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Jason Bourne (2016) – Review

Review Jason Bourne

When the original three Jason Bourne movies came out they had a lot of impact on how others made movies. Director Paul Greengrass became well-known for his way of shooting, quickly labeled shaky cam. Because of that action looked more dynamic and raw. But also the character of Bourne in this spy thriller has had a lot of influence. You can see that realistic approach of Bourne during fights and using the situation in the first Bond movie starring Daniel Craig. After the third Bourne movie both Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon decided they had told Bourne’s story and stepped away from the franchise. The studio decided to make The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, but it was disappointing. Both Greengrass and Damon probably felt an itch to return as they are now here for the fourth movie starring the titular character. Continue reading →

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Much Loved (2015) – Review

Review e Much Loved

Before Much Loved played at the Internation Film Festival Rotterdam there was a lot of commotion around this film. It was banned in its home country of Morocco because it defied the moral values and image of Moroccan women and both its director, Nabil Ayouch as the actrices were receiving threats. But what was the cause of all of it? Continue reading →

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Sneakerheadz (2015) – Review

Review Sneakerheadz

When I went to the centre of town a couple of weeks ago to go to the market I witnessed something strange. Near the markets there are a couple of shops and one of them sells sneakers. The store was open, but in front of it there were around 20 people waiting impatiently and yelling to the store owner if there was a list. Curious as I am I asked what was happening and it turned out that there was a release of a specific model sneaker and these people wanted to have it first.

Of course this is a phenomenon which doesn’t only happens when it comes to sneakers. I’ve seen it happening with phones, but it’s fascinating to see. It is the ultimate expression of being a consumer and materialism. The fact that you are willing to head out and in some cases sleep outside in order to get you hands on something and make it your property is amazing. The documentary shows the world of the sneakerheads. People who collect them as a hobby and how obsessed they can become. Continue reading →

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Zoolander 2 (2015) – Review

review Zoolander 2

If you would ask me to create a top 50 of guilty pleasure movies, than chances would be that the original Zoolander would end up pretty high on that list. There is a reason I own a “Derek Zoolander Center for kids who can’t read good” T-shirt and even was thinking about buying a Mugatu one as well. It was a movie with silly humour which I thoroughly enjoyed. Whether that’s the scene in which a couple of models are fighting it out with gasoline in a gas station or the whole concept of Blue Steel. So when I heard about a sequel I was quite excited, interested to see whether Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell were able to recapture the magic of the original. Turns out this wasn’t the case. Continue reading →

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Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) – Review

Independence Day Resurgence review

Before watching the new Independence Day I decided to revisit the original. I can’t remember whether or not I saw it in cinemas originally, but it must have been around twenty years ago when I last saw it. I could still remember how strange it was that someone was able to plug his laptop into an alien spacecraft and easily upload a virus. I remembered the main story, but had forgotten the details. But what a joy it was to revisit it again! It offers exactly what I have come to expect from disaster movies: a number of characters you know just enough about to care for them, impressive destruction and being able to solve impossible situations. It also used a lot of practical effects and miniatures making it all the more convincing. But what did I have to expect from a sequel? Continue reading →

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Man Falling (2015) – Review

Review Man Falling

I´ve always found the world of art fascinating. Not that you´ll find me in a museum every weekend, but I always have found it interesting how people respond to art and which amounts they are willing to pay for it based on the name under it. When it comes to the paintings themselves I mainly can appreciate the classic ones. Modern and abstract art doesn´t do anything for me. The subject in this documentary, Per Kirkeby, also makes abstract art and is one of the best known artists from Denmark. Continue reading →

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The Neon Demon (2016) – Review

Review The Neon Demon

One of the few genres I don’t watch much of is horror. I simply don’t enjoy being frightened voluntarily. Jump scares aren’t my thing and the only horror movies I’m willing to watch are horror comedy (Zombieland, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, The Final Girls) or a classic like The Shining. When I received an invitation to watch The Neon Demon my first reaction was: “forget it”.

That changed though when I saw who directed the film: Nicholas Winding Refn, who put himself on the map with Drive, which he followed up with Only God Forgives. The latter one didn’t receive glowing reviews, but I thought it was fantastic. His work is always visually stunning and is a director whose work you’ll recognise. Still, this was a horror movie, so I decided to watch a bit of the trailer. Continue reading →

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Warcraft (2016) – Review

Review Warcraft

My expectations going into Warcraft weren’t very high. The couple of photo’s I saw of the movie in advance didn’t resonate with me and as the movie is based on a game it meant chances were high that this was going to be bad. The genre of video game movies hasn’t really delivered on movies which manage to wow audiences. But despite that I still had a bit of hope because of its director, Duncan Jones. He was previously responsible fort he impressive Moon. Would he be able to deliver a quality film?

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Moonwalkers (2015) – Review

Recensie Moonwalkers

Conspiracy theories are always very interesting. Often not even because they might be true, but actually because they show how creative people can be in coming up with an explanation for something. You don´t even have to look further than a documentary like Room 237 to find out that even one movie by Stanley Kubrick (in this case The Shining) can be the starting point for all kinds of interpretations, the one even stranger as the other. One of them was that The Shining contains hints which prove that Kubrick filmed the moon landing. This is the theory Moonwalkers takes as its starting point and is about the Americans wanting to hire Kubrick to shoot the moon landing in case the real mission fails. Is that strong enough to base a comedy on? Lees verder

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Un homme à la hauteur (2016) – Review

Review Un Homme a la Hauteur

At which point did our society change? In the nineties we were talking about it being a melting pot of cultures, something we were proud of. When did it became a reality that we focussed more and more on our differences? A focus which has made it “not done” to make jokes about each other and where each small remark is immediately approached negatively? Whether you like it or not, it is something which influences you as well and also makes you over sensitive which I think is a shame because it means that the love which first made us blind has slowly disappeared. Continue reading →