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The Meg (2018) – Review

Recensie The Meg

If it wasn’t clear before, the moment Jason Statham (playing an expert in saving people from the deepest parts of the ocean) swims towards an enormous prehistoric shark singing Dory’s “Just keep swimming”, you know that this is a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. And it shouldn’t, because this is a monster movie that has a ridiculous idea behind it. A billionaire has invested a lot of money to find out if the Marianas trench is even deeper than we thought. The first mission doesn’t go as planned and Jonas Taylor (Statham) is called to save the people from the bottom of the ocean. There they find the biggest shark that ever lived, a megalodon, which escapes from the deep and starts terrorizing people. It’s up to Taylor and the group he is working to kill it. Continue reading →

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Zion (2018) – Review

Review Zion
When an specific event takes place that was witnessed by many people, you could ask all of them to tell them what happened and you will get different stories. Some will not only tell you the facts, but others might add extra layers explaining their feelings, the atmosphere and small details that make it come alive. Although documentaries are about real events, it is the way you tell them that can make or break a documentary. Just like any other movie it needs to be edited in the right way in order to make the viewer care about what you are seeing. A director like Werner Herzog is almost poetic in his voicovers for his documentaries and that really adds a lot. Zion, this short documentary now available on Netflix, unfortunately lacks a proper story. Continue reading →

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The Bits of Yesterday (2018) – Review


Near the end of this documentary about retro gaming, collecting is compared to an addiction. People get a rush looking at the games and consoles they own, the new ones they are able to buy and comparing them to others. It’s a feeling almost everyone can understand and I myself was into buying and playing old consoles. I still have quite a lot of them, although I never look at them anymore. I’ve stepped away from them years ago and with that they aren’t as treasured as they once were and when I make the time to properly go through it all I will sell everything so someone else will be able to enjoy it. Distance changes your perspective. The same goes for movie watching. For the last couple of years I saw an amazing amount of films every year, but this year I decided to take a break from blogging (I actually stopped on the Dutch version of my blog) and I lost the need to try and see every movie that comes out and actually am fine with that. But back to this documentary. Continue reading →

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To Catch a Thief (1955) – Review

Review to catch a thief2018 Blindspot films
Some directors have made a name for themselves and as viewer you have specific expectations when you go see their films. Whether it is the violence, dialogue and references to other movies in Tarantino films, the weirdness of David Lynch’s work or the practical way Christopher Nolan shoots everything on film, you have an idea of what to expect. It is something you look forward to when checking their work out. Alfred Hitchcock is also one of those names. I’ve seen a lot of his work and love the look of them (of course because of the era they were shot in), the character interactions and of course (usually) the suspense. To Catch a Thief was a movie of his I hadn’t seen yet and added to my blindspot list for this year. It turned out to be slightly disappointing. Continue reading →

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Ocean’s Eight (2018) – Review

When the George Clooney version of Ocean’s Eleven (a remake of the 1960 original) came out, it was a hit and got great reviews. Director Steven Soderbergh managed to create a movie that was fast paced, slick and fun. It’s sequel stumbled and Ocean’s 13 in 2007 managed to be pretty good as well. Eleven years later there is Ocean’s 8, which doesn’t star (well, almost) any stars from the trilogy and isn’t set before the other ones as the title might suggest. This new version changes things up and replaces the cast with an all-female lineup who are planning a heist. Continue reading →

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The Villainess (2017) – Review

Review The Villainess
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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Rapture (2018) – Review

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When it comes to hiphop, Netflix has a pretty solid offering of interesting documentaries (Bad Rap, Hip Hop Evolution, The Defiant Ones, Fresh Dressed, Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives, The Art of Organized Noize, Sample This) and movies/series (Roxanne Roxanne, The Get Down) about this music genre. I’ve watched all of them and although some of them are disappointing, in general they provide a lot of interesting information/entertainement. The latest addition is Rapture. According to the Netflix description hip-hop stars describe what defines them as artists and the effect they’ve had on culture beyond music. During (almost) each of the episodes the focus is on one artist. These are a mix of old and new artists: Logic, Nas & Dave East, G-Eazy, 2 Chainz, T.I., Rapsody, Just Blaze and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. As I’ve been listening to hip hop less the last couple of years I didn’t know anything about Logic, Dave East, G-Eazy, Rapsody or A Boogie, so I was interested to learn more about them. Continue reading →

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The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) – Review

Review The Nile Hilton Incident
I have to admit that I actually do not watch too many films that were not made in America. The main reason is perhaps that I usually have the urge to see the latest (big) releases, precisely because those are most talked about. As a result, it is often you only find out about great films made in the rest of the world if they have an Oscar nomination or receive attention because of a very specific reason. Nevertheless, I sometimes try to watch movies that I haven’t heard about and that was the case at The Nile Hilton Incident. Continue reading →