Films

Amid futuristic landscapes and technological dilemmas, “Atlas” offers more than just a battle between humans and machines — it unfolds an intimate journey through emotional wounds and alliances forged in distrust. Jennifer Lopez leads this path with intensity and vulnerability, embodying a character torn between trauma and the need to align with the uncontrollable, as the script exposes the abyss between creation and control.

In “Love, Guaranteed”, Rachael Leigh Cook plays an idealistic lawyer who takes on an unlikely case: suing a dating website for failing to deliver on its promise of finding the perfect match. Starring alongside Damon Wayans Jr., the film revives the spirit of classic romantic comedies with charm, subtle humor, and the firm belief that love can blossom in the most unexpected places — even amid clauses, court hearings, and legal citations.

In a land consumed by war, where childhood is crushed by military ambitions and failed ideologies, “Beasts of No Nation” dives into the heart of brutality with unsettling rawness. Driven by relentless visuals, a poignant narration, and powerful performances, the film questions the boundaries of innocence when shaped by violence as an inevitable fate and the absence of choice as the rule.

In “The Adam Project”, Shawn Levy turns time travel into an emotional dive into loss, reconciliation, and fractured identities. With Ryan Reynolds in a role of rare nuance, the film moves away from typical sci-fi escapism to explore what remains when we return to the past not to change the world, but to try to fix ourselves — or, at the very least, to retrieve fragments of who we once were and have since learned to forget.

The late revelation of fatherhood turns the life of a TV producer upside down — someone consumed by work and detached from emotional ties. Forced to face the existence of a son he never knew, he embarks on an emotional journey shaped by humor, uncertainty, and attempts to make up for lost time. An unlikely encounter that defies logic and rekindles bonds buried under years of absence.

Defying the worn-out formulas of crime comedy, “Trouble” disarms the viewer with a string of absurdities that never feel gratuitous. Under Jon Holmberg’s precise direction, the plot exposes — with bitter irony and meticulous strangeness — the fragility of institutions that stumble over themselves while struggling to maintain a façade of order, offering a disturbing invitation to distrust the mechanisms that govern everyday life.

A broad-daylight hostage situation in the heart of Amsterdam becomes the starting point for a tense and sharp-edged thriller. In “iHostage”, Bobby Boermans turns a real-life incident into a cinematic experience that challenges viewers to confront the dark contours of urban instability and institutional collapse — without falling back on easy formulas or superficial moralizing.

Two icons of the past, now marked by time, meet again in a storyline that challenges the silence of solitude through minimal yet meaningful gestures. “Our Souls at Night” offers a quiet reflection on late-in-life affection, unlikely encounters, and the urgency of tenderness, even when everything seems long gone. There is still something to be said — and someone to share the night with, even if the world no longer expects anything from us.

When two souls wounded by marital boredom cross paths by chance in an airport, fate finds fertile ground to rekindle what had long been forgotten: the desire to feel alive. “Last Call for Istanbul” begins with a light touch but soon descends into the depths of neglected affection, exploring with sensitivity and courage the hidden reasons behind silent betrayals.

Amid precisely timed explosions and chases that feel orchestrated by a mad maestro, “6 Underground” discards any hint of subtlety to deliver an unrestrained spectacle of action. With Michael Bay at the helm, the film doesn’t aim to persuade through logic, but through visual impact, turning chaos into aesthetics and absurdity into its dominant language.