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Dune - (2021)
Director: Denis Villeneuve. First: If you haven't read the book recently, don't watch it! (Friends tonight who havn't read the book...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Mother - (2009)
Director: Bong Joon-ho. Never ending pain, like eating a full bush of chili peppers. The performance by Kim Hye-ja is phenomenal and it...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Parasite - (2019)
Director: Bong Joon-ho. I usually don't watch "Oscar Movies" So it took me way too long until I finally watched this truly-masterpiece of...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Cosmopolis - (2012)
Director: David Cronenberg. This is a film many like to hate, even Cronenberg's fans. But I actually really like it. It's one of my...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Doctor Sleep - (2019)
Director: Mike Flanagan. Surprisingly good, I would even go to say it has more of a Stephen King vibe than The Shining. The weakest point...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Kika - (1993)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. After a decade, I watched this film for the 2nd time. I was very angry the film manipulated me to laugh and...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - (1989)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Only Almodovar can make a love story focused on violence towards women and get away with it. Besides that,...
Amir Steklov
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Nomadland - (2021)
Director: Chloé Zhao. When a movie has only good characters I wonder how can it be so good? Where is the conflict, when people are so...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


The Woman in the Window - (2021)
Director: Joe Wright. The cinematography & acting are top notch. But some dialogues are written poorly. Some important plot points are...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Dead Ringers - (1988)
Director: David Cronenberg. Out of this world preference by Jeremy Irons! - i am sure Ridley Scott took an inspiration from it for the...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


The Brood - (1979)
Director: David Cronenberg. The film is great but the score (by Howard shore) is really annoyed to the point it destroys the film. The...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Rhythm of War - (2021)
Writer: Brandon Sanderson. I've just finished reading this epic huge long book. And it's by far the best one in this series. After...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Kids - (1988)
Director: Larry Clark. Overrated? I felt like the story is simplistic and not very interesting. The casting and acting are wonderful and...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


On the Silver Globe - (1988)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski. I have no idea what I've just witnessed, but it was AMAZING! Verdict: 4 / 5 ★ - Need to watch again.
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Possession - (1981)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski. Must watch for all Berliners! Platz der Luftbrücke will never look the same after. The film has a very strong...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Pulse (回路, Kairo) - (2001)
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. You gotta love those Japanese horror Shinto films! I find it fascinating how the film is able to construct...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Raised by Wolves - S01 (2020)
Show runner: Aaron Guzikowski. The opening animation credit sequence is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in mainstream...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


The Hole (1998)
Directed by: Tsai Ming-liang. This film deserves a re-relese! It predicted the COVID-19 pandemic in such an accurate way (even the toilet...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Tenet (2020)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan. I enjoyed the time reversals and the twisted plot. But I think the film is lacking characters with strong...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)
Directed by: Burhan Qurbani. A German-crime movie that uses a lot of "artistic license" when adopting the novel. It's a classic example...
Amir Steklov
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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