4346 - OS SOPRANOS - TEMP 3 -13 EPISÓDIOS (2001)

 

 OS SOPRANOS – TEMP. 3 -13 EPISÓDIOS (USA, 2001) - The death of his mother and concerns about his children’s future lead Tony to lose focus as boss of the family. Loyal confidants like Christopher Moltisanti, Paulie Gualtieri and Uncle Junior become disillusioned by Tony’s leadership. Meanwhile, the introduction of violent capo Ralph Cifaretto causes the factions to become even more splintered. Yet for the first time in Sopranos history, the mob storyline doesn’t take precedence. The Sopranos themselves are the main focus of season three, and the familial tensions that build throughout the year are just as explosive as the bursts of ultraviolence seen in every episode. For example, Meadow’s relationship drama is contrasted with the stripper who is brutally killed by Ralph in “University,” one of the series’ most powerful episodes. Elsewhere, AJ’s irresponsibility is compared to the recklessness of Jackie Aprile Jr., who is gunned down by the very gangsters he aspired to be.

4345 - OS SOPRANOS - TEMP. 2 - 13 EPISÓDIOS

 

OS SOPRANOS – TEMP. 2 – 13 EPISÓDIOS (USA, 2000) - Tony’s toxic influence is perfectly exemplified in the season’s beautiful closing montage — his influence is as damaging as it is far-reaching. From foreigners selling counterfeit calling cards on the streets to the ominous waves crashing down on the shore, Tony has indirectly affected them all. Despite the standalone nature of most of the episodes, season two comprises one larger whole, from the opening montage to the closing. As a singular work of art, it stands as another impressively woven tapestry from series creator David Chase. The story occurs during a relatively easygoing and carefree era of the Soprano regime, still in the throes of “the good times” that Tony alluded to at the end of season one. The laughs come hard and the stakes are low. 

4344 - O CONTADOR (2016)

 

Ben Affleck - até parado é ruim

O CONTADOR (THE ACCOUNTANT, USA, 2016) – Já foi dito (por mim, inclusive) que esse talvez tenha sido o papel mais adequado para Ben Affleck: um autista. No entanto, nem assim ele convence. Aqui, ele é um contador capaz de fazer qualquer maquiagem em contas de empresas – é um gênio nos números, cujas habilidades também incluem artes marciais e e perfil de matador. Muitos bons atores no elenco: JK Simmons, John Litgow e Anna Kendrick. É sempre bom ver um filme dando um inesperado destaque a Pollock. É aí o maior defeito do roteiro: ele foi treinado pelo pai militar. It had been said that this is maybe the most suitable role for Ben Affleck: an autist. Nevertheless, he is not convicible as an accountant able to embezzle any fraudulent operation – he is a math genius, whose abilities also include martial arts and a killer profile. This is is biggest flaw in the script: he was trained by his father, a military. The cast is outstanding: JK Simmons, John Litgow and Anna Kendrick. It is always good to watch a movie that gives an unexpected importance to Pollock. Amazon Prime.    

4343 - THE GREAT BUSTER KEATON (2018)

 

THE GREAT BUSTER KEATON, A CELEBRATION (USA, 2018) – Documentário sobre Buster Keaton, narrado por Peter Bogdanovich, cobrindo sua carreira e vida pessoal acidentada, desde os show de vaudeville até o estrelato em Hollywood.. Wonderful documentary on the inimitable comedic icon and filmmaker, Buster Keaton, compiled and narrated by fellow director Peter Bogdanovich who traces the comic's career and troubled life, from vaudeville child star to landmark Hollywood star and eventual global phenomenon with vintage clips of jaw-dropping sequences from Keaton's filmography of his epic death-defying stunts and daredevil display of acrobatics the likes not haven't been matched in generations. Super fans included are Richard Lewis, Mel Brooks, James Karen, Johnny Knoxville, Bill Hader, Werner Herzog, Carl Reiner, Cybill Shepherd, Nick Kroll, Quentin Tarantino, French Stewart and Jon Watts. A must for film buffs. Amazon Prime.

