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Warcraft (2016) – Review

Review Warcraft

Before watching Warcraft my expectations of this film weren’t very high. The couple of pictures I saw of it didn’t really make it look appealing and as it is also based on a game chances were big that it wasn’t good. Gamemovies in general aren´t known for quality and the genre hasn´t delivered a film which managed to surprise (in a positive way). Still, looking at the director, I had some hope. Duncan Jones has been responsible for the impressive Moon, so he might be able to deliver a quality film. Continue reading →

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A Hard Day (2014) – Review

A Hard Day review

Luckily I don’t have them often, but there are these days when everything you do seems to go wrong. Trains don’t run, appliances suddenly stop working, food doesn’t turn out the way you want, you name it. Murphy’s Law often seems to be right: Everything which can go wrong, will go wrong. And that’s exactly what the main character in this movie experiences himself. Continue reading →

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Boomerang (2015) – Review

Review Boomerang

Every family has its secrets. Sometimes these are very small and insignificant, but it can also involve events that have had such an impact that it changed the people involved. It is something which translates well to the big screen and has been used many times. Festen, in which a son accuses his father of terrible things is a good example. It shows the complex relationships within a family and the roles assumed by each family member in it. Boomerang, based on the book by Tatiana de Rosnay, is also about such relationships. Continue reading →

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L’Chaim!: To Life! (2014) – Review

Recensie l'chaim to life

When you see Chaim Lubelski for the first time in this documentary your first impression probably is that he is a bum: He is unshaven, wears old clothes with holes and is constantly smoking weed. Yet underneath that appearance a world of experiences is hidden away. He once was a successful businessman in New York where he earned millions exporting jeans, he was good at chess and believes he could have played with the best if he was able to concentrate more. Despite his successes, he also had to deal with setbacks. He lost his money in the stock market years ago and lived as a homeless man on the streets. His only goal now is to take care of his elderly mother who lives in Antwerp. Continue reading →

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Black Mass (2015) – Review

Review Black Mass

I’ve always had a soft spot for the gangster genre. Of course there is violence in these kind of movies, but the thing which I find fascinating isn’t only the hunger for power, but also the personal relationships in which trust plays a very big role and the characters gamble with their lives if that trust is harmed. Johnny Depp in the past has played several roles in the genre in movies like Blow, Donnie and Public Enemies. In this new film he plays the infamous James ‘Whitey’ Bulger in Boston. Lees verder

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E (2015) – Review

Review The Man from Uncle

While watching The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I wondered whether or not I slowly was becoming “bitter” when it comes to specific type of movies. I doubt that my taste over the years has stayed the same. If you’ve seen a lot of movies then you know what can be expected of certain genres, such as in this case a spy film. This means that a film has to do something special in order to get me aboard. If it’s all pretty straightforward movies seem to become a bit boring. I want to be surprised.

This is the latest film from director Guy Ritchie, who was previously responsible for the entertaining Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, but also for the disappointing Sherlock Holmes films. He’s a director who knows how to tell a story with style. Can he do that with a story set in the sixties? Continue reading →

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Southpaw (2015)

Review Southpaw

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of those actors I’ll blindly watch any movie of. Last year he was amazing in Nightcrawler, for which he lost a lot of weight. In Southpaw he plays a boxer and he has gained a lot of weight giving him an impressive muscular appearance. This film was originally meant as the second big film for rapper Eminem after 8 Mile. The story was based on the issues he was dealing with the last few years, with boxing as a metaphor for it. When Eminem decided to focus on his music he was replaced by Gyllenhaal (Eminem is present on the soundtrack though). Continue reading →

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Ooops! Noah is Gone… (2015)

Beestenboot recensie

As a father and movielover there are moments I have been looking forward to for a while. When your children are growing up you want to teach them a lot of things and sharing my passion for movies definitely is one of them. I already started doing that at home by showing the youngest one movies like Dumbo, Ponyo and Fantasia, but I was waiting for the moment that my four-year old was ready to go to the cinema for the first time. I waited a while because I didn’t want to do it too early as the experience could be too overwhelming and resulting in her not willing to go anymore for a couple of years. But earlier this year I felt that the moment was there to try when she saw the posters for this film and told me she wanted to see it. After a quick check online to see if it was a movie that was right for her, it was time to head to the cinema. Continue reading →

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Reflection (2015)

Reflection review

The Cannes film festival always is an important event. It isn’t only used for promotion, but also to sell movies to distributors to make sure they are viewed by a wider audience. This isn’t only the case for feature films, but also for short movies. Earlier this year Reflection was shown in the short film corner. Even though I wasn’t there I did get a chance to check it out. Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

Review Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1

The number of movie franchises which are focussed on the “young adults” market keeps steadily growing. The Hunger Games movies always felt like they had a little bit of an edge over the competition. The were more raw, which isn’t a surprise with its strong resemblance to Battle Royale. Each movie manage to raise the tension. When this movie played in theaters I didn’t manage to go out and see it, but was looking forward to what this franchise would bring next. Continue reading →