Thriller, drama, a dash of sci-fi and a few laughs. These are the ingredients of this week at the cinema. First, the expected tomorrow arrives “John Wick 4”, with Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne.
The Return of John Wick
Ambitious and epic chapter of the saga, with hints of post-realism, where Baba Yaga become legend again. In the film of Chad Stahelski, the hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) finds a way to defeat the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, he must face a new enemy.
A thriller with a neo-western climate is “Delta” Of Michele Vannucci, with Alessandro Borghi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Emilia Scarpati, Denis Fasolo. The Po Delta is the scene of the clash between poachers and fishermen. Here two men face each other in the mists discovering their true nature in a duel without heroes.
“Weirdness of love” (title that evokes a song by Franco Battiato) deals with a dramatically current issue such as discrimination and homosexuality. She does it by telling the dream of loving each other without fear. The movie of Joseph Fiorello (with Gabriele Pizzurro, Samuele Segreto, Fabrizia Sacchi, Simona Malato) is dedicated to Giorgio and Antonio, victims of the crime of Giarre, which took place in 1980 in the province of Catania.
From Aramgeddon Time to The Legendary Journey
To be seen: Aramgeddon Time-The time of the ApocalypseOf James Gray, with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeat. Here Gray returns to his New York with a domestic parable that breaks the codes of the coming of age.
From drama to science fiction with “2028 – The girl found in the trash”, by and with Michael Krzywicki, Dagmara Brodziak, Marek Kalita, Philippe Tlokinski (II). Former social activist Simon Hertz announces online that he plans to commit suicide and the suicide will be streamed on New Year’s Eve 2028/’29. A title (for fans of the genre) that brings together Hollywood symbols, indie pace and European breadth.
Halfway between documentary and fiction, it is “Vera” Of Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel (with True GemStebastian Dascalu, Annamaria Giancamerla, Daniel de Palma), Pasolini’s feature film that tells the sunken gaze of Vera.
Finally, for the younger ones, it comes to the cinema “The Legendary Journey” Of Alessio Liguori (with Dominick Alaimo, Erick Parisi, Luigi Luciano, Sofia Iacuitto). First film starring DinsiemE: Parisi & Alaimothe pair of Youtubers from 1.72 million subscribers. Based on the children’s book of the same name Together.