4342 - MEU AMIGO EXTRAORDINÁRIO (2023)

 

 MEU AMIGO EXTRAORDINÁRIO (JULES, USA, 2023) – O roteiro de Gavin Stickler consegue misturar comédia, drama e ficção científica, costurando temas universais como mortalidade, solidão, comunicação (ou a falta dela) e a necessidade permanente de empatia, uma tarefa sempre complexa. O filme é sobre Milton (Ben Kingsley), um morador de uma pequena cidade na Pennsylvania, cuja vida se transforma quando acha um ET no seu quintal, com quem desenvolve uma amizade improvável.  The movie follows Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Blending comedy, drama, and sci-fi, Gavin Stickler’s script also weaves together universal themes like loneliness, mortality, communication (and the lack of it), and the permanent need of empathy, a real tall order. Netflix.  

4341 - O ASSASSINO EM MIM (2010)

 O ASSASSINO EM MIM (THE KILLER INSIDE ME, USA, 2010) – Com um roteiro recheado de sadismo e masoquismo, sob o verniz de vingança, esse noir ultraviolento precisava mesmo de um quase não ator como protagonista – assim, Casey Affleck está perfeito no papel de um xerife psicopata numa cidade petrolífera no Texas, na década de 50, onde uma série de assassinatos vão pontuando uma história cujas raízes levam a um perfil sociopata. Jessica Alba e Kate Hudson no elenco. With a script fraught with sadism and masochism beneath a venner of revenge, this extreme noir requires an actor like Casey Affleck as a psychopathic deputy sheriff in an oil town in Texas in the 50s, where many murders indicate a story whose roots lead to a sociopath profile. HBO Max.

4340 - A ESTRADA DA VIDA (1954)

 

O almirante Nelson olhando para a esposa de Fellini

A ESTRADA DA VIDA (LA STRADA, Itália, 1954) – Ganhador do primeiro Oscar para filme estrangeiro, La Strada fez de Fellini um nome mundialmente conhecido. É um clássico por todos os motivos: por Fellini, pelo elenco, fotografia, trilha sonora de Nino Rota e uma equipe capaz de transformar as vidas de personagens simples em um olhar sensível e solidário sobre a humanidade. O filme pode ser entendido como uma versão de a Bela e a Fera, com foco em um homem que ganha consciência por causa do amor. Com Giulietta Massina e Anthony Quinn, mas a surpresa no elenco é a presença de Richard Basehart, o almirante Nelson de Viagem ao Fundo do Mar. The movie won the first-ever Academy Awards for the best foreign language film and made Fellini internationally known. Many things made it a classic: because Fellini, his cast, and his crew all working together to turn the lives of some very ordinary human beings into a worthwhile and sympathetic look at humanity. The movie can be seen as a version of The Beauty and The Beast, focusing on a man who gains insight and awareness because of love. With Giulietta Massina and Anthony Quinn, but the great surprise of the cast is the presence of Richard Basehart, the admiral Nelson of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. YouTube.

4339 - I AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK (2021)

I AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK (Canadá, 2021) – Excelente documentário sobre a vida e obra de AH. No entanto, faltou um personagem marcante: Bernard Hermann, a alma musical de tantos sucessos, como PSICOSE. Born in 1899, Sir Alfred Hitchcock KBE directed over 50 feature films, becoming as well-known as his actors. His work received 46 Academy Awards, including five for best director. He won two Golden Globes and five-lifetime achievement awards. Oscar nominated five times for Best Director, he is among a few British directors with a plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is a study of Alfred Hitchcock’s work, illustrated with clips chosen with tremendous insight and connoisseurship – and supposedly narrated from beyond the grave by Hitchcock himself, pointing out techniques, resonances, images, meanings and occasionally breaking off to check something. With great elan, Hitchcock/Cousins breaks the movies down to six themes: escape desire, loneliness, time, fulfillment, and height. You see characters escaping from danger or unhappiness, desiring pleasure or sex (the escape impulse running the opposite way) in an infinitely deferred consummation, declaimed in ecstatic closeups, which is shrewdly called chaste-arousal.HBO Max.

