Films 2019
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Glass (2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
Wolf Warrior(2015)
Shirkers (2018)
Widows (2018)
Free Solo (2018)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Behind the Curve (2018)
Triple Frontier (2019)
Mirage (2018)
Shoplifters (2018)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Operation Red Sea (2018)
Shazam! (2019)
Guava Island (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The Wandering Earth (2019)
Fyre (2019)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
American Animals (2018)
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Aladdin (2019)
Lords of Chaos (2018)
Us (2019)
Booksmart (2019)
Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019)
Hellboy (2019)
Parasite (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Dark Pheonix (2019)
Crawl (2019)
Midsommar (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Joker (2019)
Bacurau (2019)
The Game Changers (2018)
Honeyland (2019)
The Farewell (2019)
The King (2019)
League of Legends Origins (2019)
The Nightingale (2018)
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019)
One Child Nation (2019)
Knives Out (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
Ready or Not (2019)
Hustlers (2019)
Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
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Films in 2019
It’s been a while again. Maybe I should make this review-thing a monthly thing LOL. My current count is at 33/150 for 2019, 18 out of 33 seen in theatre.
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CAN CONTAIN SPOILERS. ( I review Endgame in this post, there are Endgame spoilers in this so don’t read, if you haven’t seen it yet.)
Hidden Figures (2016)
streamed on Amazon Prime Germany
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: OV
Starring: Taraji B. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe
Director: Theodore Melfi
Plot summary: The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Review: 99ct Prime Deal movie. So glad it was on the list of the deals, because I’ve been dying to see this one ever since it came out. But as always I had no one to watch it with and I waited a little too long.
Finally saw it and what can I say - I loved it very much. What a great and important movie.
My favourite part is probably where Janelle Monáe’s character fights for her right in court aspiring to be the first african-american woman to attend a white school in order to get higher education to qualify for a better position. LOVED IT. She slayed.
Rating: 4/5
The Big Short (2015)
streamed on Amazon Prime Germany
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: german
Starring: Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell
Director: Adam McKay
Plot summary: In 2006-7 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Review: 99ct Prime Deal movie number 3. I was a huge fan of Vice so I really needed to see this one.
To be honest this one was a bit harder to understand, because you have to have a little knowledge about economics and how they work - esp. on Wall Street. I mean, I took an A-Level class in Social Sciences and Economics so it was okay for me, even though I didn’t fully understand everything, but I just put it into context. They try to explain it in an easy way, but just make sure to pay attention :)
Shocking reveal of the real estate market and how things went downhill in 2007 causing the global financial crisis that affected my family in a really bad way.
Though I have to say it didn’t involve me as much as Vice, I felt like it was a little bit like chewing gum in between the scenes. Maybe I had to watch it in theatre to love it as much as I love Vice.
Rating: 3,5/5
Spotlight (2015)
streamed on Amazon Prime Germany
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: german
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
Director: Tom McCarthy
Plot summary: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Review: 99ct Prime Deal movie number 4. Hands down - THE BEST out of all of them.
What a movie. Very emotional, very dramatic, very captivating, very important.
I have nothing more to say except for: WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY. What a shame that it took me so long to actually see it. Outstanding cast, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams are killing it!
Rating: 5/5
Serenity (2019)
seen in theatre
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: german
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke
Director: Steven Knight
Plot summary: A fishing boat captain (McConaughey) juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.
Review: #sneakmonday movie. I was hoping they’d sneak it and I was so happy when they did, even though this movie kinda was a let down considering the cast of the movie.
It was a decent movie with decent acting, liked McConaughey and Clarke in it, Hathaway (even though I love her very much) didn’t deliver her best performance here.
I liked the plot twist mid-through the movie that made you rethink the entire thing. It was a little too surreal for me though.
I’ve seen worse but I’ve also seen a lot better than this.
Rating: 2,5/5
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
streamed on Netflix Germany
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: OV
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman
Director: Roland Emmerich
Plot summary: Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
Review: This never happened to me before. In one of my previous review post I reviewed ‘Independence Day’ and I didn’t like it that much. Now THIS ONE, the sequel, IS SOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER! I freaking LOVED it.
I really don’t know if it’s the new CGI (which is obviously 10000 times better than in the 1996 version) or the storyline or whatever it is - it’s way better than the first one. It really caught my attention and I just love Jeff Goldblum - he’s such a class act.
Rating: 4/5
Greta (2019)
seen in theatre
production country: USA / Ireland
OV: english
seen version: german
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe
Director: Neil Jordan
Plot summary: A young woman (Moretz) befriends a lonely widow (Huppert) who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.
Review: #sneakmonday movie.
Can I just say I really love obsessive lover/stalker movies?! I know I’m weird and it’s nothing you should fancy, but the movies about this topic always get me. They keep me on the edge and sunken in my seat until the movie’s over.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, I thought it was really good most of the time - also something I haven’t seen before. The performances by Huppert and Moretz are really convincing.
It just really lacks in some of the decisions Moretz character makes. Sometimes it drifts off into a B-Lister movie, which this clearly shouldn’t be, but the lines and decisions of the character make it seem like a weird thriller horror thing. No one is really that stupid, but they wrote her character that naive. I didn’t like that.
But all in all it’s a good one, I enjoyed it very much.
Rating: 3,5/5
The Collini Case / Der Fall Collini (2019)
seen in theatre
production country: Germany
OV: german / italian
seen version: OV
Starring: Elyas M’Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Franco Nero
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Plot summary: A young lawyer (M’Barek) stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
Review: #sneakmonday movie. This is a german movie.
Elyas M’Barek is usually a comedy-actor. A little bit like Jennifer Aniston but as a male and in german. I never saw him as a guy who’d play a serious role. But here we go and I was pleasantly surprised by his performance. Never thought he’d do this good.
