Tickled (2016)

Slo naslov: -

Država: Nova Zelandija 

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 92',  Imdb

Žanri: Dokumentarni

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

Scenarij: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

Igrajo: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Hal Karp

[ENG]

After stumbling upon a bizarre "competitive endurance tickling" video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking-the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig any deeper. So, like any good journalist confronted by a bully, he does just the opposite: he travels to the hidden tickling facilities in Los Angeles and uncovers a vast empire, known for harassing and harming the lives of those who protest their involvement in these films. The more he investigates, the stranger it gets, discovering secret identities and criminal activity. Discovering the truth becomes Farrier's obsession, despite increasingly sinister threats and warnings. With humor and determination, Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve summon up every resource available to get to the bottom of this tickling worm hole.

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A story about competitive tickling competitions sounds like one of those light-hearted BuzzFeed-style posts that’s good only for a quick chuckle and share on Facebook. But in this documentary by New Zealand TV journalist and professional prober of life’s bizarre side David Farrier and his tech-oriented buddy Dylan Reeve, it turns into a surprisingly tense and increasingly weird detective story about the shadowy, threatening, abusive figure that, it turns out, lies behind the seemingly innocent divertissement. (Lee Marshall, Screen Daily)

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Westworld (2016– )

Slo naslov: Westworld

Država: ZDA

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 10 x 60',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Misterij, ZF

Slo recenzija: Filmstart, RTV SLO MMC, Delo

Režija: Jonathan Nolan, Frederick E. O. Toye, Neil Marshall...

Scenarij: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

Igrajo: Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins,Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, James Marsden

[SLO]

Serijo je navdihnil istoimenski film iz leta 1973 scenarista in režiserja Michaela Crichtona, ki govori o zabaviščnem tematskem parku, poseljenem z roboti. "Westworld" je kraj, kjer zadostijo vsakršni želji in domišljiji obiskovalcev.

Zgodba o "Zahodnem svetu" je temačna odiseja o nastanku umetne zavesti ter prihodnosti grešnih misli, ki se odvija na prehodu med bližnjo prihodnostjo in fiktivno preteklostjo. Westworld je svet, kjer zadostijo vsakršni želji in domišljiji obiskovalcev. V enourni drami nastopijo igralci Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Ben Barnes, Jimmi Simpson, Clifton Collins, Jr., Simon Quarterman ter Angela Sarafyan. Izvršni producent, scenarist in režiser je Jonathan Nolan; scenaristka in producentka Lisa Joy; drugi izvršni producenti J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub in Bryan Burk; izvršna koproducentka Kathy Lingg; producentka Athena Wickham; ter koproducentka Susie Ekins. Sodelujoča produkcijska podjetja so tudi Robot Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions in Kilter Films v sodelovanju s televizijskim oddelkom Warner Bros. Serijo "Westworld" je navdihnil istoimenski celovečerni film iz leta 1973, ki ga je po lastnem scenariju režiral Michael Crichton. [HBO Adria]

[ENG]

Westworld isn't your typical amusement park. Intended for rich vacationers, the futuristic park -- which is looked after by robotic "hosts" -- allows its visitors to live out their fantasies through artificial consciousness. No matter how illicit the fantasy may be, there are no consequences for the park's guests, allowing for any wish to be indulged.

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Do Not Resist (2016)

Slo naslov: -

Država: ZDA

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 72',  Imdb

Žanri: Dokumentarni

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Craig Atkinson

Scenarij: Craig Atkinson

Igrajo: James Comey, Dave Grossman, Rand Paul

[ENG]

An urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, DO NOT RESIST - the directorial debut of Detropia cinematographer Craig Atkinson - offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for Best Documentary puts viewers in the center of the action - from a ride-along with a South Carolina SWAT team and inside a police training seminar that teaches the importance of "righteous violence" to the floor of a congressional hearing on the proliferation of military equipment in small-town police departments - before exploring where controversial new technologies including predictive policing algorithms could lead the field next.

