Ruxx is a modern drama about relationships and the young generation in Romania, living in a country caught between the past and the future. The series focuses on the titular character, Rux (Raluca Aprodu), who tries to balance her demanding career, working for a large real estate developer in Bucharest, with the other priorities in her life: financially supporting her family and having a long-distance relationship. Rux tries to leave Romania and go to Los Angeles, but life has other plans for her and she is drawn into her boss’s biggest project: his wife’s election campaign for mayor of Bucharest.

The series’ writing is not that good, with half-Romanian half-English dialogue, poor and inconsistent decisions. This feels like a corporate made TV show. The acting is fairly decent, but what is actually good about this show is the soundtrack. A ton of great songs from Romanian artists, which makes this show be a 3 popcorn instead of one, and you can find it on a Spotify playlist.

Maybe the fact that it ended after one season is not that bad, after all.

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Two municipal workers, depressed in a bar, spontaneously joke about being able to rob a bank van, in order to sound big. Trouble starts when their plan is taken at face value by a mobster, who threatens them to actually do the heist.

Excellent mini series of six episodes about an Eastern-European corruption-driven apparent absurd rendition of the Italian Job and the hidden motivation behind it for the participating parties. All in all, it’s an excellent drama+comedy. Five popcorns and I think it’s a strong container for the Movie Vault.

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B.D. la munte și la mare (Brigada Diverse 3) 1972, este al treilea film din mini-serialul Brigada Diverse, un mini-serial de comedie în care se regăsesc mari actori ca: Toma Caragiu, Jean Constantin, Dem Rădulescu, Iurie Darie, Sebastian Papaiani, Puiu Călinescu. Ultima parte (din păcate) a capodoperei cinematografice B.D, cel mai bun film românesc de comedie din toate timpurile, având parte de o distribuție de excepție și o interpretare magistrală.

Tovarășii din “Brigada Diverse” dejoacă planurile “bandiților internaționali” care activează pe teritoriul patriei noastre, incercand prin zona litoralului sa introduca droguri (prafuri pentru mama-mare), cât și în munți de unde sustrag icoane de o valoare inestimabilă. Gogu, Patraulea și Trandafir sunt atrași în cursă de domnul Vasilescò, care le promite contracte în străinătate (Londra, Paris, Tokio…) și cad din nou în mâinile Miliției, deși sunt niște simpli intermediari sau mai bine zis, doar comis-voiajori; a doua jumătate a filmului conține de altfel cele mai bune 20 de minute ale cinematografiei românești, umorul autentic ce rezultă din comicul de situație, dar mai ales prin cel de caracter, realizat prin interpretarea strălucită a celor trei actori fiind savurat de mii de telespectatori și după mai bine de 40 de ani.

The third comedy of the Brigada Diverse series is probably one of the best comedies out there. Seven popcorns as well, and it goes into the Movie Vault, next to the predecessors. Couldn’t find a trailer, so there’s the full movie in the youtube link.

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Brigada Diverse (Capitanul Panait, Plutonierul Capsuna, soferul - sg.maj. Cristoloveanu si cainele Costel) primeste misiunea de a descoperi provenienta unor bani falsi. Eroii pun la cale o capcana pentru a-i prinde in flagrant delict pe infractori, dar acestia reusesc sa scape. Luand apoi urma celor trei borfasi (Gogu, Trandafir si Patraulea), Brigada ajunge in sediul falsificatorilor, unde constata ca seful lui Panait, Maiorul Dobrescu, ii arestase deja pe banditi.

Al doilea film din seria “Brigada diverse” (in alerta) este impartit in 2 episoade: “Femeia fara identitate” si “Vaduve cu termen redus”. In cel de al doilea episod (Vaduve cu termen redus), un grup infractional bine organizat, fura absolut totul din apartamentele unor naivi vrajiti de frumusetea si abilitatea unor femei. In mijlocul actiunii pica victime chiar si versatii Gogu Steriade, Alexandru Trandafir si Stefan Patraulea. Cine poate sa ii scape? Militienii de la “Brigada diverse” in frunte cu Capitanul Panait.

The second part of the Brigada Diverse movie continues on the shenanigans of the first one, with more policework done right. Seven popcorns, and it’s another one for the Movie Vault. Couldn’t find a trailer, so there’s the full movie in the youtube link.

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Doua cazuri de furt, aparent banale, ii conduc pe Capitanul Panait (Toma Caragiu), Plutonierul Capsuna (Sebastian Papaiani), Sergentul major Cristoloveanu (Dumitru Furdui) si cainele Costel pe urmele unei adevarate retele de borfasi. Confruntarea cu vestitul “trio” Gogu (Dem Radulescu) - Trandafir (Puiu Calinescu) - Patraulea (Jean Constantin) naste situatii comice irezistibile.

Excellent Romanian procedural comedy featuring probably the best classic cast of Romanian actors. Seven popcorns, and it’s one for the Movie Vault. Couldn’t find a trailer, so there’s the full movie in the youtube link.

- Tovarasu capitan, respectuos va rog sa-mi aprobati sa-i dau doua zeci de mii de pumni in cap!

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After the murder of his beloved wife, Danny Parker is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey he befriends slacker Jimmy the Finn and becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons. Danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents and sadistic dealer Pooh-Bear.

Rewatching this after four-five years, I can say it’s an excellent movie, probably one of the best of Val Kilmer’s. With a great supporting cast, excellent writing and music, this gets seven popcorns and leaps into the Movie Vault.

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When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, in a movie directed by Paul Verhoeven based on a story by Philip K. Dick. If this is not a recipe for a cult movie, I don’t know what is. Seven popcorns and it gets into the Movie Vault

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A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.

This is not a sci-fi, this is a psychological drama in a sci-fi setting. Tarkovski does a very good job transposing Stanislav Lem’s book onto film, and it’s one of his best movies ever. However, being Tarkovsky, it’s exceptionally slow burning to the point where it gets boring. Three popcorns.

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Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

Artsy, beautiful, pretentious, this is a good movie forged on the Orthodox beliefs that Heaven can only be reached through pain and suffering. Not a bad movie at all, but not my cup of tea. Three popcorns because it looks nice.

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A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away.

Set in a strip club called Exotica, it explores desire, loss, and human connections. The story revolves around Francis, a tax auditor infatuated with Christina, a dancer with a mysterious past. The film delves into themes of voyeurism and grief, revealing the intricate emotions of its characters. Good drama, not that thriller-ish, with good music and great acting. Five popcorns, one of the actually good movies to win Palme d’Or at Cannes (in 1994). Straight into the Movie Vault.

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A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

Good fantasy movie, with a lot of fun effects, good CGI and pretty action packed. Chris Pine and Michelle Rodrigues lead the cast very well, and Hugh Grant does a great job as playing the antagonist. All in all, five popcorns.

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Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their home.

Yo dawg, we put a smurf next to the smurf so you can smurf while you smurf. Smurfs 2, aka The Way of the Smurf, brings more smurf vs smurf action, now with zombie resurrected smurf. And with 4857% more “bro”. All in all, the visuals are brilliant, the music is amazing and it’s a really good movie. Five smurf, err popcorn. Also it is blue end blue on de ting.

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