71/100
There's a lot to like about this film, but the cinematography is really what stood out the most. It's done so thoroughly, and multiple shots were more than just impressive. Furthermore, Emil Johnsen does a really great job, and is generally impressive throughout.
Considering everything, this is a pretty good adaptation of the book, Kalak (2007), even though the amazing writing style of the book is (obviously) lost.
73/100
Quite an entertaining film, mostly due to the very well written story. The reason I'm not exactly yearning to give this more than 3½ stars is the fact that it's honestly not much more than a story. There's not much depth to anything we don't absolutely need in order to understand the story. This leaves the characters interesting, but rather shallow, as they unfortunately end up as plot devices.
83/100
Englebørn (2024) is a Danish Indie horror that absolutely blew my socks off. Agnes Born delivers a performance on such a high level that it must certainly kickstart a great career of lead roles. The soundtrack as well is phenomenal, mixing modern with classic horror, just as the entire film does so sublimely. Furthermore the cinematography is simply next level. So many shots had me in awe, especially with how they're edited together.
The fact that no studio wanted to finance this is insane to me, and it's really just another example of why independent filmmaking is so important.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
75/100
Saltburn does pretty well up until the end. I'm not sure why Oliver needs to explain everything he did in detail, as if he's some Disney twist villain, even though it was more than obvious that none of that shit was a coincidence. But props to him for actually taking over a house just like I do in Crusader Kings.
One of the big critiques I've seen is that it's lazy provocation to have him drink the cum, fuck…