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The doc is stylistically uninspiring, with a tedious threatening sound design, but the powerful subject matter largely overcomes such missteps. [Jay Weissberg, Variety]

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The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Slo naslov: Luč sredi morja

Država: VB, ZDA, Nova Zelandija

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 133',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Romantični  

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Derek Cianfrance

Scenarij: Derek Cianfrance, M.L. Stedman (knjiga)

Igrajo: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Caren Pistorius, Benedict Hardie, Emily Barclay

[SLO]

Čustvena drama, posneta po priljubljenem romanu pisateljice M.L. Stedman, prikazuje razburkan odnos mladega para na avstralski obali. Po koncu prve svetovne vojne se veteran Tom zaposli kot oskrbnik svetilnika, družbo pa mu dela predana žena Isabela. Po tragičnem spontanem splavu se Isabele poloti depresija, dokler nekega dne v nasedlem čolnu ne najdeta neznanega dojenčka. Isabele moža prepriča, da punčko obdržita in nikomur ne izdata resnice o njenem poreklu. Leta družinske sreče prekine srečanje z obupano Hannah, ki je na morju izgubila moža in hčerko. Tom in Isabela se znajdeta pred nemogočo izbiro med priznanjem boleče resnice ali življenjem v laži tuje bolečine. [Kolosej]

[ENG]

After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.

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Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot (2015)

aka They Call Me Jeeg Robot

Slo naslov: -

Angleški naslov: They Call Me Jeeg Robot

Država: Italija

Jezik: Italijanščina

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 112',  Imdb

Žanri: Akcija, Komedija, ZF

Slo recenzija: Primorski dnevnik

Režija: Gabriele Mainetti

Scenarij: Nicola Guaglianone, Menotti

Igrajo: Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Ilenia Pastorelli, Stefano Ambrogi, Maurizio Tesei, Francesco Formichetti, Daniele Trombetti, Antonia Truppo

[ENG]

The film is a strange and anti-hero transposition of a very popular animated manga cartoon in the 80's called Steel Jeeg. Here, a young outlaw (Enzo) is somehow affected by radioactive waste in the Tiber waters in Rome. He subsequently finds out he has gained super powers and interprets them as a reward for never having managed to enter the criminal world that counts. The inside joke reveals itself when Enzo meets Alessia, who believes the charming hero is the personification of the hero in the cartoon she used to watch.

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Italy finally has its very own superhero, and his capacity for mixing social critique with heroic feats is boundless. Gabriele Mainetti’s thoroughly enjoyable, surprisingly plangent and gritty “They Call Me Jeeg” features a two-bit criminal loser who stumbles upon his powers, Toxic Avenger-style (without the deformity), and learns to care about humanity thanks to a traumatized woman who’s convinced he’s the Japanese manga character Steel Jeeg. Mainetti may be a novice helmer but there’s no trace of the beginner here, with style and execution earning top marks along with modest yet well-handled f/x. The real standout, though, is how he combines superhero tropes with Italian social and political ills, making “Jeeg” a likely cross-generational sleeper hit following a projected February opening. Offshore chances look promising. (Jay Weissberg, Variety)

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The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

Slo naslov: Dekle z vsemi darovi

Država: VB, ZDA

Jezik: Angleščina 

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 111',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Grozljivka, Triler  

Slo recenzija: Filmoljub

Režija: Colm McCarthy

Scenarij: Mike Carey

Igrajo: Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua, Lobna Futers, Anamaria Marinca

[SLO]

V bližnji prihodnosti: človeštvo je uničeno zaradi glivične bolezni, ki izkorenini svobodno voljo in spremeni svoje žrtve v mesojede »lakotnike*«. Na bolezen in njene učinke je imuna le majhna skupina otrok. V vojaški bazi na angleškem podeželju je ta skupina otrok preučuvana in prepuščena krutim eksperimentom znanstvenice dr. Caldwell. Čeprav so bili okuženi z zombijskim patogenom, ki je zdesetkal svetovnov populacijo, ti otroci ohranjajo normalne misli in čustva. Čeprav še vedno hrepenijo po človeškem mesu, kar je eden od simptomov bolezni, so ti »lakotniki« druge generacije sposobni misliti in čutiti, kar jih postavlja v središče iskanja zdravila.

Otroci vsak dan obiskujejo učne ure, ki jih straži vedno pozoren narednik Parks. Vendar ena deklica, Melanie, odstopa od ostalih otrok. Melanie je posebna. Je zelo uspešna pri učnih urah, je radovedna, ima domišljijo in obožuje svojo najljubšo učiteljico gospodično Justineau. Ko je vojaška baza napadena, Melanie pobegne skupaj z gospodično Jutineau, narednikom Parksom, dr. Caldwell in dvema drugima vojakoma (Gallagherjem in Dillonom).

