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A Filipino comic about a female detective who battles mythical creatures and various monsters in Manila. The animation is decent, it's quite engaging as a crime show, and when it comes to blood, it splatters nicely. Occasionally they conjure up a horror vibe conjured up (the zombie attack on the police station). I'm not quite the target audience, but I was relatively entertained. Anime fans can throw in an extra star. 6/10.

Netflix is doing a pretty good job with animation. The Mitchells vs. the Machines is still the clear winner, but this is a nice surprise. It’s similar to Aladdin, but it doesn’t matter. The protagonist gets a teapot from which a magical dragon comes out and can grant him three wishes. It’s nice entertainment for the whole family. The humor works (the dragon is awesome) and the villain who solves everything with his long legs was top notch. The animation is decent, the characters are great, and it oozes feel good atmosphere. I had more fun than I expected. A nice film. Story- ****, Visuals- ****, Action-***. Suspense-*, Gore-no Humor- ****, Actors- ****, Atmosphere- ***. 8/10.

Antoine Fuqua is a director whose every new film I look forward to (Training Day, The Equalizer, Southpaw and The Magnificent Seven). I've enjoyed his work, so of course I was looking forward to Infinite. I also like Mark Wahlberg, but this unfortunately won't be a film I'll remember. OK, the 43% is no doubt unfair, the film is really not that bad. The craftsmanship is okay, it doesn't feel underfunded, the actors are okay, and the idea of reincarnation is fine, but not used properly. I'm not one to criticize lack of logic, a stupid plot and such things, let fans of dramas and similar intellectual retirement movies that are unwatchable and unbearable for me deal with that. For one thing the film lacks R-rated action, that's just basic and points are always down for that. I wouldn't be angry if Fuqua had worked on the humour in the non-action passages, a bit of witty enlivenment would have done the film good. Also, given the reincarnations, I was hoping they would show flashbacks (like the Punic Wars, the French Revolution), hell if they had devoted 10 minutes to that I wouldn't be angry at all. I was also a bit puzzled by the fact that if someone has a few years of experience in martial arts, why the hell can't you see it? The enemies don't show much of anything, the threat is minimal and it's definitely underused and underdeveloped in that regard. The action is a bit plain, flat and lacking in proper spice, and that's a shame. I have to give a shout out to the steampunk shotgun, though, it was awesome. Overall, it feels hastily made, but I still didn't suffer with it, I wasn't bored, it went by relatively alright, so I have no problem giving it an average 3 stars due to my love for the genre. Next time I would prefer something in the style of Training Day, Antoine! Story-**, Visuals- ****, Action-***. Suspense-**, Gore-no, Humor-**, Actors-***, Atmosphere-*. 5.5/10.

Awake wants to be A Quiet Place and Bird Box, but unfortunately it's not even average. Of all the genre relatives, Awake is the worst and therefore the most useless, and anyone who gives this the same rating as A Quiet Place is really out their mind. It looks as cheap as toilet paper under the commies, a pure made-for-TV production instead of Netflix. I was already hoping it would end somewhere around the 20 minute mark. There's no denying Awake has an interesting idea, where after a global catastrophe the power goes out and people lose the ability to sleep. Unfortunately, it is only sketched out and I felt like the film didn't really engage with that premise. There is no chaotic outset of the apocalypse, no treatment for the disease, in fact everything potentially interesting that could have been addressed gets pinned on the central family and it's boring as fuck. I wasn't entertained at all, it's shoddy everywhere it can be. The gore here looks like something out of a 90s horror movie and there's nothing worth seeing, unfortunately. When cooking, when ironing, as a backdrop perhaps, otherwise I don't recommend it. I find it funny that people lose their ability to sleep in the film, but they do a damn good job of putting the viewer to sleep. Story**, Action**, Humor>No, Violence*, Fun*, Music**, Visuals**, Atmosphere*, Suspense**, Actors**, 3/10.

The start is still almost devoid of action, but it has its qualities. It is shot and acted wonderfully and the atmosphere absorbed me. The ending is surprising. 8/10.

An interesting premise for sure, a strange and weird atmosphere and a pretty decent twist. Unfortunately, it's a bit too long and nothing very satisfying happens in the end. It could have reached much higher levels. 6/10.

Back in the cinema after a year for a film that was postponed for a year, and enjoyed it to the max. A Quiet Place 2 is a worthy sequel, it's bigger, more action-packed, more intense, and grungier. From the opening minutes, I gave myself over to Krasinski completely and enjoyed the 90 minute ride that ripped my balls off in the final half hour so much that I even considered leaving them in the theater! The women there will probably forget their knickers. The opening with the outset of the apocalypse is very intense, uncomfortable and properly chaotic, just the way I like it. Then the film immediately picks up from the first one and continues with the story. The middle of the film is a little quieter, but thanks to the great actors (Emily Blunt is my sweetheart and Cillian Murphy is awesome) it's a great watch. Technically perfect, the sound design is awesome – the transition from complete silence to extreme loudness is well done, and there were at least 5 where I was genuinely scared, jumped and screamed obscenities across the cinema! The monsters rampage on the set more often and they still command respect (for me the best cinema monster since Alien). The tension practically doesn't let up, at times I forgot to breathe, the soundtrack is great and I was afraid that there would be a missing scene like the birth from the first film, but there was the bear trap! The finale is quite similar to the first one and so a threequel is absolutely inevitable, and I already feel like this is the beginning of one of the best horror trilogies in years. A slight downside is the lack of gore scenes, it does get grittier at times, but I would have definitely welcomed some juicy R-rate action. Some may be bothered that there aren't many innovative elements compared to the first one, but monster horror films are few and far between. I enjoyed this one and as a first time cinema goer this year I'll gladly oblige. Those who were enthusiastic about first film will be enthusiastic now, those who weren't blown away by A Quiet Place won't be now. Story- ***, Visuals- *****, Action-****. Suspense- *****, Gore-**, Humor- no, Actors- ****, Atmosphere- *****. 8.5/10.

I'm fascinated by these shorts. Visually, they're on a better level than the movies coming out today. A special squad (like in “Splinter Cell”) goes to investigate a house where strange things are happening. The professionalism and equipment of the soldiers is perfect, the paranoid atmosphere is great, even creepy enough at the end, very good. For a full score it needed a bit more wildness or an action shootout, but I'm still satisfied. 8/10.

A crazy psycho flick with stop motion animation. Perverted, insane, I have absolutely no idea what was going on. The whole thing is WTF ad-absurdum at best, but I did laugh in places. Impressive, but unnecessarily long. 7/10

A female cult and a nicely done demon. Erotic, funny and slightly perverted. With quite an unexpected plot development. Decent. 6/10.