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Abigail (2024)
Bad movie
Abigail:
One of the worst movies of 2024. Ironically, hasn't done bad at the box offices. This shows that public hasn't been educated about cinema yet. People are still fall for garbage and stupidity. I thought that Barbie (2023) was stupid last year but after watching this one this week, I put it on the top of my regrets and shame. Now, it would take me sometime to get out of the anger and depression. To do that, I have to watch "Cabrini" a new epic in cinema, again to get back to my human mood!
Especially when I saw Dan Stevens, he ruined my memory of the good PBS show Downton Abbey (TV Series )
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
Brian W. Cook vs. Abbas Kiarostami
Recently I came across a movie called "Color me Stanley Kubrick" (2005) about "The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him."
It immediately reminded me of a film the the late Abbas Kiarostami had made called "Close up" (1999) about "The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film." Kiarostami considered Close Up as his best work.
The more you watch Close Up, the more you admire Kiarostami's master work. On the other hand, it is enough to watch Color me Stanley Kubrick and never wanted to watch it again. I have no doubt that the director Brian W. Cook who had worked with Kubrick in his last film "Eyes Wide Shut" had seen Kiarostami's Close Up and never understood it. Therefore, he must have decided to make a parody about a man who presents himself as Stanley Kubrick. And what a stupid move it came to be despite his 6.1 evaluation in IMDB.
Mogholha (1973)
Ahead of his time
One of the most advance film in style and substance coming from Iran. The movie was a prediction of what would have happen in Iran before the revolution 1979. The shah was trying to push Iran to become and industrial country to reach Japan as soon as possible while the new wave of modernisation without political freedoms was holding the momentum. Therefore, I would destroy or confuse the culture like the mongols who invaded the country and destroyed everything and left the country ruined for years to come. The sarcastic and comic style of the film was unprecedented in Iranian cinema before so much the money critics found the film vague and nonsense and couldn't see the sarcasm.
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
The shah of Iran was dead
At 46:50, Andre says who I am? The shah of iran . By the time the movie was made and released (1981) the Poor Shah of Iran had been already disgraced and dead. This shows how the winters and even the director, Louis Malle were out of touch with the current events at the time.
Coming 2 America (2021)
Coming 2 zero
This is such a shame that cinema has come down 2 this level of stupidity! Perhaps, this would be the worst films of 2021. I am so sorry for myself for watching this film. I think this film is a disgrace to African American community. Please respect yourself and don't watch this movie. Unless you want to fill stupid and ashamed of yourself like I did.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2020)
The worst movie I have ever seen
This movie is so so bad that I could not believe why it has been nominated for Golden Globe . This is the most disgusting film ever this guy has made. I am so disappointed in Golden Globe . Ironically, this guy was so good in the trial of Chicago 7. What a surprise!
Molly's Game (2017)
1 goof
When Molly goes back to New York and opens a game and hire 3 girls . One of the "Winston " the daughter of American diplomat who has "the emails of half of Saudi Royals," apparently writing something in Arabic but the writing is in Persian and all 4 lines are the same thing reading "good opportunities with readily thinking."
Sepideh (2013)
Don't let your dreams die
One of the most beautiful docu-dramas I have seen. The story of a girl who doesn't let her dream die despite all the cultural and social obstacles on her way. Made in a Kiarostami style of "close up." Not as dramatic but more poetic and encouraging
Jandar (2019)
Unacceptable and undeveloped film
An illogical film. The actings although try to be realistic but you can feel that the actors themselves do not believe their characters and their stories. The plot is topsy-Turvy and confusing. The directors fail to realize that in cinema Realistic-looking fightings and quarrels do not make drama.
Survive the Night (2020)
Worst movie of the year so far
Survive the night
What a stupid cliche movie. Nothing is acceptable from the beginning. He probably wanted to make another "Desperate Hours" by great William Wyler and with Humphrey Bogart or "In cold blood" by Richard Brooks but this director failed miserably. Bad story, bad acting, and above all bad directing. The other actors are all bad enough but Bruce Willis is in his worst performance if his career . This has been the worst movie I have seen this year so far .
Shabi Ke Mah Kamel Shod (2019)
Better than Zero Dark Thirty
An incredible movie by an Iranian female director . If this was a Hollywood production, it would definitely win the Oscar for the best film in 2020
The Silence (2019)
100% nonsense
One the most nonsense things I had ever seen on Netflix. If Netflix does not fix itself, I will cancel my subscription
Davandeh (1984)
"Davandeh" (The Runner) runs for ever
An excellent film. An auto biography of the director. The first film that brought the Iranian cinema to the attention of the world. In 1991, when it was shown in Washington DC, the Washington Post wrote of Amir Naderi "the best unknown filmmaker in the world."
King Lear (2018)
King Lear for the new era
Although the story of Shakespeare's "King Lear" in comparison with the realistic style of today's Drama doesn't make sense any more and it sounds more allegorical ! But it can still brings awareness to today's political and social situations in some parts of the world ! Especially in some which are still rulled by dictatorial powers and one-man "Leadership." Maybe that is why Amazon and B.B.C came together and made a new modern version of it
La lengua de las mariposas (1999)
Not to forget !
A film we have to watch it again and agin not to give in to fascism again !
Singha Durbar (2015)
Is she or she is not fit for the position!
A very interesting drama about a progressive female politician who is chosen to become the next prime minister in a society that she has many opponents