Shreeux's Movie Chronicles

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THE UNTOLD STORY OF NAT TURNER

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virgina that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
The subjects of this movie, slavery in general,ut it's a disturbing one as well. As a document that challenges racism and white supremacy,


The Birth of a Nation (2016) 6.5/10
R | 2h | Biography, Drama, History | 7 October 2016

 

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'D16' has been dealt like a novel, the attention to detail, the connections, unusual suspects, minor clues that get registered in the mind of the investigator during the inquiry, all these unfold like a page turner from Sujatha or Agatha Christie novel and the best part is, it has come from a 21 year old director who has penned it with a sharp writing skills which makes you hooked for its 105 minutes run time.


Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) 7/10
‘D16’

 

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ARQ does not mess about in its opening minutes. At breakneck speed it thrusts us in a plot centred around what is perhaps sci-fi's most consistent lover, the good old time loop.


ARQ (2016) 5/10
1h 28min | Sci-Fi, Thriller | 16 September 2016

 

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HEARTFALL ARISES possesses an interesting psychological concept surrounding the cause and effect of an organ transplant from a killer's body, the movie is poorly executed in every aspect.


Heartfall Arises (2016) 4/10
1h 46min | Crime | 20 October 2016 (Hong Kong)

 

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Parched tries a little too hard to be shocking, but it's all for the important message of women's oppression of old male dominant societies. The film addresses three women life's,how there is nothing shameful about a woman’s need for sex or ownership of her body.

Academy-Award winning cinematographer, Russell Carpenter has captured the arid landscape beautifully. Parched is a roadmap for our oppressed female population who have been victims of a misogynist mindset for eons.

Parched (2015) 7/10
1h 56min | Drama | 17 June 2016

 

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Based of True Events.... Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico became the biggest such eco disaster in history. The explosion cost 11 lives, fire raged and oil gushed out of control for 87 days. Dir: Peter Berg’s approach to the real-life oil rig disaster is about as sober as it is possible to be in a movie that gets its rocks off by blowing stuff up.


Deepwater Horizon (2016) 7/10
PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama, Thriller | 30 September 2016

 

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Its High Speed action with car chases,script was not strong...It's sad to see Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley in this sort of films.


Collide (2016) 6.5/10
PG-13 | 1h 39min | Action, Thriller | 3 February 2017

 

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Line Walker’s centrepiece is a tense confrontation between Shiu and Lam in the still-unfinished Olympic Stadium, which echoes the iconic rooftop climax from Infernal Affairs. .This movie is the perfect example for what's wrong with HK-Action cinema these days. There simply aren't any efforts put into character establishment anymore as the focus is only on action set pieces which are ruined by ridiculous CGI effects and the dominance of high tech.

Line Walker (2016) 6/10
Shi tu xing zhe (original title)
1h 49min | Action, Thriller | 19 August 2016

 

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The Treacherous is a slick affair, but one that runs foul of historical accuracy and takes a disturbing amount of pleasure in fantasizing the plight of sex slaves. The most outrageous and brutal parts of this story are true, it's just the tacked on romance that is fabricated and unnecessary. An erotic historical film about a mad Korean emperor that suffers from too much plot. Still, it's a beautiful production with good actors.


The Treacherous (2015) 6.5/10
Gansin (original title)
2h 13min | History | 21 May 2015 (South Korea)

 

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High Strung is a entertaining display of talent mixes classical and contemporary music and dance techniques, exposing enthusiasts of either one to the other genre.


High Strung (2016) 5.5/10
PG | 1h 36min | Drama, Music, Romance | 8 April 2016 (USA)

 

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Max Steel is surprisingly unfunny and dull, this action figure-based superhero adventure.

Max Steel (2016) 5/10
PG-13 | 1h 32min | Action, Adventure, Family | 14 October 2016

 

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Watched in CIFF

Tamara tells the story of Teo Almanza who, upon hearing about the death of his brother, returns to his hometown in Venezuela. The film explores Teoʼs desire to become a woman and shows the protagonist’s search for his true self, The film intentionally sways away from the violence perpetually inflicted on the transgender community and, rather, chooses to focus on the complexity of identity. Even though person is an altogether different experience shows in this movie...The Danish Girl (2015) was much better than this category.


Tamara (2016) 6/10
1h 30min | Drama, Romance | 4 November 2016

 

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Watched in CIFF


Ma'Rosa is the name of a small grocery store where a family lives, who, to make ends meet, trades in white powder. A neighbor denounces it and the police accused the parents. This is the beginning of a long day, locked up in a neighborhood police station with cops who soon ransom the poor people. The Filipino director Brillante Mendoza still manages to seize raw blocks of truth that show the violence of his country.


Ma' Rosa (2016) 7/10
1h 50min | Drama | 6 July 2016 (Philippines)

 

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Watched in CIFF

Eight French-Arab men in four souped-up cars have formed a convoy to transport drugs from Spain to Paris. What follows is a fast paced film noir road flick, with propulsive editing and a pulsating score with fairly good thriller with some really pretty cinematography and well executed driving sequences.

Fast Convoy (2016) 6/10
Le convoi (original title)
1h 42min | Action, Thriller | 20 January 2016 (France)

 

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Watched in CIFF


A country's complicated relationship with capital punishment is dramatized via a young prison employee in line to become an executioner. The film is a highly compelling, emotional and intense drama of character complexities, moral dilemmas, compassion and family issues with suspenseful narratives, thriller-like scenes and a gripping sense that something or someone's going to explode at any time.


Apprentice (2016) 6.5/10
1h 55min | Drama | 3 March 2017

 

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Watched in CIFF

Low-key drama about a young man in law school forced to return to the village after the death of his father. As Iddrisu grapples with the struggle between tradition and modernity in the village, the colours of the Ghanaian life emerges.

Nakom (2016) 5.5/10
1h 30min | Drama | 18 March 2016

 

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Watched in CIFF


The protagonists of the story are two young lovers, married, professionally satisfied and emotionally connected. But no children. Laura and George trying for some time to have a baby, but the good news just will not get. Until a crime will not upset the lives of both, with him, stripped of their moral, called to find a solution, and she, woman boldly assumes the responsibility of being a mother, ready to challenge the propriety of common morality. In the middle a couple of questions that hover on both heads is it really so important to the biological link with their child? And above all, what you are willing to give up for love.


La scelta (2015) 5/10
1h 26min | Drama | 2 April 2015 (Italy)

 

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Watched in CIFF


Returning to film in his native Iran after the French interlude of The Past, Asghar Farhadi continues his exploration of the dark side of the soul, using a traumatic assault to trigger a young husband’s uncontrollable thirst for revenge.


The Salesman (2016) 7/10
Forushande (original title)
PG-13 | 2h 5min | Drama, Thriller | 27 January 2017

 

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Watched in CIFF

A railway worker finds money on the tracks and decides to do the right thing. He gets more than he bargained for in Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's absorbing tale.

Glory (2016) 6.5/10
Slava (original title)
1h 41min | Drama | 8 October 2016

 

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Watched in CIFF

Bittersweet is an ambitiously crafted drama that makes revealing statements about affluent capitalist societies and the clash of old and new values, but fails to deliver due to sketchy characterization and weak acting

BitterSüß (2016) 5/10
1h 35min | Crime, Drama | 18 September 2016