The last thing I'd recommend

 The Last Man (2018)

Written & directed by Rodrigo H. Vila this film stars Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel and Liz Solari. In the near future a war veteran with PTSD believes the world is ending soon.

It was a real struggle to get through this film, the plot manages to be a real slog to get to a predictable conclusion. Nothing ever happens with the hints that the protagonist is an unreliable narrator which seems like a complete waste. Some of the dialogue was hard to catch and the visual effects gloomy at best.

2/5

Where no woman had gone before?

 Carmencita (1894)

Directed by William K. L. Dickson this is a short film staring Carmencita. We see a woman dancing in front of the camera.

Barely thirty seconds long this is not the longest dance you will ever see. What we do get here is possibly one of the first ever women caught on film. As early dance clips go this film does not stand out much beyond its historical significance.

3/5

A rose by a very different name

 Rosy (2018)

Written & directed by Jess Bond this film stars Nat Wolff, Stacy Martin, Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub. A young man kidnaps an aspiring actress to convince her to fall in love with him.

It may be an uncomfortable watch for some but this black comedy goes to some really interesting places. There is definitely something to the way this film explores trust between two people even if it goes at it from a very unusual set up. Possibly most interesting is seeing Johnny Knoxville in an actual serious, dramatic role for a change.

3/5

I wish I hadn't watched this

 The Final Wish (2018)

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. this film stars Michael Welch, Lin Shaye and Melissa Bolona. A young lawyer struggling with his life returns home after his father's death and runs into a wish granting demon.

This film relies far too heavily on fake scares and cliché characters. The script needs some serious work to save any sort of entertainment. Even the acting is poor with so much of it seemingly wooden.

1/5

An improvement!

 Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Directed by William K. L. Dickson & William Heise this film “stars” G. Sacco Albanese. We see a man moving around and waving.

Unlike this film's predecessor you can actually see what is going on here. Still not exactly a great film but at least identifiable as a person on screen. Probably not a milestone in cinema worth seeking out.

2/5

A film that should have been killed at birth

 Kill Ben Lyk (2018)

Directed by Erwan Marinopoulos this film stars Eugene Simon, Dimitri Leonidas and Simone Ashley. Someone is going round killing all the people called Ben Lyk in London.

There is some promise to the premise of the film but that is about the only promising thing this film has. From a terrible script with transphobic “jokes” to poor acting there is nothing to really enjoy here. Even the doors on the sets are not properly hinged.

1/5

Keep away

 Proximity (2020)

Directed by Eric Demeusy this film stars Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice and Nomi Abadi. Despite having video footage of his abduction no one will believe a man that it is real.

There is a lot of pretty bad stuff in this film from the secret government agency that seems completely hopeless to the aliens that come to Earth because Jesus. I mentally checked out on this film really early on. Sad to say but this film is pretty much all round terrible.

1/5