Mass

“Following our previous movie with my filmclub which was seriously heartbreaking, we watched another movie which wasn’t really easier to swallow. It ”

A good movie

“Following our previous movie with my filmclub which was seriously heartbreaking, we watched another movie which wasn’t really easier to swallow. It doesn’t mean that it was bad, though, in the contrary. Basically, it was a hyper minimalist drama with only one room and four characters. So, there was no action scenes or flashbacks showing what happened at the time but this minimalist approach allowed a great focus on the dialogues and the 4 actors who all delivered some top-notch performances. As a result, there was a lot of room to develop all the characters who were all so complex, not only in the way they were grieving and coping with this tragedy but also in general. In spite of the grim setup, I thought it was actually a really humanist movie showing that, at the end of the day, wit” read more

Ronny's Dutch Film Club (115 movies items)

" chosen by Ietje Notes: Following our previous movie with the filmclub which was seriously heartbreaking, we watched another movie which wasn’t really easier to swallow. It doesn’t mean that it was bad, though, in the contrary. Basically, it was a hyper minimalist drama with only one room and four characters. So, there was no action scenes or flashbacks showing what happened at the time but this minimalist approach allowed a great focus on the dialogues and the 4 actors who all delivered so"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: May (35 movies items)

"First viewing - May 18th Hulu On one hand, after a weekend that saw 5 mass shootings across America I could see reason to postpone watching this film. But on the other hand this issue clearly isn't going anywhere, & after watching Mass I think it's all the more important to make time to see it if you haven't yet. The small cast delivers outstanding performances that make you forget they're acting, & that illusion is helped along by a script that focuses on a conversation few, if any of us, coul"

“(Usb) Big theme, parents of a psycho murderer and parents of one of his victims remembering and helaing wounds, but dialogues are too neat and reiterative, it begins and ends well...” read more