4338 - BEAU TEM MEDO (2023)

 

BEAU TEM MEDO (BEAU IS AFRAID, USA, 2023) - This movie spends its entire time inside the mind of a man who clearly suffers from extreme anxiety, but it's hard to pin down what exactly it is that he's afraid of. And unlike movies like David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, we're offered no obvious reason why Beau is seeing some of the weird things he sees. Is he schizophrenic? Maybe. Ari Aster does not want to answer that question, he wants you to ponder on multiple possibilities. And like most art that leans on the abstract side of the spectrum, each viewer is likely to reflect differently on it, and come up with their own answers (if any at all). From what I could tell, there were many clues in the movie that seem to imply that his anxiety disorder is caused by something sexual. A sexual trauma, perhaps. From graphic graffiti at in the earlier sequences, scenes where he is attracted to a girl his age but believes he will die if he has sex with her, and a creature his mother calls "his father" locked in an attic that is basically a monster made out of male genitalia, the movie is riddled with disturbing sexual references. (Not unlike something Cronenberg would do.)

4337 - PARALISIA (2023)

PARALISIA (LOCKED IN, USA, 2023) - The premise of a woman who can't communicate after an accident but still finds a way to let her nurse know that someone tried to kill her starts off interesting. But what comes is a letdown, including bad acting and lost characters. The characters are annoying and make the dumbest decisions possible every single time. Famke Janssen is almost unrecognizable.

4336 - INDIANA JONES E A RELÍQUIA DO DESTINO (2023)

Indiana Jones encontra Fleabag

INDIANA JONES E A RELÍQUIA DO DESTINO (INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, USA, 2023) - Experience the return of the legendary hero, Indiana Jones, in the fifth installment of this beloved swashbuckling series of films. Finding himself in a new era, approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands. 1969 Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is quite bitter, is about to retire has a college professor and his marriage to Marion is ending, but his feeling for adventure comes back. When his goddaughter named Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) comes to him about a special device that could change the course of history. Some actions are pretty good, Harrison Ford is great as Indy, showing his old age catching up with him. And the de-aged scenes are pretty decent. Now Pheobe Waller Bridge is so annoying to watch, her over the top know at attitude made me want to walk out of the theater, and she and Ford just never clicked. Mads Mikkelsen is pretty good as the bad guy.

4335 - A INVOCAÇÃO DO MAL 2 (2016)

A INVOCAÇÃO DO MAL 2 (THE CONJURING 2, USA, 2016) – Este é o melhor filme da trilogia (esqueça o terceiro). The Conjuring was a shocking horror film. It combined every creepy trope you can think of (ghosts, dolls, music boxes, mirrors, you name it), and it actually worked thanks to a genre-savvy director behind the curtains. James Wan has proved himself a capable producer on projects such as Saw and Insidious, and with The Conjuring, he cemented himself as a master of the genre. It had the perfect amalgam of horror tropes crafted in such a way that felt as fresh and spine-tingling as classic haunted house movies did in the '80s. The Conjuring 2 is another "based on true events" tale that has us follow expert paranormal investigators, the Warrens, this time solving the mystery of the Enfield Haunting.

4334 - ACUSADO (2023)

ACUSADO (ACCUSED, USA, 2023) - Harri (Chaneil Kular) leaves London to dog-sit the family dog Flynn when his parents go on vacation. He doesn't pay attention to much -- he's an animator so he devotes his mind to one thing at a time -- and is shocked when a friend calls to tell him he nearly missed a bomb on the tube. When a camera image of the suspect who set the bomb goes viral, even Harri's girlfriend jokes that it looks like him. Even worse, an old school friend posts a message that she feels proves that Harri is the terrorist. This is how easily this happens. Harri isn't a foreigner. He's lived in London his whole life. He just looks different.

4333 - THE BOOGEYMAN (2023)

 THE BOOGEYMAN (USA, 2023) – This could have been a great horror film. The dread is there, the sets and lighting is perfect. You never really get a good look at the creature, and I felt that worked towards making the film much more suspenseful. The acting is all serviceable and the characters feel real, for the most part. My issue with the film was how closed up the father was towards his wife's death and talking with his daughters about it. Seemed very unrealistic for how close they all seemed and only frustrated me in the end.