Kljub ozadju uničene Velike Britanije, mora Melanie ugotoviti kaj je in se končno tudi odločiti o svoji prihodnosti in prihodnosti človeške rase. [Cineplexx]

[ENG]

In a dystopian near future, humanity has been ravaged by a mysterious fungal disease. The afflicted are robbed of all free will and turned into flesh-eating 'hungries'. Humankind's only hope is a small group of hybrid children who crave human flesh but retain the ability to think and feel. The children go to school at an army base in rural Britain, where they're subjected to cruel experiments by Dr. Caroline Caldwell (Glenn Close). School teacher Helen Justineau (Gemma Arterton) grows particularly close to an exceptional girl named Melanie (Sennia Nanua), thus forming a special bond. But when the base is invaded, the trio escape with the assistance of Sgt. Eddie Parks (Paddy Considine) and embark on a perilous journey of survival, during which Melanie must come to terms with who she is.

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Arrival (2016)

Slo naslov: Prihod

Država: ZDA

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 116',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Misterij, ZF 

Slo recenzija: Filmoljub, Filmstart, Mladina, RTV SLO MMC

Režija: Denis Villeneuve

Scenarij: Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang (zgodba)

Igrajo: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Mark O'Brien, Nathaly Thibault

[SLO]

Zgodba nadvse inteligentnega znanstveno-fantastičnega trilerja se vrti okoli prihoda Nezemljanov in našega prva stika z njimi. Dvanajst vesoljskih ladij jajčaste oblike je pristalo na različnih koncih sveta. Ameriška vojska se kmalu obrne na strokovnjakinjo Louise Banks (Adams), najboljšo prevajalko na svetu, ki bo morala s fizikom Ianom Donnellyjem (Renner) odkriti, ali so naši obiskovalci prišli v miru ali predstavljajo nevarnost za vse človeštvo. (Cineplexx)

[ENG]

When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team--lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams)--are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers--and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

[RT Critics Consesus]

Arrival delivers a must-see experience for fans of thinking person's sci-fi that anchors its heady themes with genuinely affecting emotion and a terrific performance from Amy Adams.

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La tête haute (2015)

aka Standing Tall

Slo naslov: Z dvignjeno glavo

Drugi naslovi: Standing Tall

Država: Francija

Jezik: Francoščina

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 120' ,  Imdb

Žanri: Drama 

Slo recenzija: Mladina

Režija: Emmanuelle Bercot

Scenarij: Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano

Igrajo: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier, Diane Rouxel

[SLO]

Via Kinodvor

Malony, ki ga je pri šestih letih zapustila mama, kot najstnik postane redni obiskovalec sodišča za mladoletne. Okoli njega počasi raste nadomestna družina: sodnica Florence, ki se bliža upokojitvi, ter vzgojitelj Yann, ki je imel tudi sam težko otroštvo. Oba mu z veliko mero predanosti, potrpljenja in ljubezni pomagata najti pravo pot.

Režiserka Emmanuelle Bercot je po Bettie gre ponovno združila moči s Catherine Deneuve in posnela ganljivo dramo, ki zagovarja misel, da družba nima pravice obupati nad nobenim izmed svojih mladostnikov – zlasti ne nad tistimi najbolj nasilnimi in "brezupnimi". Otvoritveni film lanskega Cannesa.

