致命魔术

　　随着科技的不断发展，人类赖以生存的地球却受到越来越严重的污染和威胁。某天，一架巨大的飞碟出现在地球上空，引起各国民众一片恐慌，谁也不知道这个不速之客将对他们的命运带来怎样的影响。飞碟最终降落在美国华盛顿公园的中央，当地警察和军队倾巢出动。飞碟被全副武装的军人和好奇的民众团团围住，经过两个小时的对峙，悬梯从飞碟中缓缓探出。随着舱门的打开，一个身形与人类别无二致的外星人克拉图（Michael Rennie 饰）和全身金属的机器人出现在众人面前。这两个外星人似乎为了地球的命运而来，他们表示出友好，却未得到应有的回报……
　　本片荣获1952年金球奖最佳促进国际了解电影奖。

2021年，经历了一年的封控后，一群学生踏上了前往马略卡岛的毕业旅行。这个完美计划本该弥补失去的时光，带来前所未有的狂欢。然而新冠疫情的突然爆发打乱了所有安排，他们被迫隔离在酒店。50多名学生，一家酒店，仅有的两名老师，以及数不清的迷你酒吧。还能出什么乱子呢？

　　婴儿约翰·克莱顿父母双亡，被母猿卡拉抱走。在卡拉抚养下，婴儿长大成人，视卡拉如生身母亲，取名泰山，泰山在猿类语言中是“白皮肤”的意思。泰山成为人猿之王。人类对森林袭击，卡拉丧生，泰山偶然救了比利时船长菲力普·达诺特。船长根据泰山颈上的项链，发现他原来是格雷斯托伯爵庄园的合法继承人，就把他带回英国。泰山逐渐学会了绅士应有的仪表风度，并与简·波特小姐订婚。泰山对博物馆中的动物标本感到震惊，他目睹自己的人猿“父亲”被人开枪打死，不愿再在文明社会中生活下去。最后，泰山告别心爱的未婚妻和好友达诺特船长，重新回到他的家园非洲丛林。

　　电影故事在澳洲的沙漠腹地展开，盖·皮尔斯饰演的艾瑞克（Eric）在金融危机中失去了所有财富，四处流浪的他经历一群暴徒的抢劫，他们抢走了他最后的金钱，同时也带走了他身上所有人性美好的部分。艾瑞克决定反抗，他冒死追踪这帮暴徒，并得到其中一位受伤的暴徒雷伊（罗伯特·帕丁森 饰演）的帮助...

　　日本導演岸善幸新作《（非）一般慾望》，改編〈聽說桐島退社了〉暢銷作家朝井遼的小說〈正欲〉。以多線敘事描述討厭社交的上班族男子、年過三十的單身女子、經營影音頻道的小學男孩，對異性恐懼的女大生和獨來獨往的男舞者，彼此看似無關，卻各自有著社會所不容的特殊癖好。稻垣吾郎、新垣結衣以精湛演技揭開社會的偽善，解構日本社會保守價值觀之餘，更大膽提出質疑，如何定義常態和病態？少數族群真能見容於主流價值之中？

　　After a devastating breakup, troubled student Ragavan abandons his studies and enters the dangerous world of financial fraud, pursuing wealth and power while becoming entangled in escalating deception.

　　影片讲述了三段故事，三个人生的爱恨情仇。滚滚红尘，欲望都市，每天都上演着男欢女爱，悲欢离合。程序员谢朗风流倜傥，泡上澳门黑社会大佬的掌上明珠霍安娜；安娜美艳、单纯、蛮横，却被谢朗的半真半假的谎言打动，于是泡妞变成被泡，二人信誓旦旦永不相负。然而一夜欢愉之后，大佬带走了爱女，留给谢朗的只是无尽的惆怅。

　　为了获得普利策奖，一名记者谎称自己患有精神疾病，而进入了疯人院，以此来调查一个谋杀犯。但当他逐渐接近那名凶手时，疯狂也亦步亦趋地慢慢侵袭到他的头脑......
　　这部描写疯人院中离奇案件的影片充斥着塞缪尔.富勒锐利的愤怒色彩，令人不寒而栗

　　In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
　　The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
　　Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
　　As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
　　Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
　　The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
　　Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
　　The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
　　The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.

　　影片由一系列失踪、杀人、强奸、绑架等案件引出故事，作为警察的李楠一直头疼侦破线索无法找到。直到多人被绑架后，和李楠关系最亲密的王医生在绑架现场发现了一种致幻药物，关键时刻唤醒了次人格分裂的李楠，从而牵连出一场隐埋了三十年之久的仇恨大阴谋。三十年前，李楠亲生母亲美芬和亲生父亲郝爱国私通奸情生下了自己，然而郝爱国因为要与自己不爱但有家势的女人结婚，怕美芬影响自己的仕途而准备将其送出偷渡。没想到随后美芬被两渔民强奸，一时绝望的美芬跳海自杀，留下小李楠被神秘黑衣人偷抱回家抚养长大。黑衣人本与美芬青梅竹马，但被郝爱国陷害毁容，并趁机夺走占有了美芬。仇恨的种子使得黑衣人怀恨于内心深处，无意间发现美芬被渔民强奸时也咬牙狠心没管，抱走小李楠抚养后，从小让其服用一种致幻的药物，导致李楠长期不自觉的出现幻视幻听幻觉，甚至开始人格分裂。三十年后，在黑衣人潜藏的仇恨和阴谋下，一场连环绑架犯罪拉开序幕......

　　《三王來朝》讲述三王来朝拜耶稣诞生的时候，但电影不是去歌颂这段故事，而是用了十分平板的手法去描述，三王更只不过是普通的人，大部份时间就是描述他们千辛万苦去寻找耶稣诞生地，及遇到的难题，而最大的难题是莫过于在山林中迷路及找路。
　　在近年众多新星导演之中，西班牙加泰罗尼亚导演Albert Serra算是较具争议性的一人。因为他的电影是如此简约，甚至可说是简陋，即使有不少人大力推崇 (如法国的 “电影笔记” 便曾把导演上一部 “Honour of the Knights” (唐吉诃德) [2006] 选为2007年最佳电影第七位)，但也有人质疑他只是趁着当下慢板长镜头当道的艺术电影潮流故弄玄虚，制作出件件国王的新衣。