Reviews

The phantom menace -for star wars supporters' eyes at least- should have been the great opening to the prequel saga, bringing in -other than some of the old trilogy characters and new one- mostly a new point of view of the world of star wars, bringing it to a new mature tone, placing the political sphere of this world at the center of the plot.

Well, simply... it did not happen.

George Lucas tries to alternate these serious tones with moments that should serve to "dissolve" the tension but which are stupid and childish - we can call into question the character of Jar Jar Binks.

This, combined with a preponderant and constantly annoying CGI and a very slow progress of the film - just remember the enormous duration of Anakin's competition - makes the film not appropriate to a slightly more adult audience.

Having said that, it is necessary to say that episode one has some positive aspects, just like the characters of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Darth Maul and Palpatine above all, which represent the real flagship of this film.

After all, Star Wars - The Phantom Menace closes as one of the two weakest chapters of the Skywalker saga, being a film - unfortunately - insufficient.

My rating: 5.1/10.

Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) plane to raise an army of wizards to rule over muggles. Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) seeks Newt Scamander's (Eddie Redmayne) help to stop him.

There are so many problems in this movie. The main problem is the lack of a great villain. Johnny Depp, at his historical lows, is far far away from Ralph Fiennes' Voldemort. The plot is so boring and it is obvious that there will be no progress until the last film of the Saga. This movie has to considered as a "passing movie" until the grand finale.

The only positive note is Jude Law performance, ambiguous and intriguing, and the great VFX.

My rating: 5.8/10.

In this little Netflix masterpiece, Coen brothers narrate about death. She (yeah, it's like a person) comes in multiple ways and unexpectedly -as for the main character of the first story, the cowboy Buster Scruggs- but inevitably comes. Not for anyone, this movie is one of the greatest work by Coen brothers.

My rating: 8.0/10.