4332 - MARK GODDARD (1936 - 2023)

 MARK GODDARD (1936 – 2023) – Mark Goddard, um dos heróis da minha infância, morreu semana passada, me deixando um pouco mais desprotegido, se é que isso é possível. Charles Harvey (Mark) Goddard se tornou famoso por seu papel como o insopitável Major Don West, piloto do Júpiter 2, na sua viagem acidentada até Alpha Centauri. Primo distante de Robert Goddard, um dos pioneiros da tecnologia dos primeiros foguetes, Mark parecia muito à vontade como Don West – a partir da segunda temporada de LIS, seu personagem começou a ter um crescente antagonismo com o nefário Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris). Na terceira temporada, no episódio 5, “Os Primitivos do Espaço”, Don e Smith são capturados por uma tribo alienígena, e este é o único episódio no qual os dois se dão bem (inclusive se chamando pelo primeiro nome). Essa relação amistosa inusitada me causou um impacto tão duradouro que, agora, quando Mark pode estar definitivamente perdido no espaço, sinto, ainda mais, algo que se parece com uma solidão cósmica. Mark Goddard, one of my childhood heroes, died last week, leaving me a little lonelier, if it is possible. Charles Harvey (mark) Goddard became famous for his role as the untamed Major Don West, the Jupiter 2 pilot, on this way to Alpha Centauri. A distant cousin of Robert H. Goddard, one of the pioneers of modern rocket technology, Mark seemed comfortable an astronaut – from LIS second season, his character started to antagonize more intensively with the nefarious Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris). In the third season, episode 5, “Primitives of space”, Don and Smith are captured by an alien tribe, and this is the only time in which they get along (calling each other by their first name). This unexpected friendly relationship, affected me so deeply that, now, when Mark is definitively lost in space, I feel something like cosmic loneliness.

4331 - CIDADE PERDIDA Z (2016)

CIDADE PERDIDA Z (LOST CITY OF Z, USA, 2016) – No início do século XX, o explorador Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnan) se aventura na Amazônia e descobre evidências sobre uma civilização avançada no meio da selva. Apesar do descrédito da comunidade científica inglesa, Fawcett nunca desistiu de prova suas convicções. Mais um desafio para o diretor James Gray: filmar na selva. Coppola o aconselhou desistir. At the dawn of the 20^th century, the British explorer Percy Fawcett goes to the Amazon and finds evidence of an advanced civilization in the middle of the jungle. Despite the discredit from the scientific community, Fawcett insisted to prove his convictions. Another challenge for director James Gray: shooting in the jungle. Coppola told him: “Don’t go.”

4330 - SEGREDOS MORTAIS (2011)

 

James Gandolfini

SEGREDOS MORTAIS (DOWN THE SHORE, USA, 2011) – Este é o primeiro filme de James Gandolfini, depois de OS SOPRANOS. Tenho como regra que qualquer filme com JG é, no mínimo, tolerável. Sua atuação em Os Sopranos é tão gigantesca como neste filme, no qual ele é um homem torturado pelo passado. Como Tony Soprano, JG deixou uma marca indelével na cultura popular. Fora o exagero do título em português, SM é um daqueles filmes sensíveis, aparentemente superficiais, mas capazes de se aprofundar com o desenrolar do roteiro. É um filme sobre relações humanas frustradas – três amigos de infância, morando numa pequena cidade litorânea, têm suas vidas modificadas quando um estranho aparece. This was James Gandolfini’s first fiom role after the end of THE SOPRANOS. It is may rule that any movie with the incomparable JG is at least watchable. He puts in a towering performance as a man tortured by the past. As Tony Soprano, he has left an enduring icon in popular culture. Apart from the exaggeration of the title in Portuguese, DTS is one of those little sensitive films that seems like it is lightweight until the secrets of the story begin to leak. It is a story about thwarted human relations – three childhood friends living in a small seaside town have their lives affected by the a stranger’s visit. Adrenalina.

