(movie) Glass Onion (2022) – dopadljiva razbibriga za jedno gledanje

Kada je izašao Knives Out, bio mi je okej za pogledati, ali mi je smetalo Daniel Craigovo preglumljivanje i prejak južnjački naglasak u ulozi detektiva Benoit Blanca, no kada je objavljeno da će izaći svojevrstan nastavak nisam se začudio s obzirom da je Knives Out bio prilično uspješan i u kinima i na Netflixu. Kao i prvi film, drugi dio odnosno slučaj nazvan Glass Onion ima odličnu glumačku postavu, predvođenu Craigom a tu je i Edward Norton kao i bivši kečer Dave Bautista koji je već napravio respektabilnu glumačku karijeru u mnogim blockbusterima. U ovom filmu Blanc dobije poziv sa još nekoliko muškaraca i žena da dođe na grčki udaljeni otok kao gost Milesa Brona(Edward Norton) kako bi proveli vikend igrajući igru kojom će istraživati fiktivno ubojstvo tog istog gospodina. No, kako stvari bivaju dogodi se stvarno ubojstvo kada Duke Cody(Dave Bautista) popije otrov u Milesovoj čaši što pokrene val otkrića izdaja, motiva, neprijateljstava, zamjerki, prevara, a Blanc i Andi Brand (Janelle Monáe) pokušavaju otkriti tko laže, tko je ubojica i tko je najveće zlo od nazočnih. Kao i prvi film, ovaj također obiluje odličnim dijalozima, twistewima u radnji i interakcijom između glumaca čiji su likovi dobro napisani i drže vodu, da se tako izrazim. Craig briljira i ne ide mi na živce kao u Knives Out, a Edward Norton je također odličan i nosi film kao razmaženi bogataš koji je naviknut da uvijek bude sve po njegovom i ne mari za nikoga osim samog sebe. Ostali likovi su također dobro razrađeni, kao na primjer senator Claire Debella(odlična Kathryn Hahn) ili starleta Birdie(Kate Hudson). Film je također i nekako lijepo napravljen, sjajne su mi boje i sjajni su mi prikazi grčkog otoka i okolice, kao i interijeri Milesove vile Glass Onion u kojoj je kao što ste mogli pretpostaviti većina stvari i umjetnina kao i kupola od stakla. Veselim se trećem nastavku za kojeg vjerujem da će napraviti. Ovo nije nešto što se zauvijek pamti, ali za jednom pogledati je sasvim solidno.

7,5/10

(review) Cursebinder – ‘Drifting’ (Avantgarde Music)

Cursebinder are hailing from Krakow, Poland and they are another testament of Polish extreme underground music scene vastness and greatness with so many excellent bands coming from that mighty country. The band was formed in 2019 and this is their debut opus and it contains eight songs. Music of Cursebinder can be simply described as black metal but it is so much more. Coldness is definitely there with black metal guitar riffs and blast beats being delivered here and there to crush your meat from the bones. Vocals are bordering somewhere between black metal and death metal growls. Opener ‘Affected by Panic’ is example how this band easily shifts from aggressive total all out war black metal parts to more psychedelic and spacy cold post metal ambient guitar parts and tempo changes from blast beat war to a bit of groove and post rock. My personal favorites on this album are ‘Drifting’ the mighty title track with slower start and almost sludge parts and doom metal influenced parts, and also ‘Becoming’ with eerie and almost horror like atmosphere. So, if you like technical abilities, brutality and prowess of Behemoth and Mgla, combined with occasional melody, melancholy, post metal, atmospheric coldness of space and void, go try this band’s opus. I assure you that you will not regret it.

8,5/10

(news) Exclusive pre-listening of Russian black metal DRAKON ‘High Tales’!

DRAKON was born in 2017 as collaboration between Veleyar (guitar, music) and Terror (vocals, bass). In 2017, the first album ‘First’ was released which contains cover of the Polish black metal band Mgła’s song. After the release line-up split, and Terror released the instrumental EP ‘The Last Battle of Angels’ and project was frozen. In the fall of 2021 Veleyar has resurrected DRAKON on his own and released album titled ‘Awakening’ (2022). After the release, the band immediately began work on the EP ‘High Tales’

Upcoming EP titled ‘High Tales’ includes 5 songs, two of which are cover versions by Unanimated and Enslaved. Music was mixed & mastered by Theodor Borovski (AlkonostDissector) and cover artwork was done by Alexander Tartsus (BalforDepravitySinisterKzohh).

EP ‘High Tales’ will be released as jewelcase CD via Sleaszy Rider on 7th April 2023 (pre-order).

Band commentary about the album: ‘Our new mini-work is lyrically a concept, and even covers for two different Scandinavian bands, seemingly thematically distant from each other, are successfully woven into this common eschatological outline of the entire material. Through reflections on the place of our people in the universe, our fate and role, skaldically-like we tell in new songs, linking them with a common meaning, a parable-warning about the impending end of the world, Ragnarok, the destruction of all life, while saying that this is the purpose of all our human race and irreversible inevitability. Only we must fight and die proudly, with honor, like gods and real warriors. Or maybe survive at the cost of a lot, in order to be cleansed of the dirt of the outgoing circle of time and become stronger, wiser and brighter.‘.
Exclusive streaming at Metal Vault Youtube Channel⤵https://youtu.be/fr9_0I5GLfg
Tracklist:
1. Providence of Russian Blood
2. Timevortex
3. God of War
4. Life Demise (Unanimated cover)
5. Fenris (Enslaved cover) Recording line-up:Veleyar – guitar
Demetr – vocals
Vladimir Kalmazan – bass
Semen Luzin “Unholy Father” Luzin – drums
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