Detroit review

Set during the riots of 1967, Detroit tells the story of the incident at the Algiers Motel.

I like Kathryn Bigelow. Point Break is awesome. The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty are both really good. So I'm glad to say that this is also really good. It manages to capture the fear and intensity that the victims must have felt during this experience. The film is shot in a shaky style that is expected from Bigelow, that makes it seem almost documentary style. Will Poulter is absolutely magnificent as one of the cops on the incident. In fact, all the actors are really good. The film made me hate John Krasinski, something that seems impossible on paper.

In short: One of the best films of the year.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review

Valerian is the adaptation of the French sci-fi comic. In this adaptation, stuff happens.

Valerian started off well. There was a montage telling you about the creation of the space station with Space Oddity playing over it. It works. Then there's a fairly cool sequence where Valerian is on a mission over two dimensions. It also works. Then more stuff happens. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And more stuff. And then it ends. And I got bored about halfway through. And all the stuff that happens is loosely connected vignettes. And I didn't like Cara Delevigne again. But hey, at least she wasn't in a Katy Perry music video this time. It was a Rhianna one instead.

In short: Promise is wasted.