4329 - O HOMEM DE GELO (2012)

 

O HOMEM DE GELO (THE ICEMAN, USA, 2012) – Michael Shannon está perfeito como um matador profissional/homem de família – quando ele foi preso, nem sua mulher nem suas filhas tinham a menor ideia do seu real trabalho. Shannon deveria ganhar um Oscar por sua atuação e sua capacidade de se perder no personagem a ponto de um amálgama total. O filme é dominado pela presença gigante como Richard Kuklinski. Michael Shannon is perfect as a professional killer; family man – when he was finally arrested, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession. Michael Shannon should get at least an Academy Award for his performance in this movie. This guy can act and you lose the person and totally see the characters he portrays. The movie is dominated by the hulking presence of Shannon as Richard Kuklinski. Adrenalina Pura.

4328 - ANTES DE DORMIR (2014)

 

ANTES DE DORMIR (BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP, USA, 2014) - Nicole Kidman, na sua fase sem expressão facial, tem uma atuação esforçada nesse thriller meio previsível, no qual ela perde a memória depois de um acidente de carro. Colin Firth faz o marido compreensivo, e Mark Strong, fraco no papel de seu médico, se perde num dos muitos descaminhos do roteiro. Nicole Kidman, in her expressionless phase, tries her best in this kind of predicable thriller, in which she loses her memory after a car crash. Colin Firth is the understanding husband, and Mark Strong, not so strong on the role of Kidman's doctor, gets lost in the imprecisions of the script. Adrenalina Pura.

4327 - DEIXE-O PARTIR (2018)

 

DEIXE-O PARTIR (LET HIM GO, USA, 2018) - Só a presença de Kevin Costner e Diane Lane já justificaria visitar esse drama familiar, com um desfecho inesperadamente agudo. Costner e Lane saem em busca do neto, levado pela nora e seu segundo marido. Ainda marcados pela morte do filho, eles se lançam num resgate capaz de lhes devolver a alegria de viver. As cenas dos dois são emocionantes. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane' s presence would be enough to justify a visit to this movie that has an unexpected ending. Costner and Lane go off in search of their grandson, taken by their daughter-in-law and her second husband. Still devastated by their son's death, they do everything to recover their joy de vivre. Their scenes together are emotionally strong. Amazon Prime.

4326 - OS SOPRANOS - TEMP 1 - 13 EPISÓDIOS (1999)

 

OS SOPRANOS – TEMP 1 – 13 EPISÓDIOS (1999) – A série justifica a sua fama: Os Sopranos é uma daquelas obras-primas referenciais, pelo roteiro, pela renovação do gênero sobre a máfia italiana nos EUA e, principalmente, pelas atuações de um elenco excepcional. A começar por James Gandolfini, perfeito como Tony Soprano, construindo um personagem riquíssimo, repleto de contradições e com uma ética muito pessoal. Ainda temos Steve Van Zandt, guitarrista de Bruce Springsteen, como um dos membros da turma de Tony. The show justifies its fame: The Sopranos is one of those referential masterpieces be it for the script, for the new look at the Italian Mafia in America and mainly for the performances. James Gandolfini is simply perfect as Tony Soprano, with a rich character fraught with contradictions and personal ethics. Moments of black comedy intersperse this aggressive, adult drama, with adult language, and extreme violence Imperdível. HBO Max.

4325 - FALE COMIGO (2023)

 FALE COMIGO (TALK TO ME, Austrália, UK, 2023) – O filme dos irmãos Philippou era para ser de terror, mas acaba sendo um fracasso por vários motivos: roteiro ruim, atuações canhestras, fotografia escura demais. Surpreendente as críticas positivas para um filme assustadoramente (isso sim) precário. A parte final é acelerada, e as subtramas se perdem. The Philippou brothers’ movie was supposed to be a horror flick, but it fails terribly. The positive reviews are surprising. The story also feels more rushed towards the end in that the directors are trying to simultaneously commit to multiple ideas that are not fully developed and nourished.

