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The Martian (2015, United Kingdom, USA, Hungary)
In this film, the near future is presented as a development of current ideas and technologies, although without any incredible elements. This type of science fiction is called "hard" science fiction, and here it is so "hard" that it is almost not science fiction at all. And that's a good thing – without any inappropriate fantasies, you can imagine what good things might await us and what heights we might reach someday. The story of a cosmic "Robinson Crusoe" against this backdrop looks like a pleasant addition; they don't show us anything too unbelievable, but it was interesting to watch the strength of spirit of this man.
At the end of the film, however, it seemed to me that they went a little overboard with their mega-twists; they could have left a little more logic. But overall, it's a good film.

Truly horrifying for a few pennies.

After the HvH competitions, and especially after the "badushnitsy" contests, these horrors are barely acceptable.
And regardless of them too.

Sherlock (BBC series)
I've watched two episodes so far: the actors are good, the English is good, and the directing is also excellent. The script? It's ambiguous. I'm used to Holmes being a paragon of iron logic, as he was in the books by Conan Doyle – practically flawless (at least, in Conan Doyle's own understanding). And in the films with Lebedev... This was expressed in the fact that it was absolutely impossible for the reader or viewer to outpace the great detective in his train of thought, except perhaps to guess something, but not to make predictive conclusions.
Here, as in many detective stories or other films with "intrigue," the main character sometimes acts like an idiot. Quite obviously, it's a scripted idiocy.

Example

In the first episode, Holmes staged a psychological manipulation for the supposed criminal. Seeing that a certain cab driver succumbed to this manipulation, stopping on the street at a designated spot, he successfully pursues the cab and pulls the passenger out for questioning, but quickly realizes that the passenger has an alibi, so he's not involved...
Of course, at first, I didn't even think that it was the passenger, not the cab driver: the cab driver was deliberately not shown, and it seemed that the person in the car was alone, and even in the driver's seat. But no, it's England, right-hand drive cars, sir! In any case, the decision to question everyone in the car looked obvious from my couch, regardless of who was driving, who was a passenger, or who was in the trunk or somewhere else, but the genius of deduction didn't figure it out. It's strange!

For this reason, the series can't be called absolutely awesome. But it's still good.Wolfwalkers ("The Secret of Kells," Tomm Moore)
It was amazing. Compared to "The Secret of Kells," this cartoon certainly conforms more to the standards set by Disney, which is more of a minus, but it's also very intense and emotional... And, of course, incredibly beautiful, especially in terms of landscapes and scenes. Some frames even have a kind of special "design," similar to some frescoes, and it looked wonderful. Fans of cartoons should definitely watch it.

But it's still good.

I wouldn't recommend watching the following seasons, in case you were considering it. Better watch Yuukoku no Moriarty instead – it's a much more enjoyable creation by Moffat. Even the first season isn't perfect, and it only gets dumber and dumber from there, while the interpretation of certain characters leaves much to be desired. By the third season, everything completely spirals into trash, and the fourth... well, it's so bad that some fans, refusing to accept reality, tried to convince themselves and others that there was an existing/planned secret episode that sets everything right.

It’s even hard to say what’s good about it; it’s a complete disappointment and a source of sadness about the wasted time and money. And it all stems from the cowardice and stupidity of the film executives, who are afraid of facing the wrath of feminists, BLM, and other activists. Perhaps, the only exception is "The Gentlemen" by Guy Ritchie; this politically incorrect film, deeply rooted in the 70s, is truly great, even awe-inspiring.

Gentlemen of Guy Ritchie

It's a one-time watch. But you can enjoy it, it's pretty good.
I didn't post about it because there's not much to say. But since we're talking about politically incorrect things, I recently watched The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence), 2015. I haven't seen the first two parts, so you could say I started with this one. For a trash-comedy, it's very good and very politically incorrect. It's a fun movie to watch with friends and a beer. I watched it without friends and beer, just so you know.

Just so you know, I watched it alone, without any friends or beer.

Okay, so you watched it with girls and wine...

A stroke of genius. You could have started with the second one.

Time (Old, 2021)

Just like in the movie Happening, the best moments in this film, in my opinion, are related to unintentional comedy. However, unlike the movie Happening, in a couple of moments, I also felt a bit of sadness and a little bit of creepy anxiety. Only the idea in this film is definitely interesting. Overall, it's a decent movie; you can watch it.
This is a film by M. Night Shyamalan, by the way.

Cheap scares.

Why did I watch the second season? I have no idea. Okay. It seemed MUCH better than the first. At least the witch content that I was initially expecting was revealed quite well. It's funny that almost all the female characters are either witches or total bitches. Relatable, I guess. In the third season, they suddenly started pushing an agenda, and the witch content ended. Maybe I'll finish it in the background.

The Death of Stalin (2017)

I often heard the opinion that it's a boring film, there's nothing to watch, so I wasn't in a hurry to see it. However, after watching it, it became clear to me that all these statements are blatant lies. Most likely, it's spread by those who had a negative reaction to the film. The film is funny and amusing. Moreover, it's quite close to historical truth. The only thing that upset me was the almost complete miscasting of almost all the main characters, except for Zhukov, who, on the contrary, was perfectly chosen. And in general, I liked his character as it was portrayed; I imagined him to be something like that.

settling in

Downsizing (2017)

Sometimes I'm amazed at the kind of nonsense I watch and even finish watching. As a rule, this is because I haven't watched anything in a while, I don't want to play anything, and therefore I decide to watch whatever, just to watch something. This movie is one of those. The premise of the film is that in the future, people invent a technology to shrink people in order to save the planet from a shortage of resources, and the protagonist and his wife decide to shrink themselves. The genre of the film is comedy. "Aha," I thought, "a film about all sorts of funny situations related to the difference in size." But no, there was exactly one joke on this topic in the film, and even that only elicited a smile, not laughter. And in general, there are very few funny jokes in the film, even though it lasts two hours. But there are plenty of sad, melancholic moments presented with cheerful music (which subtly reminds you of Burton's films). Then they start showing social inequality, and you're like, "Aha, this is a critique of capitalism." But no, you're wrong again, the film forgets about this topic too. And at the end, they tell us that the planet can no longer be saved and humanity is doomed to extinction, but at least a separate group of small people will create a special shelter and, when the time comes, will restore the planet's population. Maybe this is a prequel to the tales of Neznaika? I don't even know. The only constant in the film is the absolutely pathetic main character, who drifts along with the flow and succumbs to any outside influence, without even trying to do anything for his own life.
It seems that the director (who is also the screenwriter) simply decided to make a film "for himself," without thinking about why other people would watch it. As a result, the film has no interesting plot, no important ideas, no jokes, or interesting situations; it simply has nothing. Sometimes it happens that such a seemingly unremarkable film resonates with you in some subtle way, but this film didn't resonate with me.
From the whole film, I only took away two important thoughts. The first is a quote from the film: "American people have eight kinds of fuck. Love fuck, hate fuck, sex-only fuck, break-up fuck, make-up fuck, drunk fuck, buddy fuck, pity fuck." And I don't have any of them. The second is not exactly a thought, but just a guy trying to give the film some kind of moral, and this is really the closest thing to what can be done here:
"Don't be a cuckold. But if being a cuckold gives you the opportunity to sleep with a cute Asian girl, then be one."