Mehdi Taba

A 21st century version of 12 Angry Men. Juror #2 is a film about misjudgement of jury and the conscience of a man and an involuntary murder that happened. A film with so much to tell and challenge. We need such a films and stories, the ones that challenge us and provoke us to think twice and not judge anything by a few ''facts''. The film is beautifully focused on Justin's conscience. A very important aspect that is missed lately. The film has a lot of points, to name a few I can pick these: The fact that how much this jury thing can be a bad idea and how it can be so ineffective. To show the sheer importance of a good experienced detective and not just sitting in a court and judge a case according to a few things. Having an authentic and ethical justice system. The role of alcohol consumption and the way it affects people's attitude or other people's judgement towards the people who is abusing it. There were more points, I just named a few. The plot is clearly trying to remove a bad law from US judicial system which is a law that prohibits the jury from having investigation in any form about the case that they are about to judge. Not completely family-friendly; due to violent content and dark subject. Deep, realistic, interesting, entertaining, complex, ethical, essential, unique, strong, well-made, tense, layered, thought-provoking and inspiring. Clint Eastwood made another masterpiece. But it is Jonathan Abrams' screenplay that is shining here with so many nuances and one of the top five best screenplays of 2024 so far. Very good direction. Great screenplay. Very good production. Very good acting. Very good edits. Good film score. Very good audio mixing/editing. Good cinematography. Great tone. Well-paced. Well-balanced. I loved it. 8/10

An existentialist rollercoaster. An existentialist claymation film about so many things; loss, grieve, loneliness, religious bigotry and hypocrisy, parenting, love and finding our own way of living through future. Dark, sad, realistic; story-wise, melancholic, atmospheric, deep, funny, existentialist, humanistic, professional, insightful, inspiring & moving. Not family-friendly; due to sexual content, nudity and some violent content Being critical of religion to the point of mocking it was great. There were a few grotesque and disgusting scenes in it, like tooth thing. It was a bit misanthropic and too dark in some parts of it. Character designs were another issue, I would create the characters differently and not like this, they were too ugly. These kind of films have so much to offer and I'm sure it can inspire so many people. It was an LGBTQ+-related film just because of the Gilbert's sexual orientation. Very good direction. Very good screenplay. Great production. Very good acting. Very good edits. Great film score. Great audio mixing/editing. Very good cinematography. Dark but finally positive tone. Well-paced. Well-balanced. I really liked it. 7.8/10

A good tribute to people of science A good tribute to three people who made IVF possible and all the other people involved. Traditionalism, conservatism and narrow-mindedness are among the themes which were criticised here. Family-friendly. The focus on science and the way scientists do their job and their worldview about the progress of a project were interesting aspects of this film, along with showing the way religious people see the world and how they want to make stop any kind of progress with a silly religious thing. Another good aspect of it was the fact that some media use any topic to gain people's attention and make money out of it without caring about the issue. Scientific, serious, essential, interesting, well-made, professional, technical, medical, simple & neat. Beautiful colour grade. Good direction. Good screenplay. Very good production. Good acting. Good edits. Good film score. Very good audio mixing/editing. Very good cinematography. Positive tone. Well-paced. Well-balanced. I liked it. 7.3/10

Making such a film is absolutely arduous and audacious. It was an avant-garde idea to make a film with such ideas and style. Family-friendly. Fresh, eccentric, visually rich, maximalist, vibrant, statically shot, artsy, simple, unfocused, busy, somewhat funny, complex, humanistic & professional. The film lacks a clear narrative direction and jumps between different time periods without a strong connection, leaving the audience feeling disoriented and unengaged. The tone of it is too sentimental and nostalgic. Lack of depth and character development was another issue. The use of split-screen and picture-in-picture effects, was distracting and overwhelming. The consideration about comparing indigenous times with newer age was a great aspect of this film, it was referring to a point that it is the same piece of land that different people choose to live very different lives on it but still with huge similarities, so what's the big deal about the rise of racism and xenophobia. Technically it was an achievement and from an artistic point of view, it was rich and professional. It has some great moments. Religious stuff in it could be lesser. Very good direction. Average screenplay. Great production. Very good acting. Average edits. Very good film score. Great audio mixing/editing. Good cinematography. Simple/vague tone. Fast-paced. Unbalanced. I kind of liked it. 6.4/10

Not a film for atheists/irreligious people who want to see justice! A Pope is dead. Three weeks later. Cardinals are preparing for the secret meeting, Conclave, in a high security situation to replace him. A few minor scandalous came to the surface, that's it! It's a family-friendly film. Dark, mysterious, formal, dry, religious, slow, boring, bureaucratic, serious, shallow & not eloquent. Depicting the Catholic Church as a normal and neat organisation with some issues is wrong and even silly. It was scratching the surface of the issues. The Catholics will enjoy this film, unfortunately! Not a film for atheists or even irreligious people. Don't waste your time. Not critical of Christianity or any religions or even the idea of God, just critical of behaviours of some of the Cardinals in an ineloquent way, absolutely not enough. Good direction. Average screenplay. Very good production. Good acting. Good edits. Good film score. Great audio mixing/editing. Good cinematography. Simple/misleading tone. Slow-paced. Average balance. I didn't really like it. 6/10

A good tribute to war correspondents/journalists. One of the main messages of the film was to show the real face of the war. 7.3/10

What a great film, very unique and realistic, the exact film that is needed. It is a film about a lonely woman who is looking for some joy under Iran's totalitarian regime but things didn't go well as she planned. But it is more like a backstory to the real stories and issues that were featured on its rich plot. Social realism drama/tragicomedy/romantic drama. Cool, real, sad, funny, unique, professional, courageous, rich, interesting, balanced, entertaining, inspiring, caring, shocking and mostly eloquent. Taboo breaking and unconventional for Iran's cinema. Great direction. Great screenplay. Very good production. Very good acting. Very good edits. Good film score. Great audio mixing/editing. Great cinematography. Great tone. Well-paced. Well-balanced; uniquely. Not quite family-friendly; inappropriate for kids in a few instances. I really loved it. 8.5/10.

Completely family-friendly. About motherhood, coming-of-age, parenting, survival, responsibility with existentialist tone. It's like a statement for mothers and kids. There could be less violence from the animals side. It has a very beautiful visual style but some of the ideas and aesthetic developments weren't that good and could be better; there were parts that were like they were undone. Humanistic vibe of the film could be consistent throughout the film but it wasn't present in some parts. Lively, cool, cute, inspiring, energetic, powerful, beautiful, professional, emotional, touching, entertaining & funny. Sure, there will be sequels to this. There was a very very tiny visual element which referred to sea level rising problem due to the climate change; it could be eloquent about it in some way, perhaps from the video clips that Roz was watching from humans. Very good direction. Very good screenplay. Great production. Very good acting; Lupita was awesome. Great edits. Very good film score. Great audio mixing/editing. Great cinematography. Great tone. Well-paced. Well-balanced. I loved it. 8.2/10

A film that we just expect from a brave filmmaker like Rasoulof to make. A heavy, dark, sad and complex story about the people who are close to the regime in Iran and the supporters of regime and the effect and conflicts surrounding this situation and the way this corruption and force can be turned around to the closest ones to themselves. This story is amid the Mahsa Amini protests and it's like a tribute to the victims of this regime. 7.5/10