
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“What’s left of us”
The serial adaptation of the wonderful video game was created by its author Neil Druckmann in collaboration with “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin. The devastating journey of a smuggler and a little girl, played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay (a little “Game of Thrones” reunion without leaving the “human” booth) to post-apocalyptic America, breaking hearts again a decade later.
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“The Fall of the House of Usher”
A spectacular finale to the best horror producer of recent years, Mike Flanagan, in his five-year partnership with streaming Netflix (where he notably produced The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass); A creative mix as always. The prose and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, the series “Descendants” and the American national tragedy that became the epidemic of opioid addiction.
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“Poker face”
The reincarnation of “Columbo” from the pen of “Knives Out” author Rian Johnson and “Matryoshka Lives” star Natasha Lyonne. The protagonist hides from bandits and goes on the run across the country, solving murders along the way. random acquaintances with the help of the gift of recognizing any lie.
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“Herd”
The evil sister of Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” adapts the biblical passage “thou shalt not make an idol of thyself” with dark irony: a fan of a pop star modeled after the derailed Beyoncé is touring the country. It leaves a trail of corpses behind (the cases are based on real news stories). Bonus: Singer Billie Eilish’s outstanding acting debut.
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“Fatal attraction”
An unexpectedly successful remake of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 irresistible erotic thriller, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close (unfortunately overlooked). “Fringe” star Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan play the characters in a new version of the characters who have an office romance that doesn’t end well. (“Sex Masters”). The story, written by writers and producers Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hines, has the necessary depth and exciting developments.
“White House Plumbers”
A great political satire about the unwitting architects of Watergate – former special service agents who, on behalf of the Nixon administration, planted a wiretap at the headquarters of the Democratic Party (not on the first try), thereby provoking the resignation of the president. The miniseries, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, has become a puzzle piece that fits perfectly into the legendary journalistic procedural “All the King’s Men.”
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“The child’s word. There is blood on the asphalt”
Zhora Kryzhovnikov’s criminal hit, about Kazan street gangs of the late 80s and cleverly taking the crown of the most talked about series of the year from both “King…” and “… Jester”, enriched our vocabulary with the word “. chushpan” and increased the popularity of the group “Aigel”.
“A Murder at the End of the World”
From The OA writers Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij comes an icy detective techno-thriller that shows what would have happened if Stieg Larsson had been the screenwriter of The Glass Onion. The Crown’s Emma Corrin stars as a young amateur detective and debut author who finds herself among a ragtag group of celebrities invited by a tech mogul. (Kive Owen) on a brainstorming holiday in a hotel in the middle of the Icelandic fjords. As the title suggests, not everyone is destined to return home.
“Shelter” (“Silo”)
It’s a fun post-apocalyptic dystopia that looks like it could replace the defunct “Westworld” (with at least equal changes in plot). Mission: Impossible series star Rebecca Ferguson confronts totalitarianism in a multi-story underground bunker where tens of thousands of people hide from what’s happening on the surface.
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Chemistry Lessons
A costume drama about a scientist who loses her job as a laboratory assistant (set in the 1960s) and the opportunity to continue her research, and agrees to become the host of a cooking show. A great performance from Brie Larson, who wore a white dress instead of a red-blue suit for a change.
“Fisherman”
An exemplary detective story belonging to the non-existent “finchercore” subgenre (recently Lado Kvatania performed equally well in the same field with the film “Execution”). Ivan Yankovsky, Sasha Bortich and Alexander Yatsenko look into the abyss and look for the child-killing maniac, the sounds of the country’s collapse and the industrial cover of “Winged Swing”.
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