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Four African-American Vietnam veterans go back to pick up the remains of a dead comrade and about 17 million dollars worth of gold bullion. They talk about brotherhood, get into arguments, want to kill themselves. They have a complicated, trying-to-be-cool greeting. Only the last hour - from the scene with the mine onward - is worth any attention. Spike Lee must have gone crazy, just like one of the protagonists (Paul? I think it was Paul), letting the film go on for a full two and a half hours. Waves of boring, would-be artistic detours (Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye) glorifying blackness with no added value. The dialog is packed with unimportant details… these should have been left on the cutting-room floor. The actors’ performances, however, are superb, and Delroy Lindo is the best by far. The action is good and bloody and the conflict with the “gooks" was entertaining. If it had been ninety minutes long, it would have been pretty good. I usually enjoy treasure hunt films, but this is shiiiiit.

A bunch of slackers and cameos by Hollywood stars. The well-written and acted primadonnas are fun to watch. Ari is awesome.

An incredibly sad passage in life. Jordan takes one blow after another and then is told he's not a nice person. Thanks a lot.

The Women of Rome... A humorous intro, Octavianus as an über-asshole, and a final battle full of blood. The second season clearly surpasses the first.

The spectacular battle is the icing on the cake. A lot of storylines reach their conclusion and Marcus Antonius has some fantastic lines. Pullo’s visit to Cicero’s is one of the most bizarre killings of them all. The climax awaits behind the door. "Cut off his hands and nail them to the Senate door. I told the old fool I'd do it … Nobody can possibly say that I don't keep my word."

A nice short full of references with the heroes of Toy Story. The villain is classic and predictable, but his omnivorous lizard buddy is awesome.

(Surely using 5G!) Mr. Bricke, his ex and one sociopathic jerk want to steal one more truck full of money to last them the rest of their lives in free Canada. The idea is fine, but it crashes against the reality. Megaton didn’t handle this well in dramaturgical terms, so the film is two and a half hours long, the action is just average and there are annoying lapses in logic. Ramirez is fine, but he is the only one who is and he can’t save the film on his own. This is an average movie with missed potential; I should have read the comic book by Remender instead. It would have been faster.

A parody to all possible series set in space. Highlights include sending an Indian cleaning lady with a parrot into space and a treacherous chimpanzee astronaut. Unfortunately it's inconsistent and for every one great joke there are two mediocre ones.

The first season offers a great overview of Caesar’s government, building up to an incredible finale. Precise acting, great casting. The story sprints through the most important events, while taking the time to present the everyday face of Rome: shady assholes on every street corner, misleading advertising, spongers and liars everywhere you look. It’s a shame that they avoid large battle scenes, but the fight in the arena in the penultimate episode is pretty hardcore. Season 2 is darker and far more generous overall. The rise of Octavian, who grows from being a clever and rather shy boy into a heartless, calculating bastard, is built up very nicely. Antonius (the fantastic Purefoy) and the finale in Egypt which, squeezing out a more realistic take on the end of those eternally drugged up wrecks from the classic tragedy, leaves you speechless. The production design is amazing and we are even treated to one big battle. This is a good imitation of Game of Thrones, but there is only one original. Have his head salted, so that it survives the journey to Rome.

On TV you can only see them hitting the ball back and forth, but when you go in deeper you find a duel of two wills. Two fanatics for whom losing is almost like dying. Wonderfully filmed, even better acted. One of the most powerful final credits I’ve seen. Excellent music.