A wonderfully honest film. Sad and amusing at the same time. Felicity Kendall Huffman perfectly conveys the hard life of a trans woman who is confronted shortly before her final operation with her son, of whom she didn’t know anything until then. Thereupon, we experience a road trip of a different kind, which has a long lasting effect. Many abstruse situations take place at any time in a very loving setting. The whole thing is accompanied by a very catchy soundtrack. Very good and therefore a recommendation for all those who like to think outside the social norm.

My ★★★★½ review of Transamerica (2005) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/1hCZ1B

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A very good action movie with appropriate violence and crisp humor.

I liked the movie from the beginning. It was convincing from the first minute with its dark atmosphere, which it kept up until the end. In addition, the movie plays with a clever twist towards the end.

All in all a convincing action movie with great action scenes, great characters and stirring moments.

My favorite scene: Li Noor (Iko Uwais) storms into the restaurant to save James Silva (Mark Wahlberg). Epic heroic moment!

My ★★★★½ review of Mile 22 (2018) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/1b47nV 🍿

National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson rock so hard that my laugh muscles were about to explode. Just like Top Secret! I watched the film for the first time in years. The film has lost just as little of its charm. And once again it is the humor, which preferably runs in the background, that is convincing.

Lethal Weapon is perfectly parodied here. The actors are terrific, the story is brilliant despite its peculiarities and the humor, as already said, is fantastic. I laughed so much that my diaphragm hurt.

It’s one of the few movies that still knew exactly where humor has to score points, resp. where it works. Modern comedies, on the other hand, rely far too much on disgusting humor, which I partour don’t understand.

What remains: An absolutely brilliant comedy that’s still more than worth seeing.

My favorite scene: To be honest, the movie has too many funny and memorable scenes, which were quickly brought back to my mind after watching it today. But maybe it is the one where Emilio Estevez enters his caravan for the first time and it turns out to be a palace.

I’m still waiting for part two…

My ★★★★★ review of National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/1axLd1 🍿

Just now I watched the spy comedy Top Secret with a very young and very handsome Val Kilmer.

The movie of the Naked Gun creator is still more than worth seeing. There is so much to discover in every scene. While the actors are acting very serious, there are so many weird things happening in the background, that laughing flashes are guaranteed at any time.

This partly subtle kind of humor, which you can experience here, was created by only a few directors and authors at that time. David Zucker is a genius in this respect. And you really have to praise the actors as well. For example Val Kilmer’s serious face at all times, while around him the world sinks into chaos - simply divine.

The movie is great. Many scenes were already unforgettable when I first saw it years ago. And so today I was always happy to finally be able to experience exactly this one scene again. The movie is solidly done, 100% funny and pleases with a rocking soundtrack.

My favourite scene: When Val Kilmer is sitting in the train, it jerks for a moment, but while something moves the train itself doesn’t. (I tried to avoid spoilers.) Wonderful!

My ★★★★ review of Top Secret! (1984) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/1aoPSJ 🍿