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The Reverend 2011 ★
One of the rare occasions where I was so bored I could not even finish it.
Only upsides were the cameos for Rutger Hauer and Doug Bradley.
Interstellar 2014 ★★★★½
One of Nolan's great epics.
Matthew McCounaghey (in the middle of his McCougnaissance) plays a frustrated engineer who somehow stumbles across a grand project to save what's left of the world at that point. Surrounded by an ensemble cast with – among others – Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon, John Lithgow, Michael Caine,...
Their space mission combines the grandeur of 2001 with the tension of the better sci-fi thrillers. As a viewer, you are constantly involved in the storylines of the various obstacles that our protagonists have to overcome.
Is this a movie with an explicit climate message, or more of a cuationary tale to people with (too) much faith in technology in regard of climate. The ones that say: Don't worry, somebody will work out something. All this in an epic tale that can equally be enjoyed on a surface level.
Black Mirror: The Waldo Moment 2013 ★★½
Well told stylistiscally, but pretty predictable and the least of the episodes I have seen so far.
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