Interesting story, very captivating and not too revealing. It takes quite a while until the movie really lifts off and the storyline begins to paint a picture and you understand what’s going on, but the reveal is very tragic and very emotional. I loved the screenplay and also the cinematography in certain points.
But whoever directed the music in this movie, please reconsider your job. It was a disaster, really. The score itself was good, but the usage was so out of place most of the times, it bothered me SO MUCH.
German produced movies try to be so much like Hollywood Blockbusters, but they’re not and this is another example for it. But it’s one of the better ones.
Rating: 4/5
The Perfect Date (2019)
streamed on Netflix Germany
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: OV
Starring: Noah Centineo, Laura Marano
Director: Chris Nelson
Plot summary: To save up for college, Brooks Rattigan (Centineo) creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion.
Review: I don’t know what I was expecting from a Netflix RomCom, but this kinda let me down yet again (just like ‘Isn’t it romantic?’).
It was okay and kinda cute in some places, but nothing fancy and a lack of entertainment for me. Overall it was okay and it’s a movie to watch before you go to sleep or when you’re sick.
Rating: 3/5
Overdrive (2017)
streamed on Sky Cinema Germany
production country: France / Belgium / USA
OV: english / french
seen version: OV
Starring: Scott Eastwood, Freddie Thorp, Ana de Armas
Director: Antonio Negret
Plot summary: Two car thief brothers (Eastwood, Thorp), who journey to the south of France for new opportunities, wind up in the cross hairs of the local crime boss.
Review: I literally just watched this for Scott Eastwood LOL. It’s such a cringe movie, I just couldn’t.
I know Scott can do better than this. The character-writing was so damn flat and so was the entire screenplay. I’m not a huge Fast & Furious Fan, maybe this movie is for people who love those movies - at least you get to see some really nice cars.
But really, this is such a cringe movie. My rating is for Scott (because DAMN) and the beautiful (!!!!!!) landscape cinematography of South France!
Rating: 2,5/5
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
seen in theatre (soon thrice)
production country: USA
OV: english
seen version: german (soon OV)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin AND SO MANY MORE.
Director: Joe and Anthony Russo
Plot summary: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe.
Review: ... here we go.
I went to see it on the first screening of the day when it came out over here in Germany. I know Europe was blessed with being two days ahead of the US.
I literally cried for 3 hours. The entire 3 hours OKAY. Sitting through the credits because I couldn’t believe what I just saw.
It took me a few days to completely understand what I had watched.
There are so many things wrong with this movie, but also so many good things about this movie I JUST DON’T KNOW.
When I went to see it the second time I liked it a LOT better and with every day and every clip I see and listening to the score more and more I grow to love this movie more.
And against the mainly common opinion in disliking the ending of this movie, I loved it - even though it may makes no sense in a scientific way. Hate me all you want, but you can read HERE why I loved Steve’s ending, Becka wrote a beautiful piece.
Also Tony Stark. Let’s talk about Tony Stark. What is there left to say though? His actions speak louder than words. He basically did ALL OF IT for PETER FREAKING PARKER. How beautiful. He did it for him, because he missed him, because he couldn’t live with the thought of losing him. And sacrificing himself for Peter, for the rest of the Avengers, for the entire universe, WHAT A MOVE.
Now let’s move on to Natasha Romanoff, because she doesn’t get enough credit. First female Avenger, the glue, heart and soul of the Avengers, the mom that held everything together, that kept the world a safe place after the snap and Thanos being dead in 2023 like. She still cared, she cared about her family (the original 6 more than anyone else really) and she kept looking for Clint (DON’T GET ME STARTED ON CLINTASHA) and.. I just.. and then she sacrificed herself and her life, for her family. FOR THEM. FOR LOVE. FOR CLINT. SO THEY COULD SEE THE SUN AGAIN (to put it in Loki’s words). I JUST....
It started with Tony and Nat and it ended with Tony and Nat and I just... I just can’t. Literally I CAN’T. Still not over it.
P.S. America’s ass.
Rating: 4/5
Fighting With My Family (2019)
seen in theatre
production country: UK / USA
OV: english
seen version: german
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh, Vince Vaughn
Director: Stephen Merchant
Plot summary: A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
Review: #sneakmonday movie. Based on a true story.
I had no expectations, really. I gotta say, I’m not into Wrestling AT ALL. And I don’t really want to be. So this was a bummer for me.
But nonetheless this is a cute family movie. The bond between the siblings and the entire family is really beautiful to see and so is the character development of Paige’s brother Zak.
Also the interaction with all these kids learning how to wrestle is really just beautiful. Kids from all ages, different backgrounds, different identities, sizes and also a blind kid - they all come together and become friends through Wrestling. That’s really beautiful.
It’s just not my cup of tea, because of the Wrestling topic. It’s a decent movie though.
Rating: 2,5/5
Journal 64 (2019)
seen in theatre
production country: Denmark / Germany
OV: danish / arabic / spanish / german
seen version: german
Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt
Director: Christoffer Boe
Plot summary: A series of mysterious disappearances in 2006 are eerily connected to the same institution.
Review: #sneakmonday movie. Based on a crime thriller by Jussi Adler-Olson.
Scandinavian films are so good, really. They are SO DAMN GOOD. Especially crime thrillers - they’re just really good at not only writing them as books but also making them into movies and TV shows. I don’t know how they do it. Norwegian/Swedish/Danish crime thrillers are kinda dark most of the times, this one had a nice comedic effect, though, because the main character is a blatantly honest person and drops a lot of bricks, but is still a very charismatic character.
Really liked this one. Very dramatic story, there should be a trigger warning though (tw: rape / tw: abuse / tw: abortion). So keep that in mind, if you decide to watch it.
Rating: 4/5
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