if you can’t find Encouragement to go to the cinema from the movies on the billboards throughout JanuaryThat’s because it doesn’t look good. The list of top visions for the coming weeks includes movies that started out as favorites and started out to be successful. oskar premiere, dazzling performances, fast-paced action sequences, and jaw-dropping plot propositions. A little bit of everything then.
Guy Ritchie’s ‘Operation Fortune: The Great Deception’
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Guy Ritchie’s new feature film has had a timing issue. made by Hugh Grant instead of a billionaire trading arms and by Jason Statham MI6 agent and movie star Josh Harnett, who is tasked with stopping him, respectively, was scheduled to release in theaters in January 2022, with the release date first delayed to March and then indefinitely. Reason? Initially, the large cast of characters included: Some gangsters from Ukraine however, shortly before Vladimir Putin decided to start a war in that country, the filmmakers realized: this plot detail can hurt the sensibilities. In the final version, which will hit the billboard in a few days, the criminals named have no known nationality.
“Living” by Oliver Hermanus
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True, most movie remakes are completely unnecessary, but to use that evidence against this movie would be to make the righteous pay the sinners. Brilliant rereading of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece ‘Living’ (1952), about a repressed and hopelessly sick man discovering some of the good things in life just when you’re about to lose it, transferring the action from post-war Japan to England in the early 1950s; The transfer makes sense, because both are societies built on the use of privacy and decency as a mask. Its screenplay is signed by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, who wrote in his own time the definitive portrait of the true British edition on the pages of ‘What’s Left of the Day’, and its most obvious virtue is, lead actor Bill Nighy is elegant and minimalist as well as expressive and touching.
‘Hunt. Hunt the Spy’, by Lee Jung-jae
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Lee Jung-jae is one of the most popular faces in contemporary Korean cinema, but audiences around the world know him mostly for his lead role in the Emmy-winning drama ‘The Squid Game’. His directorial debut is an espionage thriller set at the height of the Cold War.is full of shots and chases and has the narrative rhythm of a race against time. His premise can be summarized as follows: The recent assassination of President Park in 1980 leaves the Republic of Korea in a vulnerable position. North Korea sees this as an opportunityand sends one of his spies to the neighboring country. Two South Korean security guards must find the spy.
‘Holy spider’ by Ali Abbasi
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Ali Abbasi, Iranian filmmaker based in Stockholm, pe became known four years ago thanks to ‘Border’ (2018), an unclassifiable love story between two trolls.. And although based on true events, his new feature film also stars an abnormal creature: Saeed Hanaei, a serial killer who killed 16 prostitutes in the holy city of Mashhad between 2000 and 2001 to do God’s will. He described himself as “a jihad against evil”. Although filled with scenes depicting overt physical brutalityThe most disturbing aspect of the film is that it depicts a society in which women are harassed, humiliated, threatened, those who kill themselves are protected by the authorities, and are declared heroes by the citizens.
Pity, Eduardo Casanova
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The second feature film directed by Madrid-born Eduardo Casanova, which has been awarded by prestigious festivals such as Karlovy Vary and the Fantastic Festival in Austin in recent months, chronicles the unhealthy addictive relationship a mother maintains with her son and the conflict that ensues along the way. thousands of kilometers away The last days of dictator Kim Jong-il, father of North Korea’s current leader Kim Jong-un, follow each other. Confessing that she was fascinated by the history and iconography of the Pyongyang regime, Casanova came up with the idea to make the film years ago after visiting the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, which had technically been at war since the 1950s.
‘Decision to leave’ by Park Chan-wook
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Although he stands out with his extremely violent revenge stories, “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002) and “Old Boy” (2003)Korean Park Chan-wook has been more interested in weaving intrigues for years, filled with grace, seductive power, and extraordinary suspense capacity; He proved it with ‘La doncella’ (2016) and now confirms it with this mix of police mystery and romantic melodrama in which a detective and a young widow are linked through a murder, an investigation and many more challenges. suppressed desire Obviously the ‘Hitchcockian’—its resemblance to the suspense master’s masterpiece ‘Vertigo (1958) is particularly famous—He stands out for his masterful dramatic use of mobile phones, the flawless orchestration of action sequences like the rooftop chase, and his ability to execute enough plot to leave us clueless for most of his footage.
‘Babylon’ by Damien Chazelle
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It was like he was destined to eat the box office. It was directed by Damien Chazelle, responsible for successful films such as ‘Whiplash’ (2014) and ‘La La Land’ (2016) and lead the cast at least margot robbie Y Brad Pitt; Moreover, the plot adventures take place in a very colorful time and place: Hollywood in the late 20s. But its premiere in the United States a few days ago was not only a failure, but also a magnificent resonance. one. There are those who blame it on the spectacular inclement weather that is sweeping the country right now, and some attribute it to a coincidence with a little movie on the billboard called ‘Avatar: The Sense of Water’; others finally believe it The film’s content—lots of sexual scenes, lots of drugs, lots of craziness—may have frightened the audience.. Regardless, Paramount, the studio he produced, needs to work much better abroad than at home so that those in charge do not find themselves in serious trouble. However, don’t let anyone feel pressured.
‘Amazing but true’ by Quentin Dupieux
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Quentin Dupieux’s cinema, beware, is only suitable for very supporters of the absurd. Frenchman, also known as Mr. Oizo, when he devoted himself to producing electronic music. made movies about killer tires -‘Rubber’ (2010)-, directors looking for the perfect moan -‘Reality’ (2014)-, men obsessed with being the only wearer in the world of a particular outerwear -‘Deerskin jacket’ (2019)- and then using it in a bank robbery very stupid people trying to tame a giant fly like -‘Jaws’ (2020)-; and if all these premises appeal to you, you are the ideal audience for your new work. The protagonist is a suburban couple who move into a house with a tunnel in the basement that allows them to travel back in time. Well that’s it.
‘Tár’ by Todd Field
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Also an actor, Todd Field’s not-so-productive career as a director has a cross-cutting problem: the abuses inherent in power relationships, either within marriage—he talked about it. ‘In the Room’ (2001) – in a neighborhood full of vulnerable children – in ‘Secret Games’ (2006)– or when it comes to fiction, where classical music has won several major awards in the elitist world in recent months and promises to win more in the coming awards. Through its protagonist, a narcissistic and authoritarian conductor who sees all personal relationships as a form of exchange for himself, the film chronicles the day when prominent figures who exhibit unacceptable behavior are canceled. Things would have to go a long way for the role to fail. cate blanchettrightfully received his third Oscar.
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’
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Months ago, those responsible for speculating about such things firmly agreed that Brendan Fraser should win an Oscar for his role in this movie. After all, Hollywood tends to reward actors who undergo extreme appearance changes due to the demands of the script, and Fraser plays a 550-pound man here. It’s also the first major film work in more than a decade by an end-of-career actor, and artistic resurgences are something else the laureates have a weakness for. But ‘Whale’ is above all, a Darren Aronofsky film and connects with his previous filmography in various ways: Like ‘Requiem for a dream’ (2000), the protagonist is a slave to an addiction; ‘Mom!’ like (2017), it takes place entirely inside a house; and, like all the characters created by the New York director, their characters are people who have suffered terribly.