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“The Crow” Remake Off the Table Thank The Powers That Be

A few days ago, between a political rant and a guide to minimum deposit casinos, I’ve stumbled upon a piece of news about how both star Jason Momoa and Corin Hardy left the upcoming remake (or reboot?) of “The Crow”. This most likely means that the movie – if it is even produced – will miss its desired premiere date of October 11, 2019. To add insult to injury, filming of the movie was set to be started in a month or so – there is no way Davis Films, the owner of the rights to the remake, is unlikely to be able to cast a protagonist and hire a director in a time this short. Continue reading →

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The Florida Project (2017) – Review

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The environment in which you grow up as a child feels normal to you. It doesn’t matter in which situation you grow up, whether good or extremely bad, to you that’s the way the world is. It’s your world in which you find joy with the people around you, even if it might not be the safest or cleanest place. That’s also the case for six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), who lives in a bright purple motel together with her single mom Halley (Bria Vinaite), very close to Disneyland. Like many other families who live there, they have to make ends meet in order to be able to pay the rent at the end of the month. To Moonee the motel is her playground, where she does the naughty things children do together and sometimes gets into trouble for it. Continue reading →

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The Villainess (2017) – Review

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As soon as you start watching The Villainess, it immediately becomes very clear that this is a tough as nails action movie. You witness a fight which is best described as a mix between the first person view of Hardcore Henry and the famous hall fight in Old Boy. It’s tightly choreographed and extremely violent. Just like Park Chan-Wook’s classic this movie (originally called Ak-Nyeo) is also South Korean. It’s been directed by Byung-gil Jung. Continue reading →

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Gods of Egypt (2016) – Review

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When I announced my list of blindspot movies for 2018, I got the most reactions (both here and on my Dutch site) about why I added Gods of Egypt. Why would I want to see this film? Some told me it’s a movie you want to switch off after 20 minutes. Of course I knew about the criticism the movie got, but that made me even more curious. So it was the first movie I watched on that list. Did I start out right? Continue reading →

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The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) – Review

Review The Cloverfield Paradox
The promotion of new movies has become very predictable. Months in advance you can see the first set photos, followed by teasers, different trailer versions and the stars appearing in talk shows near the release. I basically ignore all of it and find it an extremely tiring way to promote a product and create hype. Earlier this year Netflix proved it could be different with this film. It was originally called The God Particle and was delayed. During the Superbowl commercials Netflix premiered the trailer and also announced it would be available immediately after the game. A marketing strategy which I would love more companies using. Continue reading →

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Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018) – Review

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If there is one pop culture item which has seen a true explosion of popularity it probably is the Funko Pop characters. The big-headed, cute-eyed figures which are available for almost every pop culture character available can be bought almost everywhere and they are a great way for fans to show their love for something. This Netflix documentary is part looking at how the company became as big as it is and part just a look into the lives of some Funko collectors and the special place these figures have in their lives. Continue reading →

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4 Things We Know About Ocean’s 8


Ocean’s 8 ranks among the most anticipated releases of 2018. In fact, that’s been the case since 2016 when the movie was first announced. The excitement has grown even further since the trailer was released last December. In case you didn’t know, the film is actually a spin-off of a remake (Stephen Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 (2001) was a remake of the 1960 movie of the same name), but with a female cast.
Like the previous movies in the franchise, Ocean’s 8 will feature a team of criminals that come together to pull off a heist- a heist at the Met Gala, nonetheless. Here’s what we know about the movie, so far. Continue reading →

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Review

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Up till now most people I talked to about upcoming Star Wars movies, responded that they were looking forward to them. That changed when it came to Solo: A Star Wars Story. Personally I never had a huge connection with Star Wars (only watching them for the first time on VHS in my late teens) but I have been enjoying most of them (forgetting about the first three prequels), so to me this would just be something along the same lines as Rogue One only this time with a character we already know.

Of course Han Solo is one of the most iconic characters in history and maybe that’s the reason people were hesitant about a film looking at his backstory. As we’ve seen with for example Alien: Covenant, sometimes you don’t want answers to some questions. I personally didn’t need an explanation how the Xenomorphs came into being. They should remain a mystery as that just adds to the legend of a character. Some people had the same idea about Solo. But the film is now here so we can find out if this is a film that should have been made and if it indeed demystifies the legend that is the man who did shoot first. Continue reading →

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Deadpool 2 (2018) – Review

Review Deadpool 2

When Deadpool came out in 2016 it was a breath of fresh air amongst the overload of superhero movies. The formula of them was well-known and for some people the fatigue started to creep up. It was a film that wasn’t what you were expecting. It managed to shock, not take itself seriously and make fun of a lot of things, including other superhero movies. I had a blast watching it and was looking forward to the sequel. Would it be possible to follow the original up with something just as fresh? Continue reading →