When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

Excellent adaptation of the legendary story, starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis and Anna Sawai. It’s nicely made, with great costume and set designs, the acting is top notch, Sanada is brilliant (as always) and the entire miniseries definitely goes into the Movie Vault. Seven popcorns.

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In a small isolated village, in 1953, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin. Because any public celebration is forbidden, they decide to turn the happy event into a silent wedding.

Absurd comedy that turns into tragedy. It’s the pinnacle of Romanian cinematography, Horatiu Malaele doing a great job as both Director and one of the Writers of the movie and leading a great cast with pretty much every big actor that was still alive at that point: Meda Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu, Alexandru Bindea, Luminita Gheorghiu, Dan Condurache, Serban Pavlu, Victor Rebengiuc, Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez, George Ivascu, George Mihaita, Ovidiu Niculescu. Seven popcorns is not enough for how good this movie is. It also should have a special slot in the Movie Vault.

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One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.

Classic Jason Statham movie, he goes pew pew and slap slap and kills 2987368721763 persons who are, of course bad guys. Just because of some bees or something. Not a bad movie, but don’t expect a story masterpiece. It’s a decent watch with a bucket of popcorn, like three of them.

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Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

I’m not fond of anime, generally, but this is a masterpiece. The characters, the storytelling, the graphics and the music are very good. There’s not much to say about it, just watch it and you’ll be sure to have a good time, as it’s basically animated Tarantino, from the fights, to the music, to the story. Seven popcorns for the first season, which seemed so short, and it jumps into the Movie Vault.

No one murders as well as the British. It’s our number one export.

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True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, which premiered on January 14, 2024, on HBO. The season is set in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, and follows the investigation behind the disappearance of eight men from a research station. The season stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro.

A new season of True Detective is up. It’s not very detectivey, but it still is a good watch. Love to see Jodie Foster again, and the role she does is really good. The writing is so-so, the direction and the music are very good, and I actually liked the horror/mystery undertones. Four popcorns.

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An advanced spaceship called Delta is created to establish dialogue between intergalactic civilizations. Soon after an alien journalist boards the ship, she and the captain realize the AI that controls the ship can act on its own.

The movie takes place in the distant future (year 3084), when Earthlings have built a space station with which to make an intergalactic journey in search of other civilizations. Alma, an alien journalist from the Sirius constellation, comes to report on the launch of the station. The mission fails as the electronic superbrain controlling the space station begins to act unpredictably, and the crew members are tasked with locating and recovering the station, finally managing to understand why the supercomputer malfunctioned. It’s one of the best Romanian sci-fi animations of the time. It’s also the inspiration for the masterpiece album made by Rodion G.A. which was supposed to be the soundtrack of the film, but that was discarded and other music was used. The movie itself is colorful and trippy, sign that even in communist Romania they had access to a lot of good drugs. Still gets five popcorns and launches to the Movie Vault.

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In the year 6470, a husband and wife team receive a mysterious distress signal. They leave their son on board ship to search for the missing astronaut, but fate intervenes, their ship crashes, leaving their son alone - or is he?

Retrofuturist animation also known as “Ultima Misiune” (“The Last Mission”) based on “The Jungle Book”, but in a futuristic alien setting. It’s nicely animated, and benefits of great bvoice acting by Mircea Albulescu, Ion Caramitru, Virgil Ogasanu, Marcel Iures and the unmistakable Alexandrina Halic, while the music is excelently done by Stefan Elefteriu. Brilliantly mixing “The Empire Strikes Back”, “Alien” and “Tarzan”, it’s a great sci-fi flick with a very electronic music soundtrack and a lot of symbolism and abstract visuals. Five stars and jumps into the Movie Vault.

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Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father’s death. Wielding the Black Trident’s power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.

All returning to the roles they originated, Jason Momoa plays Arthur Curry/Aquaman, now balancing his duties as both the King of Atlantis and a new father; Patrick Wilson is Orm, Aquaman’s half-brother and his nemesis, who must now step into a new role as his brother’s reluctant ally; Amber Heard is Mera, Atlantis’ Queen and mother of the heir to the throne; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is Black Manta, committed more than ever to avenge his father’s death by destroying Aquaman, his family and Atlantis; and Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, a fierce leader and mother with the heart of a warrior. Also reprising their roles are Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus and Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin. Excellent visuals, ok story, all in all a good blockbuster watch. Four popcorns.

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Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.

The movie follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.

Three popcorns. Also but from all the names in the world, how on Panem did the author settle for CoriolANUS?

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Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

This is another trailer. The movie itself is not bad, and it’s a good rendition of the books. But only “okay”. It’s not a masterpiece, actually the hardcore fans of the Dune universe will hate it, for missing some important plot lines. In other news, it looks pretty, the music is interesting, the acting is so-so (except Christopher Waken, whose performance was a bust), so it gets four popcorns, mostly because it looks good. While waiting for part 3, I’ll start the miniseries again.

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A man who can enter and manipulate people’s dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an assassination plot.

Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer star in this great 80s cyberpunk movie that blends real and dream under the great direction of Joseph Ruben (Sleeping with the Enemy, The Good Son, Money Train). It’s a good flick, perfect for a Saturday evening, so it gets three popcorns.

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Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people’s minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.

Cyberpunk 80s movie starring a dork Christopher Walken? Sign me up! The presence of the late Natalie Wood and the direction of Douglas Trumbull (visual effects man of Blade Runner, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Silent Running) make it a great watch. It’s got gadgets, technology used for the wrong purposes, all in all a great sci-fi flick. Five popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

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