Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
Action: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.
Drama: Flight (2012)
An airline pilot (Denzel Washington) saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.
Comedy: Step Brothers (2008)
Two aimless middle-aged losers (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly) still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.
Animation: Puss in Boots (2011)
An outlaw cat (Antonio Banderas), his childhood egg-friend (Zach Galifianakis) and a seductive thief kitty (Selma Hayek) set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor and regain the trust of his mother and town.
Romance: 13 Going on 30 (2004)
A girl (Jennifer Garner) makes a wish on her thirteenth birthday, and wakes up the next day as a thirty-year-old woman.
Horror: Little Evil (2017)
Gary (Adam Scott), who has just married Samantha (Evangeline Lilly), the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son (Owen Atlas) may be the Antichrist.
Science Fiction: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Young Blade Runner K’s (Ryan Gosling) discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who’s been missing for thirty years.
Crime: Mean Streets (1973)
Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is a young Italian-America in Little Italy, New York City. He is hampered by his feeling of responsibility towards his reckless younger friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a small-time gambler and hoodlum who refuses to work and owes money to many loan sharks.
Thriller: Daglicht (2013)
Upon learning she has an autistic brother (Fedja van Hûet), Iris (Angela Schijf) is convinced that he is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, she sets out to prove her sibling’s innocence, only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.
Documentary: American Factory (2019)
In post-industrial Ohia, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Family: The Addams Family (1991)
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
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vrijdag 28 augustus 2020
vrijdag 6 juni 2014
100 Movie Challenge 2014 - # 69: Daglicht
Director: Diederik van Rooijen
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 114 minutes
Year: 2013
Starring: Angela Schijf, Fedja van Huet, Monique van de Ven, Thijs Römer, Victor Löw, Matteo van der Grijn, Derek de Lint, Daniel Verbaan
Description: The ambitious lawyer Iris (Angela Schijf) has to find a balance between her single motherhood and her job as attorney of shady cases. When she is housesitting for her mother, she discovers a dark family secret.
Review: “Daglicht” is an adaptation of the novel by Dutch author Marion Pauw, which was released in 2008. The story follows Iris, a single mother with a son who shows signs of autism. Her icy cold mother helps her out when she’s working. When Iris is keeping an eye on her mother’s house, she finds out she has a brother, Ray. He’s in jail for the double murder of a young woman and her baby. Iris starts to investigate the case and realizes that the truth isn’t out in the open yet.
The story is very good, you get sucked in very easily. There is this mysterious atmosphere. “Daglicht” manages to stay mysterious until the end. This makes the ending very surprising and you never see it coming.
Because the storyline is so complex, not all subplots and characters are executed the way they should.
Although I’m Dutch, I’m not a huge fan of the movies made in my country. But there are two kinds of films the Dutch know to do well: kids and young adult films, and thrillers. It’s a very solid thriller, that kept me on the edge of my seat. Well done!
Rating: 3,5 / 5
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