Since this blog is all about fresh reactions, and I’m a month and a half behind my see it / blurt it strategy, I’ll catch up in one go. Here it is:

• Doctor Strange - Scott Derrickson - 2016: super hero movies can find redemption in humor. 3 stars
• The Accountant - Gavin O’Connor - 2016: a promising premise can’t save a wreak of a script. 1 (black) star
• Nocturnal Animals - Tom Ford - 2016: supposedly sexy dangerous story turned to drab detective story. 2 stars and 1 half
• Hacksaw Ridge - Mel Gibson - 2016: greasy glorification of war bravery. Real story has no fault. 1 star
• Moonlight - Barry Jenkins - 2016: good use of pace, rhythm (editing) and score. Good focus of the story.  4 stars
• It’s Only the End of the World - Xavier Dolan - 2016: Second viewing made this grown-up shed tears. 5 stars
• Where to Invade Next - Michael Moore - 2016: Moore’s up-beat film. 3 stars.
• The Beheaded Rooster - Radu Gabrea - 2007: the Saxon minority in Romania before and during the second world war. Classic filmmaking. 2 stars and 1 half
• Merci Patron! - François Ruffin - 2016: crusader-style socialist justice handheld doc. Oui! - 3 stars, 1 half
• The Act of Killing - Joshua Oppenheimer - 2012: second viewing brought better understanding, less shock - 5 stars
• The Edge of Heaven - Fatih Akin - 2007: human beings doing their human dance - 3 stars, 1 half
• La La Land - Damien Chazelle - 2016: a tourist trap for the heart - 3 stars, 1 half
• Toni Erdman - Maren Ade - 2016: super heavy characters doing a scary rope balancing act - 4 stars, 1 half
• Port of Shadows - Marcel Carné - 1938: superbe histoire d’amour ending with death, French style - 5 stars
• Profils paysans Ch 1 & 2 - Raymond Depardon - 2001/2005: superb real life observation of rural France - 3 stars, 1 half
• The Commune - Thomas Vinterberg - 2016: Vinterberg can do whatever the F he wants, he did Festen. - 2 stars, 1 half
• I Wish - Hirokazu Koreeda - 2011: delicate story following kids dreaming of magic. Japan style. 3 stars and 1 half