Zack Snyder's Justice League - I'm not going to pretend it's flawless, but it's still a fantastic movie. Really, everything a superhero film like this should be. The mood is consistant, serious and epic, with some well placed humor. It feels more like a huge sci-fi epic than the comic book fare. All the characters get their fair share of screen time, Cyborg now has a proper character arc and is actually a well developed character, Flash has the biggest heroic moment, which also happens to be one of the most visually creative and all round awesome moments in any supergero film, the music is fantastic. And, of course, every scene with Jeremy Irons' Alfred is golden.
Maleficent 2 - I actually liked the first one, very much to my surprise. I liked that it was a nice enough twist on the original tale, and not just a pointless live action remake. The sequel however is quite bad. Rather nonsensical, disjointed, boring and just feels like a movie made out of contractual obligation by everyone involved.
Asterix and the Secret of the Magic Potion - quite entertaining and with beautiful animation. Feels a bit rushed, with some ideas introduced and never really pollowed up on, and the story isn't as strong as the older movies adapting actual comics stories were, but still - very well made and quite fun.
Soul - incredibly overrated. Starts out with some promise, but quickly devolves into just another "body swap" comedy. I'm even getting tired of Pixar's animation. Except for a few elements of the afterlife, this is a very bland looking film.
Painted Veil -Now that's some really good cinema. Well written, very well acted drama, some really nice cinematography. It's not quite on the level of, say, "Out of Africa" or "Year of Living Dangerously" for me, but still, a very good movie.
Brubaker - based on a real story of a new warden trying to reform a hopelessly corrupt prison. Very memorable, bleak low-key film. Fantastic performance by Redford. And, as a sort of bonus in retrospect, an interesting short appearance of young Morgan Freeman.
Wonder Woman 84 - garbage. Just.. garbage. I loved the first film, but this is like if Batman & Robin was a direct follow-up to Burton's first Batman. It's cheesy, campy, nonsensical in the extreme and boring. The only bright spot is Pedro Pascal as Max Lord. It's not faithful to the comic book character, but at least Pascal tries really acts his heart out trying to make his Lord compelling.
Post edited April 21, 2021 by Breja