Shreeux's Movie Chronicles

[shreeux]

The young Belgian filmmaker Sarah Hirtt delves into the complex relationships that unite a broken family of siblings, living in Belgium and Spain, in conflict due to a problematic inheritance.


Escapada (2018) 4/10
Comedy, Drama | 13 March 2019 (Belgium)

 

[shreeux]

A young soldier is deeply disturbed by the violence of the army and the way his unit is forced to hunt down and kill terrorists. When he is given leave to attend his mother’s funeral, After the end of leave never returned to camp the Military Police come after him. He escaped and hide in a half-constructed building, local police arrested again to-go station. In between, he escaped with bullet wounded went through vanishing in deep woods.
Then the story switches to a young woman married to a rich businessman lived in a luxury home in the deep in mountains.
She finds out that she’s pregnant. One morning, she leaves her luxurious villa and disappears into the forest. The film takes a turn for the worse when these two characters meet each other in the woods. She faints and finds himself in his den, an underground bunker which is ankle-deep in water. Both of them can't speak, they two magically communicate telepathically, conveyed by subtitles under large closeups of their eyes and he reassures her that he will look after her and her unborn child.




Tlamess (2019) 6/10
2h | Drama | 21 May 2019 (France)

 

[shreeux]

An Impossible Love is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Christine Angot 2015 best-seller of the same title, Director Catherine Corsini depicts the writer’s tumultuous childhood through the point of view of her mother.

An Impossible Love (2018) 6.5/10
Un amour impossible (original title)
2h 15min | Biography, Drama, Romance | 7 November 2018

 

[shreeux]

“Aurélio" is the lead singer of a famous rock band that was very successful until the late 1990s. On the night of his band's return to the stage, a video that involves him on the death of a military police officer on the internet. No one knows what actually happened, but the star becomes the target of radical groups. Aurelio, then, finds himself inserted in a tense and violent journey through the streets of São Paulo.
Helena, a young journalist determined to find out what really happened and joined with Aurélio find the truth.


O Homem Cordial (2019) 5/10
Thriller | 16 August 2019 (Brazil)

 

[shreeux]

Victor and Ben, in their thirties, have plans to open their own hairdressing salon. Victor manages to convince Célia, whom he knew while still at the hairdressing school, to follow him on the adventure.


Victor et Célia (2019) 5/10
1h 30min | Comedy, Drama | 24 April 2019

 

[shreeux]

Lifeboat is the debut film of Josefine Kirkeskov.
A summer holiday at sea in the Greek archipelago takes a dramatic turn for a Swedish-Norwegian couple when they in the middle of the night rescue a female Syrian refugee from the waves.
He wants to call the police, but the woman begs him not to. What really happened and how far will the couple go in order to help a complete stranger?


Lifeboat (2018) 5.5/10
1h 30min | Drama, Thriller | 1 October 2018 (Denmark)

 

[shreeux]

Maria Lafi’s film “Holy Boom”. In fact, there is no God at all in this dark drama where multiple storylines. The lives of four strangers, who live in the same neighborhood in the currently downgraded area of Patisia, change dramatically when on Palm Sunday. Due to Filipino teenager and friends blasted the neighborhood’s postbox. This explosion sets off three parallel stories of survival. Through Holy Week, fate has given everyone their own cross to bear.
Due to explosion important letters all of them have been destroyed, Lena and Manou’s loss drug stickers. A letter to Thalia from her abandoned child and Adia’s birth certificate. Both consequences are relentless Lena and Manou are chased by the drug dealer who wants his money back. Adia, an illegal immigrant, is now alone with her newborn child, forbidden to even identify the corpse of her husband, who has just died in a car accident. Ige tries in vain to be accepted by the local community and Thalia, who is watching everyone in the neighborhood, has lost her only chance of finding happiness.



Holy Boom (2018) 7/10
1h 39min | Drama

 

[shreeux]

A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot “Mother”, designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.


I Am Mother (2019) 6.5/10
TV-14 | 1h 53min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7 June 2019

 

[shreeux]

György Mór Kárpáti's first feature film follows the 1848-49 revolution and the crackdown on freedom and features young Hungarian soldiers who do not yet know that it is over. Torn faces hide in the depths of the forest, where Blanka Mészáros stands for hope. Guerilla's mood is sucked in, captured so beautifully and sensitively.


