Movies worth watching this weekend
A non-canonical origin, an imitation of Scorsese's filmography, as well as a creepy thriller by Joaquin Phoenix and one of the most humane interpretations of the classic antihero. "Joker" has garnered many opinions, from the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival to accusations of romanticizing mental disorders and speculating on the character's popularity.
Phillips shot an original movie outside of any cinematic universe, clearly inspired by the style of the "New Hollywood" of the 70s. Some even believe that the "Joker" marker is not needed for this tape — it is the story of a mentally broken man, shot in an appropriately swampy, depressing atmosphere, a little more radical than we are used to seeing. And if one can still argue about the direction of this picture, then there is simply no point in disputing the cinematography of Lawrence Sher, the drawling soundtrack of the Icelandic Hildur Gudnasdottir and the screen transformation of Joaquin Phoenix.
Solstice (2019)
The drama of human relationships, psychedelics, anthropological sketches and ritual copulation — Ari Astaire has made a strange film that cannot even be called pure horror. "Solstice" is primarily an author's movie, which sees all the same long plans, slow development of events and carefully written characters. The director's new film deliberately ignores genre cliches and tries its best to frighten with a non—trivial visual approach - white day instead of a creepy night, no screamers and scary music in critical scenes.
"Solstice" is not sinless at all — the sagging plot and several unfinished minor arches, meanwhile, do not hurt the eyes precisely because of the hypnotic effect that Astaire achieves in his film. The boundaries between reality and dope, between the logical and the absurd, are becoming thinner, and in the last half hour they have been erased away. What can be called a plot recedes into the background, leaving only the metaphor of loneliness in focus.
The Matrix (1999)
Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a brilliant hacker. One day, he is contacted by the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), a man who promises to impart to him knowledge about reality, the truth about two worlds: the real and the generated. Neo joins Morpheus' group and begins to notice that the world in which he existed is not real, and his life was constantly controlled by someone. The initiation stages pose new questions for Neo. What is a Matrix and who needs it? And what role does Morpheus play? 1XBET is a legal platform. It operates under Caecus N.V., a company registered and licensed in Curaçao. You can use the bonuses on 1XBET on any sport or casino game. However, the 1XBET free spins are valid for select slots, including Reliquary of Ra and Juicy Fruits 27 Ways. The 1xbet free promo code today exclusive bonus and offers to add to the excitement. The offers would certainly take your 1xBet IPL betting experience to another level.