PetrosTser
Cinema Addict
Member Since: 27 Jul 2010
Location: Athens, Greece
Bio: I love watching, writing about and making movies.
My new film: https://www.criticker.com/film/Deeper/
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The ratings are a convenient way for me to organize the films I've watched and are not intended to minimize the effort of the people involved in making them.
My new film: https://www.criticker.com/film/Deeper/
Trailer: youtu.be/BHqFpMf9P_4
vimeo.com/1039459780
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petros.tserpelis.7/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptserpelis/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PetrosTserpelisFilm
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/petrostserpelis
The ratings are a convenient way for me to organize the films I've watched and are not intended to minimize the effort of the people involved in making them.
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up (2008) - Rated 05 Aug 2025
""Chewed Up" has loads of timeless, classic bits in it, and C.K. knows how to cross lines with confidence. As a sophomore effort, it arguably lags a little behind its predecessor, "Shameless", as well as the greatness that would follow, in that the pacing isn't always super tight and some of the material, e.g. some of the bits on gender differences, doesn't possess the nuance you'd perhaps expect from him. Nevertheless, it's great to see him pushing the envelope on the way to even better things."
Louis C.K.: Sorry (2021) - Rated 05 Aug 2025
"It's no surprise C.K. delivers another great special; it's what he's been doing consistently for so long. He's still the best at juggling risqué subject matter in a way that's both provocative and substantial, at making detours seemingly carried away by his train of thought and then hilariously circling back, and at alternating thought-provoking bits with silly jokes and simply basking in the goofiness of the juxtaposition. Make no mistake: he knows exactly what he's doing every step of the way."
Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013) - Rated 05 Aug 2025
"When every single joke in your special could be included in a greatest hits compilation, you know you've done something right. There is something fascinating about watching someone at their peak showing what an entire art form can be at its best. The delivery is absolute perfection, the round stage gives the performance a different dynamic, the flow is absolutely flawless, and the jokes themselves are quintessential Louis C.K.: equal parts socially aware, provocative, brutal and heart-warming."
Spirited Away (2001) - Rated 14 Jun 2025
"The animation is excellent and there are lots of fascinating concepts and visual choices on display. With so much attention to detail, "Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi" is a very rewarding experience: on a conscious level, one can simply marvel at what's on the screen and take it all in, but since all this layering is there to enhance the already tight storytelling and not distract from it in lieu of padding (which can be the case with Miyazaki), it subconsciously makes everything more profound."
Colossal (2017) - Rated 11 Aug 2025
"Such a pleasant surprise. Featuring great performances by Hathaway and Sudeikis, it moves seamlessly and often stunningly from breezy, humorous and even romantic to intriguing, unsettling and poignant. It deals with some heavy topics in a way that's so creative, unexpected and out-there but at the same time realistic and respectful to its main character and the essence of the film. It's laudable how, within all the screenwriting twists and stylistic turns, it never loses sight of what matters."
The Rules of the Game (1939) - Rated 11 Aug 2025
"The second half has two or three good lines of dialogue and a better pace, but overall it's a bit of a borefest with no charm or vivacity whatsoever. For a film dealing with hypocrisy and intrigue, its dialogue is often too explanatory and the overall message exactly what you'd expect. Also, the fact that they actually killed animals for the sequence of the hunt is fucked up: whoever thought it was a good idea to portray what you want to lambaste by actually doing it must've been quite a moron."
Louis C.K. at the Dolby (2023) - Rated 07 Aug 2025
"Starting off with a bit of opener Greg Hahn's enjoyably high-energy act is a nice touch. What follows is a variation of "Back to the Garden", recorded before it but released later, and it's really interesting to notice differences in the delivery, how some bits vary, which jokes have been left off and which have been added. The changes are quite big, and the result is even better. He can make you recoil with the heaviness of the material and then lift your spirits up in a life-affirming manner."
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Rated 13 Feb 2011
"Apart from some brief moments of badly aged CGI, "El laberinto del fauno" is a beautiful film teeming with really memorable visuals. It's very engaging from beginning to end, has a great lead in 11-year-old Ivana Baquero and tackles hefty subject matter through its fairy tale premise while not shying away from depicting the brutality and horror of violence, war and tyranny. Equal parts defiant and bleak, it doesn't give in to clichés, which is only fair for a protagonist forging her own path."
Louis C.K.: Back to the Garden (2023) - Rated 06 Aug 2025
"It's a livestream, so obviously the camera work and editing aren't on a par with that of a special (not to mention that they don't do much in the way of hammering home the fact that he's playing MSG), and I would argue that C.K. is probably not on his best night here, but it's still great stuff. He tackles loads of hard-hitting topics with confidence and deftness, and the crowd goes along with it. It's a home run as it should be: there's no-one out there who can go head-to-head against him."
Killerwood (2024) - Rated 03 Jun 2025
"Quite an amusing and interesting film thanks to a fitting choice of actors, the fun, satirical meta setting and catchy premise, and the solid aesthetics (including the photography, art direction and music) that often bring influential horror movies to mind. It is arguably held back by the fact that we don't really know these characters, let alone care for them, and the finale, whose only unpredictability is how abruptly it arrives and how predictable it is, thus leaving a lot to be desired."