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At the Movies 2015: Spectre
Spectre USA 2015 Written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Jez Butterworth Directed by Sam Mendes Watched on 11.11.2015 I had high hopes – and expectations – for this. After all, “Skyfall”, the previous movie from pretty much … Continue reading
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At the Movies 2015: The Martian
The Martian USA 2015 Written by Drew Goddard, based on the novel by Andy Weir Directed by Ridley Scott Watched on 20.10.2015 After the mediocre “Robin Hood”, the disappointing “Prometheus”, the pretty bad “The Counselor”, and “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Andy Weir, cinema 2015, Drew Goddard, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, science fiction, The Martian
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At the Movies 2015: Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak USA 2015 Written by Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins Directed by Guillermo del Toro Watched on 19.10.2015 Quite a few people ended up rather disappointed by Guillermo del Toro’s most recent cinematic outing, and while a) I’d … Continue reading
At the Movies 2015: Everest
Everest USA 2015 Written by William Nicholson & Simon Beaufoy Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Watched on 08.10.2015 Given the fact that a) I don’t do a lot of sports and thus aren’t that fit and/or good in shape, b) suffer … Continue reading
At the Movies 2015: The Visit
The Visit USA 2015 Written by M. Night Shyamalan Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Watched on 03.10.2015 I didn’t really plan on watching “The Visit” in the cinema, but when I was asked if I wanted to come along and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cinema 2015, Deanna Dunagan, Ex Oxenbould, horror, M. Night Shyamalan, Olivia deJonge, Peter McRobbie, The Visit, thriller, USA
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At the Movies 2015: Southpaw
Southpaw USA 2015 Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Antoine Fuqua Watched on 09.09.2015 I’m not the biggest sports- and/or boxing-movie-fan (exceptions like “Rocky” obviously prove the rule), and thus was a little reluctant to watch “Southpaw” in the cinema. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Antoine Fuqua, boxing, cinema 2015, drama, Forest Whitaker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kurt Sutter, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rachel McAdams, Southpaw, sports, USA
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My favorite movies of 2015
Is there actually anyone still interested in “Best of 2015”-lists? Probably not. Unfortunately for me – and you – despite my best intentions, I didn’t come around to writing this list before. But since I still want to record my … Continue reading
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Rest in Peace, Alan Rickman…
I’m afraid that at the moment, I don’t have sufficient time to write an eulogy befitting to an actor of Alan Rickman’s stature, so you’ll have to make do with a couple of hastily cobbled together words, I’m afraid. Just … Continue reading
At the Movies 2016: The Revenant
The Revenant USA 2015 Written by Mark L. Smith & Alejandro González Iñárritu Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Watched on 29.12.2015 After last years “Birdman” – and unusually fast for him – Alejandro González Iñárritu serves up a gripping tale … Continue reading
Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016! Retrospection and outlook…
2016 is already four days old, and since I finally finished my Viennale-reviews a couple of days back, this is the perfect opportunity to take a look back on 2015 (blog-wise), and also share with you my plans for 2016. … Continue reading
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