“Take Shelter” (2011). “Gone in the Night” (2022). “Bad Boys” (1983).

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“Take Shelter” (2011, Netflix), psychological thriller, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. A young husband and father who is plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, and questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself and his increasing worries over having paranoid schizophrenia.



       The movie presents a severe mental health condition in a language that is more accessible to average understanding. No wild mischiefs or overblown hysterics. And thank God, no deaths! It is all about Michael Shannon's subtly powerful performance. 

       Paranoid schizophrenia: Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and behavior, and social isolation. Complex to spot due to current sociocultural realities. 🎥👍📽


“Gone in the Night” (2022, Hulu) thriller film, starring Winona Ryder. Story starts: Kath and her slacker boyfriend Max travel several hours to a woodland cabin which Max has rented for the weekend. You'd know what's gonna happen next, I reckon?



 

       Quite honestly, although this little indie isn't really so bad, major reason why I watched it is Winona Ryder. My forever crush. So I spent 1 hour and 30 minutes of the entire exercise just staring at her. 

       Talented new actor Owen Teague is here, too. His Noa in the new “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is impressive. Brianne Tju is fine as well. But for me, it is all Winona Ryder. 🎥💻📽


“Bad Boys” (1983, Tubi) coming-of-age crime drama, starring Sean Penn and directed by Rick Rosenthal. The original music score was composed by Bill Conti. You know Mr Conti, right? 



       Mick O'Brien is a 16-year-old Irish-American hoodlum from Chicago. Mick's crimes include snatching purses, shoplifting, vandalism, and fighting, but he aspires to bigger and meaner things.

       You know how things end. Of course, we already saw many movies that tackled the same plotline but it is still cool to watch a young Mr Penn. 🎥💻📽


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