4324 - PRESSÁGIO (2009)

 

Nicolas Cage e a cena da queda do avião

 PRESSÁGIO (KNOWING, USA, 2009) – Da primeira vez que vi esse filme, não gostei muito: achei, à epoca, que o roteiro era limitado a uma visão mais religiosa do que científica. Agora, tempos depois, a história de um professor buscando o sentido numa série de números encontrados num papel, dentro de uma cápsula do tempo, se tornou mais interessante. A trama cresce de maneira dramática e bem dirigida, mesmo com a presença meio estereotipada de alienígenas. Nick Cage atua como Nick Cage, e isso é uma das melhores partes do filme. When I saw this movie for teh first time, I did not it very much: at the time, I found the script limited to a more religious vision than a scientific one. Now, after some time, the story of a teacher searching for sense in a string of numbers found on a paper inside a time capsule. The plot thickens dramatically, even with the stereotyped presence of aliens. Nick Cage performs as Nick Cage, and this is one of the best parts of the movie. Netflix.  

4323 - A PASSAGEIRA (2015)

A cena mais linda do filme

A PASSAGEIRA (MAGALLANES, Peru, Argentina, Espanha, 2015) – Um motorista vê, um dia, uma mulher do seu passado entrar no seu táxi. A partir desta premissa, o diretor estreante, Salvador del Solar, faz um filme belíssimo, ancorado na atuação excepcional de Damian Alcazar e num roteiro capaz de mostrar as mazelas políticas e sociais do povo peruano. Há também um retrato belíssimo da dignidade feminina, da amizade e do amor. Uma pergunta espreita a cada cena: até onde se vai até a redenção dos erros do passado? O que acontece quando não se encontra nem punição para nossos equívocos? A PASSAGEIRA é um tratado sobre o grande território que é o ser humano, uma esplanada onde não há vilões, mas personagens para cujas ações há sempre uma razão. A driver, one day, sees a woman enter his taxi. From this premisse, the first-time director, Salvador del Solar, makes a stunning movie, anchored by a terrific performance from Damian Alcazar and a script that is able to display the political and social bruises of the Peruvian people. In the film also wonderfully portrays values ​​like dignity of women, friendship and love. How far one can go to try to redeem our mistakes? What happens when you finally do not find even the punishment we long to atone for our mistakes? Magallanes is therefore a treatise on the gray plain that moves the human being, that esplanade where there are no villains, but characters with a reason for their actions. MUBI.

4322 - O OPERÁRIO (2004)

 

A impressionante transformação física de Christian Bale

O OPERÁRIO (THE MACHINIST, USA, 2004) – Aparte a impressionante transformação física de Christian Bale, o filme de Brad Anderson (Beirut, 2018) trata de vários aspectos da personalidade humana. Bale é Trevor Reznik, um operário com insônia. Depois de um ano sem dormir, sua percepção da realidade fica comprometida, e ele não consegue mais distinguir realidade da ficção. Há muita semelhança com o estilo de Hitchcock, desde a edição das cenas à trilha sonora, baseada em Bernard Herrmann, até cenas misteriosas como a da frigideira, tudo em photogafia granulada. This film is about a man (Christian Bale) working in a heavy industry. He suffers from insomnia and hasn't slept for a year. This condition is causing him to lose weight, and his perception of reality to become twisted. Soon he is not able to distinguish between what is real and not. Almost everything about the film screams Hitchcock, from the editing of certain scenes (the driving sequences are very much in the style of Psycho) to the Bernard Herrmann-esquire score (lots of bass clarinet), the lack of fully-exploring/revealing some of the creepier points of the film (what is dripping from the fridge?), and the washed out, grainy photography. DVD. 

4321 - O ÚLTIMO PORTAL (1999)

Como não gostar de um filme cujo tema é um livro?

O ÚLTIMO PORTAL (THE NINTH GATE, USA, França, Espanha, 1999) – Filme de Roman Polanski, com Johnny Depp como um especialista em livros raros, envolvido em uma conspiração enquanto procura as duas últimas cópias de um livro demoníaco. A boa premissa do roteiro é bem desenvolvida nos dois primeiros terços do filme, mas acaba se perdendo ao se aproximar do desfecho. Depp, como sempre, tem boa atuação, assim como o grandíssimo Frank Langela, mas a senhora Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, é a nota distoante do elenco, simplesmente porque não sabe atuar. Há muitos mistérios, contudo poucas respostas. Não espere por um desfecho arrebatador e curta apenas o desenvolvimento da trama. Roman Polanki’s film, with Jonny Depp as a book dealer who is involved in a conspiracy, while searching for the two remaning copies of an evil book. The good premise of the script is well developed in the first two parts of the movie, but ends up being a little disappointing near the ending. Depp, as always, never let you down, as the great Frank Langela, but Ms Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, is the low note of the cast, simply because she can not act. If you wartch it waiting for a big ending, you’ll be disappointed: the pleasure is the plot development rather than the denouement. HBO Max. 

