Movies
Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott’s dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere; she accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of housewives way more than recipes.
Excellent little miniseries, well written, with a lot of good drama and also a ton of great actors next to Brie Larsson, like Lewis Pullman and Aja Naomi King. Loved to see the great appearances of Marc Evan Jackson, Rainn Wilson and Kevin Sussman in some roles away from the classic sitcoms. All in all, it’s a brilliant little mini series and it’s a good watch. Six popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault
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2025-01-19
Cunk on Life (2024)
Philomena Cunk delves into life’s profound questions, examining subjects from the big bang to AI, meeting academics and creatives, all with her trademark misguided observations.
Another great documentary following Philomena Cunk. Just as the ones before, it useleslly interviews a lot of great names of the academic universe on various themes related on life. Bonkers British fun, sometimes brilliant, sometimes weird, always unexpected. Five popcorns.
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2025-01-17
Men At Work (1990)
Two garbage men uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide to bring the whole operation down.
Classic movie of normal people versus moron gangsters. It’s funny, features some great performances (Darrell Larson as the dead guy is funny as hell), and it’s a great evening watch. Five popcorns, because they don’t make movies the way they used to.
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2025-01-08
Dune: Prophecy (2024-)
Two Harkonnen sisters combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
At times slowly burning, it is a feast for the eyes (when you can actually fucking see something, it’s annoying how many dark scenes are in the show. Emily Watson is great as always, and Travis Fimmel plays the same fucking role over and over and over, it feels like I’m watching “Raised by Wolves” whenever he’s on screen. Mark Strong plays the role of the Emperor with dignity and he’s a good presence in the show. All in all, a good story from the Dune universe. Can’t wait for the next season. Four popcorns.
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2025-01-07
15 Storeys High (2002โ2004)
The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.
Just as with any British comedy show, half of it is dumb as rocks, while the other half is absolutely brilliant and make you spit your tea laughing. Sean Lock was a great comedian, and it can be seen both in his writing and his acting, and Benedict Wong does a brilliant job at playing the housemate. Four popcorns, because it’s an acquired taste and alternates great moments with “meh” ones.
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2025-01-05
Citadel: Diana (2024)
In 2030 Milan, an undercover agent for the global spy agency Citadel is trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in the powerful enemy syndicate Manticore.
Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), an undercover Citadel agent, is trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organization, Ettore Zani (Maurizio Lombardi), whoโs vying for leadership against the other European families. Based on the original TV Series, Citadel (which I will start after this one), it’s a fairly common futuristic spy agency tv series. Think Nikita (the TV series with Peta Wilson, from the 90s), but with better effects and similar kind of conspiracies. Four popcorns for a really nice watch. Also, it’s in Italian ๐ค
In other news, what the fuck is with all these futuristic movies having characters with fucked up hairstyles?
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2025-01-04
Behind Her Eyes (2021)
It follows Louise, a single mum with a son and a part-time job in a psychiatrist’s office. She begins an affair with her boss and strikes up an unlikely friendship with his wife.
Well this is how you do a proper psychological thriller mini series. You start slow, but not boring, and start unfolding the stories adding some misdirection until things eventually start to make sense (or lose any sense altogether). Brilliantly written and masterfully acted, this is a great miniseries that will definitely go to the Movie Vault.
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2025-01-03
Bank Under Siege // Asalto al Banco Central (2024)
Spain, 1981: When armed men hold up a bank and take hundreds hostage, a reporter races against the authorities to uncover the true motive for the heist
Good little mini-series, the Spanish are doing a great job keeping the suspense. Five popcorns.
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2025-01-02
Secret Level (2024-)
Original stories set within the worlds of iconic video games are featured in this animated anthology series.
To be fair, I didn’t even know about many of these games, so I find the “this is an ad” approach fairly interesting. Some episodes are really good, some are only pretty, some are just meh. I’ll explain each one by one, along with my familiarity of the title:
1. Dungeons and Dragons
All fantasy games are somehow based on D&D and the episode is not only pretty, but also good. Loved it! 7x๐ฟ
2. Sifu
I had this on my wishlist for some time, and while it’s not my favourite kind of game, the episode was absolutely great! 7x๐ฟ
3. New World
Didn’t know about the game, but the video was absolutely brilliant! Loved the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger as King Aelstrom and the story is decent. 5x๐ฟ
4. Unreal Tournament
Playing a lot of UT in all its incarnations, I have to say this episode was excellently done. Loved to see the weapons, the teams and the re-imagined robots. Brilliant! 9x๐ฟ
5. Warhammer 40k
The Warhammer lore is immense and this episode for someone that never touched it, you couldn’t get a better introduction to the universe. 5x๐ฟ
6. Pac-Man
Lovely thriller/horror/fantasy based on the Pac-Man game. This is the most creative so far and it’s well done. 5x๐ฟ
7. Crossfire
Another huge game that I didn’t know about. Really well made warzone/action episode, although not my cup of tea. 3x๐ฟ
8. Armored Core
Another brilliant game I never learned about. This fast-paced action episode starring Keanu as Keanu is the perfect introduction to a brilliant cyberpunk universe. 5x๐ฟ
9. The Outer Worlds
The action RPG created by the same people that created Fallout gets a good colourful retro-futuristic steampunky episode with a good moral story. 5x๐ฟ
10. Mega Man
Another brilliant episode based on a game I played a lot as a kid (Rockman by its Japanese name). This is a brilliant starting point for something that would work really nice as a cinematic universe. 5x๐ฟ
11. Exodus
This is a game that hasn’t even been released, but man, the video is selling it hard. 4x๐ฟ
12. Spelunky
Spelunky is another nice game that I’ve never got to playing because of its difficulty, but the episode is really funny and throws some really nice punches at the gameplay. 4x๐ฟ
13. Concord
At least something remained behind Concord, the Overwatch-clone made by Sony that was scrapped only 2 weeks after release. While sporting a good cyberpunk theme, the short movie is fine as a Guardians of the Galaxy clone. See a pattern? Yeah, that’s why it failed. 3x๐ฟ
14. Honor of Kings
Confucius say: play go to be more Confusius. Nice execution, but the story is meh. 3x๐ฟ
15. Playtime
Just skip this. While not based on a game, it shows what’s wrong with the gaming industry in 2025: shiny colours, neon lightning, hardcore gamification. It features some cameos from some Playstation franchises, but all in all it seems a Playstation advert made for damn 10 year old kids with 3 seconds attention span, but created by people who never actually saw a kid in their life. This is just slop. No ๐ฟ for this junk.
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2025-01-01
Red One (2024)
After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Definitely a great holidays watch. It’s funny, has some good effects and gives a nice spin on the Santa story. Not to mention the good combo of Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the great skills of Lucy Liu and the brilliant performance of J.K. Simmons as another old man. Five popcorns for a definitely fun watch.
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2025-01-01
The Night Manager (2016-2025)
The night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle.
Great suspense mini-series, loved seeing Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie in the same production. A bit unrealistic at points, but still a very enjoyable watch. Six popcorns and I can’t wait for the next season to be released in 2025.
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2024-12-31
Childhood's End (2015)
After peaceful aliens invade Earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?
Great mini series based on the novel written in the 50s by Arthur C. Clarke, featuring excellent visuals, good screenwriting and a great cast, including Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts, Ashley Zukerman and the great Charles Dance. Was also lovely to see Yael Stone as well (which I remembered from OINTB). Great watch, although they went a bit too sappy with the love relationships. Five popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault.