Better Call Saul (2015– ) (2.sezona)

Slo naslov: Pokličite Saula

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 10x46',  Imdb

Žanri: Krimi, Drama  

Slo recenzija: IGN Adria

Avtor: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould

Igrajo: Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Michael McKean, Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando

[ENG]

Before he was Saul Goodman, Walter White’s fashion-forward “criminal” lawyer, he was Jimmy McGill, a small-time attorney hustling to champion his underdog clients, build his practice, and somehow make a name for himself. Season 2 premieres February 15 at 10|9c. The first season’s finale found Jimmy walking away from a lucrative job offer, vowing to Mike Ehrmantraut that his days of playing the game straight are over. Season 2 of Better Call Saul follows the twists and turns of Jimmy’s journey toward becoming his Breaking Bad alter ego, along the way soaring to new heights and sinking to new lows. The show’s first season earned seven Primetime Emmy® Award nominations including Outstanding Drama Series for its 10-episode first season, plus a pair of Critics’ Choice TV Awards.

[RT Critics Consensus]

Better Call Saul continues to tighten its hold on viewers with a batch of episodes that inject a surge of dramatic energy while showcasing the charms of its talented lead.

[Trivia]

Originally ordered for 13 episodes, it was reduced to 10 episodes in November 2015.

When put in the right order, the first letters of each episodes are an anagram for "FRING’S BACK". The creators have confirmed that it is a clue about the arrival of Gustavo Fring on Better Call Saul.

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Rak ti Khon Kaen (2015)

Angleški naslov: Cemetery of Splendour

Slo naslov: Veličastno pokopališče

Država: Tajska, VB, Nemčija

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 122',  Imdb

Žanri: Drana, Fantazijski

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Scenarij: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Igrajo: Jenjira Pongpas Widner, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat Chaiburi, Tawatchai Buawat, Sujittraporn Wongsrikeaw, Bhattaratorn Senkgraigul, Sakda Kawebuadee

[SLO]

Via Kinodvor

Vojake, ki trpijo za skrivnostno spalno boleznijo, premestijo v začasno kliniko v poslopju nekdanje šole. Spominov polna stavba gospodinji in prostovoljki Jenjiri pomeni prostor razodetja, saj mora skrbeti za Itta, postavnega vojaka brez družine. Jen se spoprijatelji tudi s Keng, jasnovidko, ki s svojimi parapsihološkimi sposobnostmi spečim vojakom pomaga komunicirati z okolico. Zdravniki medtem poskušajo lajšati težke sanje vojakov s svetlobno terapijo. Morda celo obstaja povezava med boleznijo in starodavnim mitološkim najdiščem, ki se skriva pod poslopjem. Magija, zdravilstvo, romantika in sanje v tem okolju tvorijo del Jeninega popotovanja v globlje zavedanje o sebi in o svetu okrog nje.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul v svojem prepoznavnem, meditativnem slogu razmišlja o času, spominu, zavesti in o različnih oblikah bivanja človeškega uma.

Pred tremi leti je bil objavljen članek o bolnišnici na severu, kjer se je pojavila skrivnostna bolezen, zaradi katere je bolnišnica morala v karanteno osamiti štirideset vojakov. Podobo vojakov sem spojil z bolnišnico in šolo v Khon Kaenu. V teh treh letih je politični položaj na Tajskem zašel v slepo ulico (v kateri je pravzaprav vse do danes). Prevzela me je tematika spanja in začel sem si zapisovati svoje sanje. Mislim, da gre za način pobega pred strašnimi razmerami na ulicah. 
(Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

[ENG]

Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors. Jen befriends young medium Keng who uses her psychic powers to help loved ones communicate with the comatose men. Doctors explore ways, including coloured light therapy, to ease the mens’ troubled dreams. Jen discovers Itt’s cryptic notebook of strange writings and blueprint sketches. There may be a connection between the soldiers’ enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic. Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of Jen’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her. (Festival de Cannes)

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Grimsby (2016)

Slo naslov: (Ne) Profesionalec

Drugi naslovi: The Brothers Grimsby

Država: VB, Avstralija

Leto: 2016 

Dolžina: 83' ,  Imdb

Žanri: Akcija, Komedija 

Slo recenzija: Mladina, Deseta umetnost, Filmstart

Režija: Louis Leterrier 

Scenarij: Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, Peter Baynham

Igrajo: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe, Penélope Cruz 

[SLO]

Via Cineplexx SI

Nobby (Sacha Baron Cohen), prikupen, ampak neumen nogometni huligan iz Anglije, po dolgem času ponovno naveže stike z bratom Sebastianom (Mark Strong), nevarnim agentom MI6, da bi preprečil teroristični napad na svetovni ravni in dokazal, da se za vsakim izjemnim tajnim agentom skriva neroden sorodnik. 

Nobby ima vse, kar bi si lahko želel moški iz Grimsbyja, kar med drugim pomeni enajst otrok in najlepše dekle na severovzhodu Anglije (Rebel Wilson). Samo nekaj pogreša: mlajšega brata Sebastiana, ki ga Nobby išče že 28 dolgih let, odkar so ju ločili, ko sta bila še otroka. Nobby končno naveže stik s Sebastianom, vendar ne ve, da je njegov brat najnevarnejši agent obveščevalne službe MI6 in je nedavno razkril načrt o terorističnem napadu na svetovni ravni. Po krivem obtoženi Sebastian je zdaj na begu in spozna, da bo lahko rešil svet samo s pomočjo največjega idiota na svetu – svojega brata dvojčka. 

[ENG]

MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's an English football supporter (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Tumbledown (2015)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA, Kanada

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 105' ,  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Romantični, Glasbeni   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Sean Mewshaw

Scenarij: Sean Mewshaw, Desiree Van Til

Igrajo: Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne, Dianna Agron

[ENG]

Small town journalist Hannah (Rebecca Hall) has been struggling to write the biography of her late husband, an acclaimed musician with a devoted following, while taking refuge with quirky, protective Maine locals. But things change when she meets Andrew (Jason Sudeikis), a brash, smart-alecky New York academic with an obsession for tragic musicians and a different take on her husband. Though Hannah is skeptical of Andrew's motives, the unlikely pair strike up a deal to collaborate on the book, forcing them to confront truths about themselves and the possibility that the next chapter in their lives may involve each other.

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As a study of grief, it's moving, featuring authentic performances and a keen understanding of the receding hibernation that comes with losing a cornerstone person in one's life. As a romance, it's slow-going but believable. And as a look at the unfair mythos attributed to the dead, it's nuanced and incisive. But in attempting to balance these complementary parts, Tumbledown is buried by its own ambitions. (Michael Snydel, The Film Stage)

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Dukhtar (2014)

Slo naslov: - 

Angleški naslov: Daughter

Država: Pakistan, Norveška, ZDA

Jezik: Urdu, Paštu
Leto: 2014

Dolžina: 93',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Triler   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Afia Nathaniel

Scenarij: Afia Nathaniel

Igrajo: Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul, Samina Ahmed, Adnan Shah Tipu

[ENG]

At the age of fifteen, Allah Rakhi (Samiya Mumtaz) was given in marriage to the much older tribal chieftain Daulat Khan (Asif Khan), who took her from her family in Lahore to live with him in the mountains. Now, two decades later, Daulat Khan is presented with the opportunity to make peace with rival tribe leader Tor Gul (Abdullah Jaan), and he seals the deal by offering his fellow chieftain his and Allah Rakhi's ten-year-old daughter Zainab (Saleha Aref) in marriage. Tormented at the prospect that her daughter's life might be a repetition of her own, Allah Rakhi flees with the oblivious young girl in tow. Pursued by Daulat Khan and Tor Gul's henchmen, and knowing that she is highly conspicuous as an unaccompanied woman on a mountain road, Allah Rakhi manages to get a lift for her and Zainab by lying to a sympathetic truck driver, Sohail (Mohib Mirza). When Sohail learns of the real reason for Allah Rakhi's flight, he is forced to decide whether he will endanger his own life to deliver mother and daughter to safety in Lahore. (Via Wikipedia)

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Pakistan’s 2014 Oscar entry, “Dukhtar,” is a handsomely made, nicely modulated fugitive drama with forceful social overtones that decries the ongoing practice of marrying child brides in tribal regions of the country’s mountainous north. New York-based scripter-helmer Afia Nathaniel certainly doesn’t shy away from challenges, since the film’s exceptional location work in remote areas of the Punjab couldn’t have been easy, but the gamble paid off, and the pic not only is a natural for human-rights fests but could also see modest action on Stateside arthouse screens. (Jay Weissberg, Variety)

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Les etres chers (2015)

Slo naslov: -

Angleški naslov: Our Loved Ones

Država: Kanada

Jezik: Francoščina

Leto: 2015 

Dolžina: 102',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Anne Émond

Scenarij: Anne Émond

Igrajo: Maxim Gaudette, Karelle Tremblay, Valerie Cadieux, Louise Turcot, Mickael Gouin, Simon Landry-Desy, Antoine Desrochers

[ENG]

In 1978, Guy Leblanc dies tragically in a small village of the province of Quebec. The real cause of his death remains a mystery for most of his family.Years later, when his son David, now loving father of twochildren, learns the truth about Guy’s suicide, he has to live with the pain and resentment of his father’s action as must David’s daughter with her own reaction to her father’s suffering.

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Our Loved Ones is a film that deals with dark subject matter and yet celebrates life in so doing. It is the story of a family shaken by a tragedy, the tremors of which will be felt for several decades. It is also and above all a story of the great love between a father and daughter, David and Laurence.

(Anne Émond)

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Montreal-based filmmaker Anne Emond amply fulfills the promise of her first feature, the sexually charged two-hander “Nuit #1,” with “Our Loved Ones,” a more densely populated but equally arresting and even more emotionally potent film about a Quebecois family forced to cope with the stealthy legacy of its patriarch. The pitch-perfect performances and graceful storytelling should guarantee an extended run on the global fest circuit, and the potential theatrical audience might extend beyond arthouse habitues if distributors can convey how realistically yet sympathetically the film deals with its subject matter.

(Joe Leydon, Variety)

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Eden (2014)

Slo naslov: Eden

Država: Francija

Jezik: Francoščina, Angleščina

Leto: 2014

Dolžina: 132',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Glasbeni  

Slo recenzija: Mladina

Režija: Mia Hansen-Løve

Scenarij: Mia Hansen-Løve, Sven Hansen-Løve  

Igrajo:  Felix De Givry, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Macaigne, Greta Gerwig, Golshifteh Farahani, Laura Smet, Vincent Lacoste

[SLO]

V avtentičnem, na življenjski poti njenega brata osnovanem generacijskem portretu Mia Hansen-Løve skozi zgodbo o mladem Paulu, ki s skupino prijateljev DJ-ev pleza po lestvici pariške klubske scene, ujame energični zvok in hedonistični utrip devetdesetih. Paul živi le za glasbo, a onstran klubske evforije čas teče dalje in leta popolne predanosti glasbi bodo pustila pečat na njegovem odraslem življenju. (Kinodvor)

[ENG]

Eden is an affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in Paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Based on the experiences of Hansen-Løve's brother Sven, the film follows Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris. Rave parties dominate that culture, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicago's garage house. He forms a DJ collective named Cheers, and together he and his friends plunge into the ephemeral nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music. (C) Broadgreen

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Portraying a generation so energized by possibilities that it was bound to be let down, Eden offers a wise assessment of the interplay between fantasy and reality on the path to adulthood. The seductive rhythms are a perfect match for a movie that analyzes the unstoppable flow of life. 

(Eric Kohn, indieWIRE)

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Where to Invade Next (2015)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 120',  Imdb

Žanri: Dokumentarni   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Michael Moore

Scenarij: Michael Moore

Igrajo: Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker

[ENG]

This is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Moore, playing the role of "invader," visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine is back with this hilarious and eye-opening call to arms. Turns out the solutions to America's most entrenched problems already existed in the world - they're just waiting to be co-opted. (Via Rottentomatoes.com)

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All has been fairly quiet on the pestering front for Michael Moore since “Capitalism: A Love Story,” his glum 2009 assessment of the greed-is-good culture that spawned the global financial crisis. But now this impassioned and unruly provocateur returns to further dismantle the myth of American supremacy with renewed optimism and sharpened comic instincts in “Where to Invade Next,” an impishly entertaining, career-summarizing polemic bent on demonstrating how other countries around the world — with their happy workers, superior schools, humane prisons, healthy sexual attitudes and fully empowered women — are putting U.S. progress to shame. This may be drive-by tourism on a highly selective, flattering and downright gluttonous scale, but there’s something undeniably sharp and buoyant about Moore’s globe-trotting, grass-is-greener approach that compels indulgence and attention. It may not win over his detractors, who are and remain legion, but with careful election-season targeting by a shrewd distributor, he might just have his biggest crowdpleaser since “Fahrenheit 9/11,” at home as well as abroad. 

(Justin Chang, Variety)

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Mr. Right (2015)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2015 

Dolžina: 95',  Imdb

Žanri: Akcija, Komedija, Romantični   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Paco Cabezas

Scenarij: Max Landis

Igrajo: Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund, Katie Nehra, RZA

[ENG]

Hyperactive at the best of times, Martha (Anna Kendrick; Pitch Perfect) has gone full-on manic since her latest breakup. She babbles, parties like a monster, cooks everything in sight - and is looking to do something terrible when she meets Francis (Sam Rockwell; The Way Way Back). To anyone else, Francis's approach would come across as creepy, but Martha can't help but be intrigued. They seem a perfect match: she's bananas, he's bananas... except he's a deadly sort of bananas. He's a professional assassin. Francis is a hitman with a cause: he unexpectedly kills the people ordering the hits. Just as Martha begins to realize her new beau wasn't joking when he said he had to step out for a moment to shoot someone, things start heating up for Francis. His services are solicited by a dubious client who's being sought by an equally dubious FBI agent (Tim Roth; Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs). As the bodies pile up, Martha needs to decide whether to flee or join in the mayhem. (Via Rottentomatoes)

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For most, “reformed hit man” suggests someone who used to kill people but doesn’t anymore. In the case of “Mr. Right,” however, the label has an altogether different meaning: Instead of bumping off the targets he’s hired to eliminate, Sam Rockwell’s born-again executioner kills the folks who contracted him instead. Not an especially sustainable work model, professionally speaking (it’s murder on word-of-mouth, for starters), but then, this fixer is ready to make some changes in his own life, maybe even find romance with an on-the-rebound Anna Kendrick — which is where Max Landis’ ultra-cutesy script picks up, asking whether a character like that can find and sustain love … or else die trying. For about a decade after “Pulp Fiction,” such quirky hit-man comedies were all the rage, though in the post-“Gigli” era, (the eerily similar) “Mr. Right” just feels wrong.

(Peter Debruge, Variety)

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The Finest Hours (2016)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 117',  Imdb

Žanri: Akcija, Drama, Zgodovinski   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Craig Gillespie

Scenarij: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

Igrajo: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Eric Bana

[SLO]

Via Kolosej

Film, posnet po resničnih dogodkih, prikazuje izjemni pogum posadke majhnega čolna obalne straže pod vodstvom mladega Bernieja, ki se poda na reševanje prelomljenega tankerja. Leta 1952 se v snežnem viharju tanker z več kot 30 mornarji prelomi in začne hitro toniti, zato Bernie dobi ukaz, naj odide na reševalno akcijo. Toda mali čoln obalne straže ni kos visokim valovom in divjim vetrovom, zato se tudi reševalci znajdejo v smrtni nevarnosti, na obali pa poskuša Berniejevo dekle prepričati vodjo, naj akcijo prekine. Toda to bi za mornarje na tankerju pomenilo zagotovo smrt.

[ENG]

In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel. (Via Imdb)

[RT Critics Consensus]

Old-fashioned to a fault, The Finest Hours will satisfy those seeking a traditional rescue drama - but may leave more adventurous viewers wanting more.

