I’m Your Man


2021
Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance

Alma is a scientist at Berlin’s famous Pergamon Museum. In order to obtain research funds for her studies, she accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence designed to allow it to morph into that of her ideal life partner. Enter Tom, a machine in human form, created to make her happy.

I blame myself for postponing to watch this movie. It has strong competitors like Ex Machina, not too much of a budget, and yet exceeded all the expectations. Acting is…
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The Trouble with You

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2018
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime

Detective Yvonne is the widow of police chief Santi, a local hero in a town on the French Riviera. When she learns he was in fact a crooked cop, she tries to right his wrongs. Crossing paths with Antoine, a victim of Santi, sets off a series of wild events.

Not just a dramatic comedy, this is art. I loved every piece of it. It’s bizarre, entertaining, at times sad. There’s a mix of genres which blends very well here.…
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Double Lover

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2017
Romance, Thriller, Drama

Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.

Oh yes. This little erotic thriller plays in the top league. To begin with, the cinematography is absolutely stunning. Then you get great performances and a successful mix of genres.…
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Passengers

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2016
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

Extremely underrated movie. Maybe because it isn’t an action sci-fi as the trailer suggests. I thought to watch the beginning and turn it off if it seems too mainstream. But…
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The Handmaiden

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2016
Thriller, Drama, Romance

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese count to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. […]

A strong movie from one of my favorite directors. As of this post, it’s the latest movie of Park Chan-wook, but I’d say it’s a good introduction if you’re new…
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All The Days Before Tomorrow

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2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wes is awakened in the middle of the night by an unexpected phone call. It’s Alison, the girl who could have been, who is flying home to Tokyo in the morning and wants to come by for a night of reminiscing before she goes.

Another great success in this genre. The movie is calm, filled with strong character study and spiced up with some tasty surreal shots. Young actors fit and did their job…
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The Lobster

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2015
Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

You might even want to turn this off and watch some action. It starts weird, pretentious and slow. Just like Swiss Army Man, which is another level of pretentiousness, which…
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Inherent Vice

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2014
Comedy, Romance, Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

I see how this isn‘t a generally loved movie. It‘s almost too confusing, but luckily the detective line doesn‘t matter that much after all. The hippie detective moves through a…
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Silver Linings Playbook

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2012
Drama, Comedy, Romance

After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

David O. Russell has done it again. Right from the beginning I knew I gonna like it. Great actors, intelligent humor and funny situations of life makes this movie heartful…
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Moonrise Kingdom

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2012
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

The atmosphere, the style and the acting are what makes this movie terrific. There is a lot going on, but the movie never feels tiring or pretentious. It’s a relaxing…
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