Walter Jospeh Kovacs
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Přidal se: 2015
- ReviewedThe Get Out9. srpna 2026It's not a bad watch but nothing superb earlier - but the casting and the plot meant it could have been cult level brilliant. I can't quite put my finger on why it hasn't made the grade beyond mediocrity for me. That being said, easy watch, glad to have seen it but would not re-watch and wouldn't particularly recommend.
- ReviewedFinding Emily8. srpna 2026This film is exceptionally well-crafted, wow. I mean this is not my typical genre but it has captured me. You know how a really good meal, makes you nostalgic and you think about other good meals you have - this film somehow has that effect. It's got elements of comedy, romance, the reciprocity of love and even a subtle commentary on social issues. It's blended together seamlessly and you are swept along. Absolutely brilliant so I imagine if you were the target demographic (i.e. younger than an old git like me), this would be in your all time favourites. The writing is masterful. Restored my faith in cinema.
- ReviewedSupergirl28. července 2026I'm generally very discerning and critical of modern cinema but today must be my day off. As an action film, this was pretty decent. Obviously they've copied some of the successes of other comic-derived films. Girls do need heroines in cinema but I'm not sure if violence and shooting lasers out of your eyes is 'really' what girls need in role models but us guys have had mindless violence thrown at us for decades in cinema; so why not. There will be a lot of weak men who find a strong female lead upsetting, as usual.
- ReviewedKnightriders24. července 2026Probably read beyond my review because this film is very well-regarded with a cult status. For me, it was crap, the sort of B film you'd have to watch on a Sunday afternoon back in the 90s because it was either this, horse racing or some show about antiques. There are action sequences (with no CGI apparently) but I just found it all quite budget and dated. I give my actual opinion on here but like I said, most people seem to recall this film favourably.
- ReviewedMasters of the Universe23. července 2026I think the movie is targeted at a young audience and those generational differences meant that I could only despise the protagonist - privileged background, devoid of passion (dead end job), mostly clueless and only becomes the hero through his privilege (the sword/parents) and not through hard work or anything transformative. He is irritatingly pathetic, even after he has the costume change and can all-of-a-sudden fight. It's hard to bear witness to such blatant stupification, such predictable jokes and such nonchalance. But on the positive side, I was 'today years old' when it dawned on me that he might be a gay icon; and now after a bit of research, it's so obvious in retrospect. Honestly, I think media and culture that promotes/normalises LGBTQ is no bad thing in a world where prejudice is still prevalent but that does not compensate for what is just more slop sold under an established IP. If you outsourced thought to your pocket device, if you don't need to practice critical thinking for a life of servitude to boomers and the superficiality of a muscled man-child overrides any desire for meaning; enjoy. The rest, skip.
- ReviewedCitizen Vigilante12. července 2026This is really low budget in terms of environment, props but worst of all, acting. I'm really not surprised though because which sane person would actually want their name attached to this. There is a move toward fascism (ironically in large part driven by America) and a consequence of fascism is racism (othering) because dammit, poor people have to be fed an enemy other than their corporate overlords. It's such a propaganda piece and so cliched, you'd actually think this made ironically. The random killing of a woman by an immigrant at the beginning - I think a lot of this fiction will fuel the fictional delusions of white supremacists. I'm sure historians will look back at this in years to come the way we look back at Nazi propaganda now and ask 'how did people fall for this?' and sadly it's really quite simple: Poor people (desperation), low-education (no critical thinking) and repetitive messaging (reinforcement). The protagonist is like a Steve-Jobs copy-cat narcissist. The scene where is so inhumanely disinterested in the first victim because he is blinded by his need to avenge her, goes outside and checks the feed for mentions of him. What was funny is that one of the guys said that they need a vigilante like him in Germany. Lol, you had a bunch of fascists thugs, they formed the Nazi party and got defeated by my country after their mass killings of Jews, disabled people etc. What is poignant about this film though in particular and being British, I see this a lot with the far0right and fascists: They're pretty much always men but they're the losers. They're the abusers, divorcees, ones where their kids don't speak to, low-education - they're the men that society forgot and they probably feel useless and emasculated. Suddenly with careful narratives, they enter a delusion where they're wearing a cape and saving 'their women' from migrants - the short of it is - it makes them feel worthwhile. Otherwise Brian who does menial low-paid work and no-one wants to hear from, suddenly no longer feels the privilege of power by simply being white - but invent an enemy and make him the superhero of his delusion and he can be someone worthwhile and no amount of reason or evidence will see him give that up just be boring Brian again. You can tell when these people are lost because they attack you (instead of a reasoned argument), they dismiss evidence, and they get angry when there is a risk that their belief system and the delusional-identity will fall apart - just like a narcissist does. This is why it wouldn't surprise me if this film was written ironically - it echoes back the delusions of racists and the far-right.
- ReviewedStorm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead6. července 2026There's a lot of plots and side-plots squeezed in here and none of them are that great anyway. If you're criteria for a good movie is lots of things moving about on that bright rectangle that all your furniture is pointing at, then this is for you. For anybody more discerning, turn away. It's rubbish and I genuinely wish there's some sort of compensation scheme for lost time. I think it's probably aimed at older teens and at each stage of the production somebody went "that'll do". Only it didn't do.
- ReviewedThe Gambler3. července 2026I enjoy Wahlberg and John Goodman on screen. I wasn't expecting a fast-paced thriller but this did drag a bit. Decent character development and acting but not enough plot. Something that struck me was how self-aware, seemingly benign and philosophical the loan sharks appear. Wahlberg is the literary professor and his nihilism and lack of wisdom is contrasted by how self-aware and philosophical those around him (that he seems to expect will pick up the pieces for him) are - students, family, even the loan sharks.
- ReviewedAvatar: Fire and Ash6. dubna 2026Visually, it is what you would expect but nothing much knew here. It is so boring though. Maybe some people want to immerse themselves in the world again and don't really care about what makes good cinema. It's the same re-hashed story as the prequels, shallow characters and no intricacy of plot: Three hours of filler. It annoys me how mindless the modern audiences are because this is rated so well - I wouldn't have wasted my time otherwise. He could have gone to so many places with this trilogy and introduced some truly mind-bending experiences but nope, it's forgettable. The second one was as well because I genuinely couldn't tell you what happened in that one either. I'm really fed up of morons. If they didn't have spending power then directors and studios would stop pandering to them with crap like this. The only people that rate this, were raised by social media, find Marvel films thought-provoking and dream of intruding conventions dressed as furries.
