Guilty of disappointment

 

Nuremberg (2025)

Written & directed by James Vanderbilt this film based on real events stars Rami Malek and Russell Crowe. A psychiatrist exams the remaining Nazi high command ahead of the first Nuremberg trial.

Unfortunately the writing is not up to the subject matter here, too much of the script is too simplistic. You also do not need to be a history export to be able to tell where events have been spiced up to fit the narrative. I also found the score somewhat overbearing for the serious subject matter.

2/5

Dance, Dance, No revolution

 

Charity Ball (1897)

Directed by William Heise this early short film stars James T. Kelley and Dorothy Kent. A couple dance for the camera.

Fairly nice dancing, pretty jaunty. The framing of the shot is not the best and neither is the image quality on the version I saw. Not too bad considering the age of the film.

2/5

Later later

 

28 Years Later (2025)

Directed by Danny Boyle this sequel stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams and Ralph Fiennes. Living in a zombie apocalypse a 12 year old boy tries to find his mother a doctor.

Fine for what it is, you can see what the film is trying to do but I am not sure it fully connects with the deeper themes. Pretty standard film for the genre. Always love a good Ralph Fiennes performance.

3/5

Half a film

 

Honor's Half-Life (2024)

Directed by Robert Flowers this short film stars Kyra Wellington, Alex Petrovich and Greg DeHetre. A former soldier and his daughter go into the woods hunting a man.

You can see what this short is trying to do it just does not do it very well at all. The acting and action are especially weak in this one. Sorry to say not worth watching.

1/5

Room for Jesus

 

Bowery Waltz (1897)

Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. Two people dance imitating being a drunk couple.

Plenty of space is left for Jesus here. May be loses a little bit in the medium and age. I am sure the act was more entertaining in its time.

2/5

break dancing in 1898

 

A Street Arab (1898)

Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. A boy proto-break dances.

Pretty cool dancing for the period. A fun little short for sure. Decent image quality.

3/5

Streets

 

Fifth Avenue, New York (1897)

Directed by William Heise and James H. White this is an early short film. A simple shot of a busy street in New York.

Similar to many other street films of the era. Image quality is not as sharp as it could be, forgivable given the age of the film. Fine for what you expect.

3/5