Cinematheque — Daimon

My thoughts on Salvation (2026)

I was curious about Emin Alper's supposedly bigger film, hoping to continue the success and epicness of Burning Days, but I feel compelled to say that this is more of a political lesson than a film. While Burning Days was also a didactic film with a didactic tone, it was far more free and original in terms of allowing the viewer space. However, Salvation presents things that are clearly simple but obvious as if they were grand, and because it does so without giving the viewer space, it makes me think that this grandeur is nothing more than ego gratification. The existing religious references and allegorical narratives are so obvious and so bland that t…

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Shin SEELIILII @thedamned · Sep 21

Resident Evil (2026)

[image] I've seen the new Resident movie with a friend of mine a couple of days ago, it's a movie that the fans will most likely love but those who are not in the "know" might find it mediocre. The Good Let's start with things I liked about the movie as a fan of the video game series: 1) There are many little easter eggs in this movie, they're not in your face, they're not that blatant nor do they feel forced, you're not taken away from the immersive experience of the movie, in fact, I think it adds something to it 2) The way it's filmed follows the nature of the series, it's third person heavy, you see what the character sees and what…

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