Guerilla (2019) 5/10
1h 25min | Drama, History | 7 March 2019

 

[shreeux]

While on a trip to Budapest with her new friend PAUL, ASTRID runs into her first big love JULIUS, whom she hasn´t seen for 30 years. Things have to be sorted out before she knows whom she belongs to.

What Might Have Been (2019) 4/10
Was gewesen wäre (original title)
1h 29min | Drama, Romance | 21 November 2019

 

[shreeux]

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 reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.


Avengers: Endgame (2019) 6.5/10
PG-13 | 3h 1min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 26 April 2019

 

[shreeux]

An upstanding young man commits a reckless act that ends in life-changing tragedy. His doomed rival becomes his friend only to become his rival again.

Han Dan (2019) 6/10
1h 5min | Drama, Family, Romance | 23 January 2019 (Taiwan)

 

[shreeux]

Louise loved Adam. Adam loved Louise. That is how it used to be. But a child has disappeared. Their child. The police said it was a drowning accident. Yet the truth is that their little boy’s body was never found. Lucas, ten years old. How easy it all would have been if the ocean had taken the trouble to throw up a little-swollen child’s corpse onto the beach. Or if a local with alcohol in his blood and blood on his hands had plowed him down at full speed. An indescribable pain. No more living, no more happiness, but at least no unanswered questions. Unfortunately, that is not how it is for Adam and Louise.


Until We Fall (2018) 5/10
Til vi falder (original title)
1h 48min | Drama | 25 April 2019 (Denmark)

 

[shreeux]

Alex, recently back in Brighton Beach after a family-imposed sabbatical in Russia, finds work at a slaughterhouse while looking after his grandmother Olga, who suffers from dementia. He finds himself drawn to Olga's Filipino caregiver, Olivia. When he realizes that she's an undocumented transwoman, Alex must decide whether to help Olivia with her predicament.


Lingua Franca (2019) 5/10
1h 30min | Drama | September 2019

 

[shreeux]

A Dog's Journey is the sequel to 2017's sentimental A Dog's Purpose, both of which are based on W. Bruce Cameron's best-selling books about a dog.
A story about reincarnated again and again with the purpose of finding a specific human to protect and love.
Ethan and Hannah's granddaughter was CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria decides to take CJ away. A dog's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Dog's adventure through multiple lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion. After a long journey Dog reunites the family again.

A Dog's Journey (2019) 7/10
PG | 1h 49min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 17 May 2019

 

[shreeux]

In 2027 Brazil, civil servant Joana mainly deals with divorce cases. As a member of a branch of evangelical Christians known as the Divino Amor group, she uses her position to offer a kind of physical therapy to couples who want to separate. Although Joana and her husband Danilo regularly consummate their marriage, neither her constant prayers nor any other methods of assistance seem to be able to fulfill their desire for a child.


Divine Love (2019) 5/10
Divino Amor (original title)
1h 41min | Drama | 27 June 2019

 

[shreeux]

A horrifying true story, a German deserter poses as a Luftwaffe captain and presides over the slaughter of prisoners.
The drama is based on the true story of Willi Herold, Shot in black and white and set in the final days of World War II. Willi Herold is just a kid 19 years old, who found a Nazi officer’s uniform, assumed the role, and self-righteously went on to murder an estimated 170 of his countrymen.
Director Robert Schwentke being the fame of (RED, Insurgent, Allegiant, R.I.P.D.) all are worth to watch.,

The Captain (2017) 7/10
Der Hauptmann (original title)
1h 58min | Drama, History, War | 27 July 2018

 

[shreeux]

A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.


Synonyms (2019) 2/10
Synonymes (original title)
2h 3min | Drama | 28 February 2019 (Israel)

 

[shreeux]

Who You Think I Am is the adaptation of Camille Laurens’ novel, Director Safy Nebbou has chosen a right cast of Juliette Binoche in the rather challenging role of a woman sucked into the vortex of a double identity, submerged in the illusion of youth and love.


Who You Think I Am (2019) 6/10
Celle que vous croyez (original title)
1h 41min | Drama, Romance | 27 February 2019

 

[shreeux]

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.


So Long, My Son (2019) 7/10
Di jiu tian chang (original title)
3h | Drama | 22 March 2019 (China)