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Along with The Punisher, the clear series event of the year and the hit of the century for the western genre. This really has everything the genre should have from a likeable protagonist, a great bad guy with his 30 member band of thugs, great music, beautiful locations, cracking gunfights, amazing acting, great direction and writing, I imagine if TV shows got Oscars, Godless would pick up statues for every category. The final thrilling and nerve-wracking 30-minute shootout, where 40 widows defend a saloon with Winchester and Colts against the bad guy and his henchmen, may well be one of the best I've ever seen. An amazing piece of work, a gem, a tribute to a dead genre with clear cult-classic potential. 100%

I was quite surprised by this film. Idris Elba and Kate Winslet are both excellent and they fit together nicely. The film has a few suspenseful moments, keeps the pace, has an unobtrusive romantic line and you sympathize with the main characters. It may have lacked a little something I haven't seen before in this genre to make me rate it higher, but otherwise I had a good time. 70%

Well, I don't know, for the Spaniards it's quite unusually dirty and bizarre, but I can't say that I was entertained for the whole two hours. It's quite funny at the beginning, there are a few jokes, but it's quite boring to watch it until the end. It's not much about gore, it's more about vomit and shit, which I don't find very satisfying, but I definitely won't forget the male childbirth. Maybe if the director had cut the running time by half an hour and focused more on the gore than the feces I would have been more satisfied. 60%.

Kathryn Bigelow is not a bad director at all, and this sensitive racist theme was surprisingly very fitting for me. Will Poulter's performance as the unlikely pissed off bastard was top notch and I hope he gets to portray more villains because he is very well suited to it. Despite the longer running time the film holds your attention, it's quite gritty, shocking and emotional in places, and it all culminates in a 20 minute scandalous trial scene that has decent balls and confirms a respectable 4 stars. A good film. 80%.

The adaptation of Jo Nesbø's The Snowman definitely had more potential. I haven't read the book, but it was certainly more interesting than this bland detective story with mediocre visuals and a bored Michael Fassbender. These cold Nordic serial killer thrillers are usually top notch, here the Americans must have interfered a lot in the film, otherwise I can't really explain the failure. The murders are almost non-existent, so forget about the blood, the atmosphere is not very good and the only thing that surprises is the identity of the killer, which I didn't figure out. It is watchable, but the film lacks any WOW effect, which is a shame. The best scene from the trailer doesn’t even appear in the film. 55%

A decent post-apocalyptic thriller from the United Arab Emirates. A decent film for the Arabs, technically competent, and although it doesn't bring anything new to the table, it is still a theme that doesn't get boring. A devastated landscape and a small group of survivors take refuge in an aircraft hangar with a water tank, defending themselves from infiltrators who are not welcome. Decent suspense in places, there's a bit of blood, the main villain is an ex-Marine so he gives everyone quite a hard time, and there are some unexpected deaths. Comparable to The Divide in quality, but a level worse. It was even close to 4 stars for me, but in the end I'll stick with a strong 3. 65%.

Jackie Chan, under the direction of Martin Campbell, has made quite possibly his best film in the last five years and it's nice to see that he is still in form, it's just a pity that the real action only comes at the end. The fight in the woods and the confrontation in the house are very solid, Pierce Brosnan is fine as the villain. Story-wise it could have been more interesting, and I found the first half hour a bit annoying as the stubborn Jackie went a bit overboard with the constant questioning of his daughter about the killer, but otherwise a decent flick that doesn't offend. Next time less politics and more action and it'll be a 4. 70%.

A decent work for a debut with surprisingly good acting and very short running time, which is unusual for Korea, but I was still slightly bored for the first half. The big upside is definitely the brutality, which the film doesn't spare too much, and the original long fistfight is also a pleasure, it's just a pity that the action mainly appears only at the end, but on the bright side, the duel with the saw or the final showdown with the shotgun had a decent swing. It’s standard filmmaking for sure and the action looks good, but I can't go to 4 because of the weaker first half. 65%.

For my taste, it's a little bit overhyped abroad (81% from 4,000 people on IMDB seems a bit too high), but its original theme certainly doesn't put Thailand to shame. The story revolves around a girl who is a mathematical genius and decides to use her talents to make money by giving advice to her classmates during exams. The idea and the style of cheating is very imaginative (with a piano) and it becomes a decently suspenseful thriller during the final exam. If the main character wasn’t so ugly and they had shortened the running time by 20 minutes, I might have gone for a 4. But for Thailand, a smart and original film. 65%.

The Physician is a film that I will not be able to get out of my head for a long time. I ignored the film for four years, but after watching it today I feel like slapping myself, as I really didn't expect such a historical fairy tale orgasm. The harsh 11th century setting where there is only filth, thievery, disease and poverty everywhere is indeed highly believable. The likable Tom Payne has a desire to be educated in medicine and cure sick people, so he travels to Persia, where they are scientifically and technologically far ahead of Europe (it's a wonder they could operate on eyes in the 11th century). The film is incredibly informative and gripping from the first second, it has some very powerful scenes, like black death arriving in a city, Stellan Skarsgård's brutal healing methods, the first operation, (i.e. a glimpse into the human body for the first time ever), and the nerve-wracking finale. An incredibly beautiful, emotional, brutal and enlightening film. Quite possibly the best historical film I've ever seen. 100%