Filmski kotiček, 27. december 2016 ― Slo naslov: - Drugi naslovi: Burn Country Država: ZDA Jezik: Angleščina Leto: 2016 Dolžina: 102',  Imdb Žanri: Krimi, Triler Slo recenzija: - Režija: Ian Olds Scenarij: Ian Olds, Paul Felten Igrajo: Dominic Rains, Melissa Leo, James Franco [ENG] Leaving behind his life as a fixer for Western journalists reporting on the war in Afghanistan, Osman (Dominic Rains) lands in a small bohemian town in Northern California, living on the couch of his friend’s mother (Melissa Leo) and working as a crime reporter for the local newspaper. Restless and eager to find purpose in the context of his new life, he befriends a couple of locals—the eccentric and unstable Lindsay (James Franco) and the elusive Sandra (Rachel Brosnahan)—recruiting them to help him penetrate the town’s peculiar subculture. When Lindsay mysteriously goes missing, Osman gets drawn into the backwoods of the town in order to find him. As things begin to take a dangerous turn, Osman is forced to confront the untenable reality of his situation. Shot with rigorous attention to atmosphere and milieu, The Fixer is a slow-burning thriller that employs stillness to create an undercurrent of suspense. Director Ian Olds adroitly exposes the larger-than-life characters who often inhabit the smallest of towns. [Shayna Weingast, Tribeca Film Festival] Ocena

Filmski kotiček, 27. december 2016 ― aka Courted Slo naslov: Gospod sodnik Angleški naslov: Courted Država: Francija Jezik: Francoščina Leto: 2015 Dolžina: 98',  Imdb Žanri: Komedija, Krimi, Drama Slo recenzija: Mladina Režija: Christian Vincent Scenarij: Christian Vincent Igrajo: Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Eva Lallier, Corinne Masiero, Candy Ming [SLO]Via Kinodvor Ni pomembno, katero vlogo igramo, v sodni dvorani smo vsi samo ljudje … Michel Racine je strah vzbujajoči predsednik porotnega sodišča, nepopustljiv tako do drugih kot do sebe. Kličejo ga "sodnik dvomestnih številk", saj nikoli ne izreče kazni, ki bi bila krajša od desetih let. Vse pa se obrne na glavo, ko na nekem sojenju zaradi umora med porotniki opazi Ditte. Pred šestimi leti, ko jo je prvič srečal, se je skrivaj zaljubil vanjo. In morda je prav ona edina ženska, ki jo je kdaj ljubil. Fabrice Luchini se iz odljudnega sodnika prelevi v sanjavega zaljubljenca, ko med porotniki zagleda svojo platonsko ljubezen (Sidse Babett Knudsen iz serije Oblast/Borgen). Mešanica sodne drame in nežne ljubezenske zgodbe je z Beneškega filmskega festivala odnesla nagradi za najboljši scenarij in najboljšega igralca. Petindvajset let po filmu La discrète sva si s producentom Matthieujem Tarotom spet zaželela sodelovanja s Fabriceom Luchinijem. Manjkala sta le še lik in zgodba. Med pogovori sva si Fabricea začela zamišljati kot predsednika porotnega sodišča. Zdelo se mi je, da mu bosta rdeča halja in ovratnik iz hermelina zelo lepo pristajala. Ker o sodiščih nisem vedel nič, sem se začel udeleževati nekega porotnega sojenja. Ugotovil sem, da je sodna dvorana podobna gledališču – z občinstvom, igralci, dramaturgijo in kulisami vred. Tam vlada vnaprej določen red, ki kar kliče po tem, da bi bil porušen. Predvsem pa gre za svet besed, ki temelji zlasti na oralni naravi debat: kraj, kjer so nekateri mojstri jezika, drugi pa včasih niti ne razumejo postavljenih vprašanj. Na sojenju s poroto najdemo vse: človeške stiske, vznesene go

Filmski kotiček, 26. december 2016 ― Slo naslov: - Država: ZDA Jezik: Angleščina Leto: 2016 Dolžina: 100' ,  Imdb Žanri: Dokumentarni, Krimi Slo recenzija: - Režija: Ava DuVernay Scenarij: Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick Igrajo: Angela Davis, Corey Booker, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Michelle Alexander, Van Jones [ENG]The title of Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.  ************ 13th ... is dense with information, and it moves fast. But it's also a story told in images, and the ones DuVernay has chosen ring not just with sadness and horror but also cautious optimism.  [Stephanie Zacharek, TIME] Ocena

Filmski kotiček, 24. december 2016 ― Slo naslov: - Država: ZDA Jezik: Angleščina Leto: 2016 Dolžina: 88' ,  Imdb Žanri: Drama, Komedija, Romantični Slo recenzija: - Režija: John Krasinski Scenarij: James C. Strouse Igrajo: John Krasinski, Sharlto Copley, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Charlie Day [ENG]John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother's illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York. From a script by Jim Strouse that is at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, John Krasinski's second feature is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship. ********************* Actor John Krasinski goes behind the camera for a second time to deliver The Hollars, an affectionate look at an oddball family which is plunged into crisis when the matriarch (Margo Martindale) is diagnosed with a brain tumour. Krasinksi, also starring as the clan’s commitment-shy youngest son John, aims for off-beat humour laced with high-stakes emotional drama. It’s not that he fails, or that his film isn’t desperately charming as it goes about its business, but this is very familiar American indie territory, and The Hollars stops well short of innovation.  [Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily] Ocena