Vsi otroci imajo pravico do izobrazbe. Zagotoviti jo mora družina, sicer je odgovornost družbe, da pomaga.' Ta stavek, ki sem ga prebrala v knjigi nekega sodnika, zelo natančno pojasni, o čem film pravzaprav govori. /.../ Kako bomo rešili družbo, če ne z izobraževanjem, in sicer v širšem smislu besede? Pravno varstvo mladoletnikov temelji na ideji, da ni za otroka nič zapisano v kamen in da je pot navzdol s pomočjo vzgojnih in podpornih programov mogoče zaustaviti. Kako pri tem ne obupati, saj se rezultati pokažejo počasi – če sploh se? Prav to je tema mojega filma. /.../ Imam strica, ki je vzgojitelj, in kot otrok sem ga neko poletje obiskala v Bretanji, kjer je vodil tabor za mlade prestopnike. /.../ Na deklico iz premožne in skrbne družine, kakršna sem bila, je vedenje najstnikov, ki niso imeli takšne sreče kot jaz, naredilo močan vtis: očarala sta me njihova predrznost, upor proti avtoriteti in družbenim pravilom. Hkrati pa sem občudovala trud svojega strica in ostalih vzgojiteljev, da bi jih spravili 'na pravo pot' ter jih naučili ljubezni in spoštovanja – do drugih, predvsem pa do samih sebe. Spomin na to poletje je ostal živ vse do najstniških let, ko sem začela razmišljati, da bi postala sodnica za mladoletnike, kasneje pa me je navdahnil, da sem posnela film. /.../ Že od začetka sem imela v mislih Catherine … ali pa Gérarda Depardieuja. In nikogar drugega! Kot da bi lik zahteval veliko avtoriteto iz sveta filma. Moj stric se je nekoč zbližal z mladim prestopnikom, za katerega je več let skrbel kot svetovalec – skupaj s sodnico za mladoletne, ki je bila tik pred upokojitvijo. /…/ Tudi najstnik se je na oba zelo navezal. Stric mi je povedal, da je nekega dne rekel sodnici: 'Zanj si ti njegova mati, jaz pa njegov oče,' in ona je odgovorila, 'ne, ti si njegova mama, jaz pa njegov oče.' V tistem trenutku sem se odločila, da bo sodnik ženskega spola in da mora vlogo odigrati Catherine. /.../ Mislim, da je v tej vlogi izjemna. Ima očitno naravno avtoriteto, hkrati pa je izjemno pozorna in zaščitniška. Ima zelo močno materinsko plat. To mešanico sem iskala za sodnico in Catherine je popolnoma uspelo. - Emmanuelle Bercot

[ENG]

Malony has been in conflict with the school and with the law since he was six. But Florence Blaque, a juvenile judge, and Yann, a special educator, are convinced that they can save him from the spiral of revolt and violence in which he seems to be caught for the rest of his days. Will they attain their end in spite of everything, in spite of Malony himself who is his own worst enemy?

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Kicks (2016)

Slo naslov: -

Država: ZDA

Jezik: Angleščina

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 80',  Imdb

Žanri: Avantura, Drama 

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Justin Tipping

Scenarij: Joshua Beirne-Golden,  Justin Tipping

Igrajo: Jahking Guillory, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer, Mahershala Ali, Kofi Siriboe

[ENG]

Fifteen-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy, assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone - even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by Flaco, a local hood. Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers.

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An arresting visual experience, Kicks has style to spare, and in fact it probably should have spared a little, as this first-time director sometimes crowds his film with more auteurial flourishes than his rather simple story can support. Nonetheless, this is a debut of undeniable promise, both for its director and its largely unknown cast.[Andrew Barker, Variety]

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Marguerite (2015)

Slo naslov: Marguerite

Angleški naslov: Marguerite

Država: Francija, Češka, Belgija

Jezik: Francoščina

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 129',  Imdb

Žanri: Drama

Slo recenzija: Mladina

Režija: Xavier Giannoli

Scenarij: Xavier Giannoli, Marcia Romano 

Igrajo: Catherine Frot, Denis Mpunga, André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret, Sylvain Dieuaide

[SLO]

Pariz, zgodnja 20. leta. Premožna Marguerite Dumont je strastna ljubiteljica glasbe in opere. Na svojem dvorcu za izbrane goste redno prireja recitale. Toda pevka je povsem brez posluha in nihče od licemernih povzpetnikov ji tega ne želi odkrito povedati. Ko mladi, izzivalni novinar objavi navdušeno kritiko njene zadnje predstave, se Marguerite kljub nasprotovanju moža odloči izživeti svoje sanje in nastopiti pred čisto pravim občinstvom v Pariški operi.

Razkošna in komična kostumska drama o strasti, ki jo podžiga velika laž, premesti milje svojega navdiha, resnične zgodbe o ameriški bogatašinji in nesojeni operetni divi Florence Foster Jenkins, v Pariz dvajsetih let. Štiri nagrade cezar, vključno z lovoriko za najboljšo igralko. [FEMF 2016]

[ENG]

1921, the beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont’s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner’s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune. In ways quite similar to the Castafiore, Marguerite has been living her passion in her own bubble, and the hypocrite audience, always coming in for a good laugh, acts as if she was the diva she believes she is.

When a young, provocative journalist decides to write a rave article on her latest performance, Marguerite starts to believe even further in her talent. This gives her the courage she needs to follow her dream. Despite her husband’s reluctance, and with the help of a has-been divo, both funny and mean, she decides to train for her first recital in front of a crowd of complete strangers. [FEMF 2016]

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