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Sinners

The premises are juicy, the cast works hard to make the whole occurrence plausible, but the movie miserably drowns in an ocean of obviousness and naivety. The first appearance of the vampires is ludicrous. Sixteen Academy awards nods? Don't be ridiculous. Mark: 6 / 10

Train Dreams

Based on Denis Johnson's novella, it's an intimate, deep and poignant portrait of a man and his attitude toward life, work, love and change. Joel Edgerton offers an awesome performance. Mark: 8 / 10

One Battle After Another

A great movie. From the incredibly original and spot on screenplay to the amazing cast (DiCaprio and Penn deserve tons of awards), this is a product that makes us laugh, amaze and ultimately think. Mark: 8.5 / 10

Frankenstein (2025)

An enjoyable remake, lifting off from the appearance of the creature and with a somewhat warm ending. Very good performance by Jacob Elordi. Mark: 7 / 10

Bugonia

Fourth movie in a row for director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone: a grief-stricken pamphlet about environmentalism, magnificently written and acted. The music is either grandiose and disturbing. Mark: 8 / 10

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

It's always refreshing (and pretty rare) to praise a sequel: in this case, everything and everyone must receive a thunderous applause. The third instalment of this franchise is magnificently acted (Craig and O'Connor are extraordinary), very well written and directed with wit and an uncommon sense of rhythm. Mark: 8 / 10