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As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 1, O Inquieto (2015)

Slo naslov: 1001 noč: Nemiren 

Angleški naslov: Arabian Nights: Volume 1- The Restless One

Država: Portugalska, Francija, Nemčija

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 125', Imdb

Žanri: Drama    

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Miguel Gomes 

Scenarij: Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo

Igrajo: Crista Alfaiate, Miguel Gomes, Maria Rueff, Rogério Samora, Adriano Luz, Carloto Cotta

[SLO]

Via Kinodvor

V prvem delu se najprej srečamo s portugalskimi delavci v krizi: na eni strani so odpuščeni ladjedelničarji, na drugi čebelar v boju z invazivnimi azijskimi čebelami, vmes pa režiser osebno, ki pred našimi očmi zbeži pred velikopoteznostjo zastavljenega projekta. Pripovedovanje nato prevzame Šeherezada, ki pove tri zgodbe. V prvi afriški čarovnik s svojim magičnim sprejem za močno in dolgotrajno erekcijo vpliva na položaj Portugalske v pogajanjih z evropsko trojko. V drugi zgodbi spremljamo proces proti petelinu, ki je obtožen prezgodnjega kikirikanja, a pozneje vendarle dobi kar nekaj glasov na lokalnih volitvah. V tretji zgodbi sindikalist pred tradicionalnim novoletnim skokom v Atlantik intervjuva brezposelne delavce, na obali pa eksplodira nasedli kit.

Šeherezadine zgodbe so navdihnile ekscentrično alegorično satiro na temo zlomljene Portugalske v krempljih evropske varčevalne politike, znotraj katere režiser stke tridelno tapiserijo frustracij, melanholije in burleske. Resnično se prepleta z domišljenim, tragično s komičnim in resno z absurdnim. 

Tisoč in ena noč temelji na popularni kulturi, zato so zgodbe grajene zelo burno. Knjiga – veliko bolj kot film – je zelo skatološka, včasih nadvse nasilna. Je popolnoma pankovska. In ker izhaja iz popularne kulture, vsebuje ekstremne stvari, zelo neposredna občutja, in tudi primarne stvari. Želel sem, da film odzvanja to vrsto čustvovanja. (Miguel Gomes)

[ENG]

This unconventional blend of documentary and fantasy uses the stories-within-stories structure of the classic Arabian Nights to explore the lives of ordinary people in austerity-stricken, contemporary Portugal. Among the tales: A group of bankers discover a cure for impotence, a rooster is put on trial for crowing too early in the morning, and a group of jobless citizens go swimming on New Year's Day. 

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The number of films dealing head-on with the global economic crisis have been shockingly few, leaving the field wide open for someone with the creative complexity and storytelling verve of Miguel Gomes, whose three-part “Arabian Nights” tackles the subject with characteristic imagination and, unsurprisingly, righteous anger. While too early to tell how the trio of pics hang together, it’s possible to say from “Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One,” that audiences are in for a meaty opus that weaves actuality and allegorical fantasy into an outraged portrait of European austerity, witch doctors, the Portuguese politicos at their beck and call, and, most importantly, the unemployed masses. The project’s commercial viability is less clear, though art ouses will certainly find space. (Jay Weissberg, Variety)

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The Family Fang (2015)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 105',  Imdb

Žanri: Komedija, Drama, Misterij  

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Jason Bateman

Scenarij: David Lindsay-Abaire, Kevin Wilson (knjiga)

Igrajo: Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Kathryn Hahn, Jason Butler Harner

[ENG]

After an unlikely accident, a pair of grown siblings (Nicole Kidman and director-star Jason Bateman) are compelled to move back in with their eccentric parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett), situationist artists/​​professional practical jokers whose lifetime of public interventions have alienated their children.

The line between real life and art can sometimes get blurry. To the Fangs, a married couple renowned for their semi-improvised public interventions, that line is nearly invisible. The Family Fang, Jason Bateman's sophomore feature, is a fascinating, funny, and resonant study of what it means to grow up in a family for whom everything is performance.

Annie (Nicole Kidman) and Baxter (Bateman) have spent most of their adult lives trying to get as far as possible from their parents, Caleb (Christopher Walken) and Camille Fang (Maryann Plunkett). The elder Fangs have attracted both kudos and controversy for their provocative, socially disruptive body of work, which, over the past forty-five years, has involved everything from faux bank robberies to staged incidents of child-busker harassment.

When journalist Baxter sustains a head injury in a potato-cannon mishap, he winds up involuntarily in his parents' care. Annie comes to rescue him — and also to confront Mr. and Mrs. Fang once and for all about the madness of their vocation — but the siblings are thrown for a loop when Caleb and Camille suddenly go missing and foul play is suspected. Is their disappearance a genuine cause for alarm or just another situationist prank?

