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Mia Madre (2015) – Review

Review Mia Madre

As you get older you start to think more about your life. About what you still might want to accomplish, what is important to you, things you might want to do differently or how to better take care of your finances better so you have less fixed expenses. That usually starts around fourty/fifty as you usually have accomplished a lot of things you set out to do, hopefully are relatively happy and slowly realize that your parents won’t live forever.

That realisation hits everyone differently and your life experience and personality decide how you’ll deal with that. The main character in Mia Madre, the Italian Margherita (Margherita Buy), struggles with these existential questions. Her mother isn’t doing well and as a director she is in the middle of filming her latest movie. Continue reading →

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Bon Bini Holland (2015)

Review Bon Bini Holland

In the Netherlands comedian Jandino Asporaat has managed to gain a huge following with his Dino show and also managed to sell out one of the biggest venues, something which you normally don´t see comedians do over here. I´ve never been a huge fan of his shows and only really liked his shorts about the people working at FC Kip (basically a parody of KFC). It is that part of his show which has now been made bigger in Asporaat’s new movie, Bon Bini Holland. Which doesn’t only focus on that restaurant, but has a bigger story. Continue reading →

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The Night Before (2015) – Review

Review The Night Before

Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt already worked together a couple of years ago in the cancer comedy 50/50. They showed that the two work well together and they teamed up again with the same director on this movie. Its tone is a lot lighter and is set during Christmas. Together with Anthony Mackie they form a group of friends who have had the tradition since the parents of Ethan (Gordon-Levitt) died to meet up at Christmas and do some specific activities. The movie was released over here last month, so it is a strange experience to watch a Chritmas movie in May, but I was curious if this was a comedy worth watching. Continue reading →

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Stealing Time (2011) – Short movie review

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The creativity of the human mind know no limits and it’s always fascinating to see what is being invented, but also which theories we think of about things we can’t even see. It appeals to the imagination and the best movies normally also manage to do that. Whether it was the first Matrix movie which did that on a technical level or Black Swan which did that emotionally. A favorite subject of mine has always been time travel as it enables you to dream about both the future and the past, so it’s no surprise I keep searching for new movies I have not seen. Stealing Time was one of them. Continue reading →

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Pleasantville (1998) – Review

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As it’s already may I realised that I was starting to get behind on my Blindspot movies as I had only seen two out of the twelve titles I picked. So time to spend some time on watching some more and Pleasantville seemed like a very interesting film. The only thing I heard about it in advance was that most of this movie was in black and white, but that color slowly was introduced. That is partly right, but the movie is much more. Continue reading →

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The Distance Between (2012) – Short film review

The Distance Between review

Although I’m not the biggest fan of romantic comedies, I do love romantic movies. I’ll admit that the two can overlap and do that successfully, like (500) Days of Summer, but I’d rather watch a movie like Before Sunrise than 27 Dresses. The feeling these two titles provoke is very different and I simply love the naturalistic feeling of the first one better. When I found this short film, directed by Emily Ting, I was interested to see what type of romantic movie this was. Continue reading →

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Jeux d’Enfants (2003) – Review

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Love can be a beautiful thing and the bond which is shaped between two individuals can be so special that you both feel you have something which if unique. I had heard from Jeux d’Enfants (of Love Me If You Dare) that the two main characters had a very remarkable bond and it was a movie which had been on my to watch list for way too long. That’s also the reason I chose it for my Blindspot series this year. After watching the film I can only agree that Julien (Guillaume Canet) and Sophie (Marion Cotillard) have something I’ve never seen before and that this is a movie which really impressed. Continue reading →

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People, Places, Things (2015) – Review

Review People, Places, Things

There are moments in life where you don’t even think about the relationship you have with your partner anymore, you kind of take it for granted. The other is there for you and you know what you can expect from the other, but there is always that danger that you don’t appreciate them enough anymore or don’t take the time to give them the attention they deserve. You could slowly grow apart until you both have begun living you own lives instead of one together. In People, Places, Things it has come to that, something which Will Henry (Jemaine Clement) realises too late. Continue reading →

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Le Tout Nouveau Testament (2015) – Review

Review Le Tout Nouveau Testament

Everyone person has moments where they think about their existence. Why are we here, what is our purpose, is there really free will and what will happen after our death? These are all philosophical thoughts, question you can talk very long about, but which we all won’t be able to get a definite answer to. They are the secrets of life, that mysterious thing we can’t grab, no matter how much we would like to be able to. But what would the world look like when you would know how long you would still have to live? Would you make different choices if you knew that you wouldn’t be around in two years? It is one of the few subjects in Le Tout Nouveau Testament. Continue reading →