Film Fight 2020: May

#FF20 The Decline sees a group of survivalists deal with a grim accident.

A little slow in the last third, but tensions are built up well. Some nice shots, but the camera occasionally hints at action that isn’t followed through.

Reasonable enough.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 4, 2020

#FF20 All Day And A Night is a fairly generic take on poverty forcing people into crime, and that cycle repeating.

It's a worthwhile subject, but there's nothing here you haven't seen before. Jeffrey Wright is very good. The direction is fine. It looks okay

Not bad. Nothing new

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 8, 2020

#FF20 The Plagues Of Breslau is a cheap looking, made for TV quality, police drama.

Janky editing, contrived story, terrible dialogue, and over the top acting. It reminds me of an awful Seven remake.

Avoid.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 8, 2020

#FF20 Uncorked is a light drama about a man who wants to be a Master Sommelier, but whose dad wants him to continue the family business,

The tension is well set-up, it's beautifully shot, great dialogue, and charming.

An easy watch, that's got heft at the right times. Very good

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 13, 2020

#FF20 Swallow is the story of a woman who, frustrated with being a trophy wife for a rich family, is compelled to swallow potentially harmful objects.

Hard to watch at times, but with some powerful messages. A little slow at times, but very watchable.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 13, 2020

#FF20 Sea Fever sees a scientific expedition on a boating vessel go awry, as they discover something infectious.

Prescient, beautifully shot, fantastically acted and scripted. The whole cast put in solid performances for well-rounded characters.

Very good.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 13, 2020

#FF20 Sergio is the surprisingly good story of a UN diplomat negotiating various dilemmas while falling in love.

Charming throughout, the lead performances make this. The fragmented structure initially grates, but comes together well.

Slow towards the end, but worth seeing.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 13, 2020

#FF20 Selah And The Spades is a reasonably stylish teen drama, with a focus on factionalism and competition.

Cut in a slightly hazy, dreamy style, while at school, reality bites hard when Selah is with her mother.

A little slow in the last third, but otherwise solid.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 25, 2020

#FF20 The Lovebirds is a light-hearted, late-night, comedy about a couple breaking up... and then witnessing a murder.

The two leads are fantastic, the pace keeps up throughout, and the jokes are well-pitched. Some fun surprises throughout, but a slightly cliched end.

Very good

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 25, 2020

#FF20 Bloodshot is the kinda of film that I should've known better than to watch.

Some of the early action is better than I expected, but quickly degenerates into messy cuts and CG messes.

The motivations are pretty weak, as is much of the back-half of the film.

Skip!

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 25, 2020

#FF20 Earth and Blood is a bit of a slog.

A fairly boilerplate, small, action-thriller, with a washed out colour palette and characters that you’ve seen before.

Slow to start, slow to end, slow in between. It’s not bad, it’s just really generic.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) May 31, 2020

#FF20 Ultras is a look at the violence, tradition, and tribalism at the heart of football in Italy.

By focussing on both new recruiters who want in, and an older man who mostly wants out, it paints a full picture.

Beautifully shot, with some fantastic camera work. Watch.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) June 4, 2020