Heroes

Het is vandaag alweer precies 32 jaar geleden dat de spaceshuttle Challenger tijdens vlucht STS-51-L explodeerde. In die tijd was ik gefascineerd door de muziek van Jean-Michel Jarre. Een van de astronauten, Ron McNair, zou een saxofoon solo opnemen tijdens die vlucht voor een nieuw project. Helaas heeft het nooit zo mogen zijn.

He’s a hero in my book!

Marlina the murderer in Four acts

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

20171 h 33 min
Overview

In the deserted hills of an Indonesian island, Marlina, a young widow, is attacked, raped and robbed for her cattle. To defend herself, she kills several men of the gang. Seeking justice, she goes on a journey for empowerment and redemption. But the road is long, especially when the ghost of her headless victim begins to haunt her.

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Title Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Director Mouly Surya
Runtime 1 h 33 min
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Movie Rating Good

You were never really here

You Were Never Really Here

20171 h 25 min
Overview

A missing teenage girl. A brutal and tormented enforcer on a rescue mission. Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening.

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Title You Were Never Really Here
Director Lynne Ramsay
Runtime 1 h 25 min
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Movie Rating Good

Three billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

20171 h 55 min
Overview

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

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Title Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Director Martin McDonagh
Runtime 1 h 55 min
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Movie Rating Very good

Blue Monday

Het is bijna 35 jaar geleden ( 7 maart 1983) dat dit iconische jaren 80 nummer uitkwam. 35 jaar, time flies! Soms kom je briljante pareltjes tegen op Youtube, het Orkestra Obsolete dat Blue Monday laat klinken alsof het in de jaren ’30 was opgenomen.

How does it feel to treat me like you do?
When you’ve laid your hands upon me and told me who you are
I thought I was mistaken, I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now, how do I feel

En het orgineel natuurlijk:

 

the world of tomorrow

You are welcome to the world of tomorrow.

Via de filmschoolrejects kwam ik deze heerlijk positieve en opbeurende montage tegen over de wereld van morgen. De cinematografische post-apocalyptische wereld heeft ons gelukkig wel een paar lessen geleerd: Blijf binnen.

Als je dan toch naar buiten moet, geldt nog altijd het goede advies van Jenny aan Forrest!

©️ Paramount Pictures
Run Forrest, run!

The Shallows

The Shallows

What was once in the deep is now in the shallows.

20161 h 27 min
Overview

An injured surfer stranded on a buoy needs to get back to shore, but the great white shark stalking her might have other ideas.

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Title The Shallows
Runtime 1 h 27 min
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Movie Rating Not that bad

De sneak preview van deze week was The Shallows, of beter gezegd Jaws vs. GoPro, the bikini edition. Samengevat in emoji:

🏄🏼👙📹🐬🐋☠️

 

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

Worst Heroes Ever

20162 h 10 min
Overview

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

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Title Suicide Squad
Director David Ayer
Runtime 2 h 10 min
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Movie Rating Average

Worst Heros Ever.

Worst Movie Ever.

Dat valt wel mee hoor, zo heel erg slecht is het niet. Het gaat geen oscars winnen, maar ik heb zeker slechtere comic verfilmingen gezien (Thor the Dark World, verschikkelijk!)

 

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