The Secret Keeper

The Secret Keeper is one of the books I picked up at a used book store in Taipei. I read (listened to) The Lake House and really liked it so I said why not? It was cheap and in good condition despite being heavy (a legit concern when you only have a carry on) I'm so glad I got it. This second novel in, I love Ms. Morton's writing. Her descriptions, her slow reveals, her setting the mood and time, all appeal to me and I'm now very glad that I got The Distant Hours on audible (at some bargain). 

Kaybedenler Klübü

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Kaybedenler Klübü izleme listemdeydi ve Ezel dizisinde iğrenç kötü adamı oynadığı halde bir şekilde gözüme sevimli görünen Yiğit Özşener için izledim. Ve sürpriz oldu çok sevdim. Ritmi yerinde, sinematografisi benim zevkime uyan, mesajlarına sonuna kadar katıldığım bir film oldu. Çok keyif aldım ve filmdeki radyo programı gibi tam tadına bitti. 

Yol Ayrımı

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Yol Ayrımı kalbi doğru yerde ama her nedense bir türlü ritmi tutmayan bir film. Yavuz Tugrul Doğu Asya sinemasına olan düşkünlüğü ile biliniyor ancak her nedense o sinemanın aksine filmlerini çok uzun tutuyor (Av Mevsimi'nde Cem Yılmaz'ın ölüm sahnesi mesela). Neyse ben beğenerek izledim ve epey ağladım (ama büyük ihtimalle filmden ziryade regl olacağım için) ama üzülerek iyi bir film diyemeyeceğim bunun için. Ayrıca Şener Şen annesini oynayan oyuncudan daha yaşlı duruyordu. 

The Chase (반드시 잡는다)

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The Chase (반드시 잡는다) was on Netflix and I really like Baek Yoon Shik (the guy in the photo) he is not an exceptional actor but has a certain dignified presence that totally works for me. And he is a great hot grandpa in this one. Ok this is yet another S.Korean film where there is a serial killer and a girl in captivity. I really liked the emphasis on the old people living on their own being victims of a serial killer(s???) part of the plot. Since I'm hoping I'll live to be a single elderly person living on her own.






SPOILER: This time though we get a happy ending for your heroes. 

Logan Lucky

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Logan Lucky turned out to be one of those films I thought I wouldn't like and when watched (solely for the Soderbergh factor) I loved. I'm not that big on Channing Tatum but I acknowledge the fact that he actually is a talented actor. And I like Adam Driver. And Daniel Craig in this one was hillarious. Ok this is a red neck heist film and it works even though I was kind of confused at the second stage of the heist. It is a good natured film first and foremost and everything in it worked. Highly recommended. 

Crooked House

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Crooked House was not in my radar and I didn't know the novel was adapted to film until my sister told me.  And I liked it very much. Firstly I like the way Max Irons look and I love Glen Close (ever since The Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liasions) and I sure didn't guess who the killer is (I very rarely, almost never do in Agatha Christie novels). 

La Cordillera (The Summit)

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La Cordillera  (The Summit) is not the type of film I'd chose just looking by plot but for some reason I though it was adapted from a bestseller I saw in bookstores when in Buenos Aires. I love the ubiquitous Ricardo Darin (whenever there is a big budget Spanish speaking film, he is usually there, in the small independent ones too) and think the world of his acting but it somehow seemed political and it was but it was also a tense, slow revealing type of film that I really like. The villain is not visible at first but we get to meet him peeling layer by layer and I loved it. Also I liked the hotel the presidents stayed in the film. I really would have liked to stay there for some time.