4320 - JANELA INDISCRETA (1954)

  JANELA INDISCRETA (REAR WINDOW, USA, 1954) – Clássicos dos clássicos de Hitchcock, JI continua atual: o vouyerismo de James Stewart não é muito diferente das janelas digitais de hoje. Temos ainda a discussão do o olhar fotográfico sobre uma realidade cambiante de acordo com a intenção do observador. O protagonista está preso a uma cadeira de rodas e, assim também, está o espectador: preso dentro do ponto de vista de L.B. Jeffries, de sua falta de liberdade e da escassez de suas opções. Uma análise mais profunda do filme revela claramente um paralelo entre as coisas observadas por Jeffries e sua própria vida – da sua cadeira de rodas, ele é testemunha de pequenos contos de solidão, inseridos em contextos dramáticos e repletos de humor. One of Hitchcok’s greatest films, RW still belongs to the present time: James Stewart’s voyeurism is not different from the digital windows today. There is also the discussion about the photographic approach of an everchanging reality according to the observer’s view. The protagonist is trapped in a wheelchair, and we are trapped too: trapped inside his point of view, inside his lack of freedom and his limited options. A closer reading of the film reveals clear parallels between the things Jeffries observes and his life – from his wheelchair, he witnesses little tales of loneliness and togetherness, inserted in dramatic and funny contexts.  

4319 - O HOMEM QUE MATOU HITLER E O PÉ GRANDE (2018)

 

O HOMEM QUE MATOU HITLER E O PÉ GRANDE (THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT, USA, 2018) – Sam Elliot é obrigatório. O título suculento, beirando o absurdo, dá a dica do roteiro tanto original quanto aparentemente sem sentido. Na realidade, a história traz um surpreendente estudo de personalidade extremamente bem conduzido pelo diretor/roteirista Robert D. Kryzykowski, numa emocionante reflexão sobre a velhice, arrependimentos, redenção e a queda de mitos (simbolizados por Hitler e o Pé Grande). A profundidade do filme se deve muito a Elliot, um ator maiúsculo ainda muito subestimado pelo cinema americano. Sam Elliot is mandatory. The juicy title, almost absurd, is a tip to a script as original as apparently senseless. In fact, the story brings a surprising low-key character-driven study, extremely well conducted by director/writer Robert D. Kryzykowski, in a poignant meditation on aging, regret, redemption and myths falling (symbolized by Hitler and the Bigfoot). The movie benefits enormously from Elliot’s talent and charisma, a great actor still underestimated by the American cinema industry. Prime.

4318 - PACTO BRUTAL - 5 EPISÓDIOS (2022)

 PACTO BRUTAL (Brasil, 2022) – Documentário em 5 episódios sobre o assassinato de Daniella Perez. Pacto Brutal é uma produção original da HBO Max dirigida por Guto Barra e Tatiana Issa. Cada um dos cinco capítulos, com média de 60 minutos, esclarece questões importantes relacionadas do caso, como o que ocorreu no dia do crime, a descoberta dos culpados, a investigação proativa de Glória Perez, a vida pregressa de Guilherme de Pádua e Paula Thomaz e detalhes do julgamento. Documentary with five episodes about Daniella Perez’s murder. PB is an original HBO production directed by Guto Barra and Tatiana Issa. Each 60-minute episode sheds light on important issues related to the case, like what occurred on the day of the crime, how the crime authors were discovered, Gloria Perez’s proactive investigation, the past lives of Guilherme de Pádua and Paula Thomaz and details of the trial. HBO MAX.