Autor: Paul Erick

In a metropolis where honor is scarce and violence sets the rules, a former assassin returns from emotional exile after losing everything that once kept him human. “Demon City” fuses the fierce aesthetics of manga with the existential weight of legendary anti-heroes, plunging the viewer into a subworld of vengeance, broken codes, and fights that reveal more than they conceal — a relentless journey that questions how far the will to resist can go.

In “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World,” what begins as a simple tale of meetings and misunderstandings soon unfolds into a story about the boundaries between appearance, affection, and truth. The film avoids the conventional shortcuts of teen romance, opting instead for bonds built through nuance, silence, and hesitation — and it’s precisely there that its emotional strength lies, revealing characters who don’t seek to impress, but to be understood.

Amid high-altitude maneuvers and meticulously crafted schemes, “Lift” aims to reinvent the heist movie with a balanced mix of irony, visual sophistication, and a protagonist who, this time, reins in the excesses in favor of strategy. Kevin Hart surprises by embracing a more restrained version of himself in a plot that challenges conventions, blurs the lines between justice and transgression, and expands the genre’s possibilities with elegance and precision.

Lindsay Lohan returns to the spotlight in “Irish Wish,” a romantic comedy that blends charm, nostalgia, and subtle twists. Amid an impending wedding and a wish made beneath an enchanted tree, the protagonist is forced to confront her deepest feelings on a journey that explores what it truly means to love — and what must be left behind to love fully, even when everything feels out of place.

With a storyline that turns absurdity into a chance to expose emotional vulnerabilities, “A Family Affair” uses romance as a lens to explore ego, boundaries, and personal growth. Directed by Richard LaGravenese, the film begins with an unusual premise — the entanglement between a pampered movie star and his former assistant’s mother — to examine how intimacy reshapes power dynamics.

By following the quiet steps of young Mary before the birth of Jesus, “Mary” departs from established conventions and offers a narrative centered on the emotional maturation of a woman caught between divine expectations and human pressures. D.J. Caruso opts for a more intimate and grounded portrayal, exploring the weight of faith when confronted with fear, love, and collective misunderstanding — and the inner silence that precedes the sacred.

Based on a true story that defies logic and drifts between the supernatural and family trauma, “The Deliverance,” by Lee Daniels, pushes the boundaries between faith, delusion, and despair. The director reconstructs the experience of a woman besieged by invisible forces — both internal and external — and questions how far the resilience of someone hollowed out from within can go. With intense performances and a suffocating atmosphere, the film confronts viewers with what cannot be seen but refuses to leave.

In a marriage that should have unraveled with time, what endures is the appearance — and behind it, a carefully nurtured web of manipulation, silence, and distortion. In this layered drama tinged with suspense, Barbara Rothenborg turns marital stability into a minefield, where every gesture exposes deep fractures, and the truth, once it forces its way through, unravels what little remains of control, love, and sanity.

Abandoned at the altar, a man decides to go on his honeymoon alone to the island of Mauritius, but brings along an unexpected companion: his own mother. What could have been just another comedy of awkward situations unfolds into a delicate portrayal of familial tensions and affections, in a journey of quiet reconciliation and rediscovered intimacy, where each silence carries more weight than any punchline.