Based on Kevin Wilson's bestselling novel, The Family Fang asks how far is too far when it comes to shaking people up. Galvanized by complex, charismatic performances, the film uses an extraordinary family dynamic as a means of addressing the problems of ordinary families everywhere.

(Jane Schoettle, TIFF.net)

[RT Critics Consensus]

Layered performances from Nicole Kidman and director-star Jason Bateman add extra depth to The Family Fang's sharply observed look at domestic dysfunction.

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Yi ge shao zi (2014)

Slo naslov: - 

Angleški naslov: A Fool

Država: Kitajska

Leto: 2014

Dolžina: 103',  Imdb

Žanri: Komedija. Drama  

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Jianbin Chen

Scenarij: Xuewen Hu

Igrajo: Jianjiang Chen, Shijia Jin, Qinqin Jiang, Xuebing Wang

[ENG]

Latiaozi was a Farmer who made a living with shepherding with his wife Jinzhizi. One day, their only son had been condemned for the crime. The couple scrabbled up 50000 Yuan to ask Li Datou, the able person of the town, for help, begging if Li Datou could find some big shot to reduce the penalty of their son. But they had been cheated. Latiaozi went to Li Datou's home to argue for his money but he failed. On his way home, he met a fool by accident. He had no choice but to pick him home. After a night spent in sheepfold, the fool was sent back to the town... (Rottentomatoes.com)

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Part drama, part black comedy, A Fool raises the question: in a world of greed and grifting, is it a kind, generous, and honest person who’s actually the fool? Providing no concrete answer, this well-made and though-provoking movie invites each viewer to reach his or her own conclusion.

(Stan Glick, VCinema)  

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Lamb (2015)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 97',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Ross Partridge

Scenarij: Ross Partridge, Bonnie Nadzam (knjiga)

Igrajo: Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Scoot McNairy, Joel Murray

[ENG]

Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects. (Imdb)

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A dangerously unclassifiable relationship between two lost and lonely individuals is the focus of “Lamb,” writer-director-star Ross Partridge’s beautiful and troubling sophomore feature. In adapting Bonnie Nadzam’s novel about a middle-aged man who befriends a young girl and coaxes her into joining him for a week at his rural hideaway, Partridge navigates risky material with assurance, delicacy and a deepening sense of intimacy that can turn, without warning, into complicity: The more at ease we feel in the characters’ company, the more disturbingly questionable the situation becomes. Superbly shot and movingly acted, especially by young Oona Laurence, this arthouse-ready item should prove a potent conversation-starter at festivals, where even naysayers may be hard pressed to deny the film’s cumulative emotional impact. (Justin Chang, Variety)

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American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016– )

Slo naslov: Ljudstvo proti O. J. Simpsonu: Ameriška zločinska zgodba 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 10x 45',  Imdb

Žanri: Biografija, Krimi, Drama  

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Ryan Murphy, Anthony Hemingway

Avtorja: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Igrajo: Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K. Brown, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kenneth Choi, David Schwimmer, John Travolta

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Serija spremlja sojenje razvpitemu O. J. Simpsonu, ki se je odvijalo leta 1995.

Serija temelji na knjigi Jeffreyja Toobina, The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson. Daje nam vpogled v sojenje O. J. Simpsonu s perspektive odvetnikov. Poglobi se v kaotične dogodke v ozadju sojenja in strategije obeh strani na sodišču. Predstavi, kako je splet pretirane samozavesti tožilcev, pretkanosti branilcev in izkušenj policije s skupnostjo temnopoltih prebivalcev dal poroti, kar je potrebovala: utemeljeni sum. (Vir: Siol.net)

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American Crime Story is an American true crime anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are executive producers with Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. It premiered on the cable network FX in the United States on February 2, 2016.

The first season, subtitled The People v. O.J. Simpson, presents the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson. A second season is in development and it will focus on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Wikipedia)

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There are few truly unifying events in American life. When something happens that makes the entire country stop and take notice, we remember it forever. Everybody remembers where they were when O.J. Simpson, riding in a white Bronco, led the police on a low-speed chase all over Los Angeles. This marked the emergence of the 24-hour news cycle and the birth of reality television. (Imdb)

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