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Viennale 2014 – Day 7: Macondo

Posted on December 30, 2014 by cornholio1980

Macondo Austria 2014 Written by Sudabeh Mortezai Directed by Sudabeh Mortezai My first thought after watching this movie was that something can be said about the traditional “hero journey” movie structure, where the main protagonist has to overcome some outer … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 6: Frank

Posted on December 28, 2014 by cornholio1980

Frank UK | Ireland | USA 2014 Written by Jon Ronson & Peter Straughan Directed by Leonard Abrahamson I had already heard some great things about this movie, and “Frank” definitely lived up to my expectations. One of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2014 by cornholio1980

Fellow Readers, I’m sorry about the sudden radio silence, but despite all my good intentions, advent season simply proved too stressful. Between work, private life and my writing for fictionBOX, there simply was no time to continue my Viennale reviews. … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 6: Arrête ou je continue (If You Don’t, I Will)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by cornholio1980

Arrête ou je continue France 2014 Written by Sophie Fillières Directed by Sophie Fillières — SPOILER-WARNING! (sorf of) — “Arrête ou je continue” doesn’t feature some sort of twist and/or shocking revelation, but my review kinda gives away where it … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 6: Calvary

Posted on November 26, 2014 by cornholio1980

Calvary Ireland | UK 2014 Written by John Michael McDonagh Directed by John Michael McDonagh Despite having been raised a catholic, I’m not a religious person. I don’t go to church, I don’t pray, and I don’t believe in some … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Kuime (Over Your Dead Body)

Posted on November 18, 2014 by cornholio1980

Kuime (Over Your Dead Body) Japan 2014 Written by Kikumi Yamagishi Directed by Takashi Miike I cannot fault Takashi Miike for what he did here. The ghost story “Yotsuya Kaidan” is widely known in Japan, and he probably thought that … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by cornholio1980

Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night) France 2014 Written by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne After an unspecified accident (however, I got the impression that it got something to do with … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Buzzard

Posted on November 15, 2014 by cornholio1980

Buzzard USA 2014 Written by Joel Potrykus Directed by Joel Potrykus “Buzzard” is the last movie of Joel Potrykus’ so-called “animal-trilogy”. I hadn’t seen the other two yet – and probably never will. Nor do I plan on seeing any … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 4: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

Posted on November 14, 2014 by cornholio1980

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night USA 2014 Written by Ana Lily Amirpour Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour First of all: What a great and clever title. It immediately invokes certain images, feelings and fears… all of which the … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 4: Love Is Strange

Posted on November 14, 2014 by cornholio1980

Love Is Strange USA | France | Brazil | Greece 2014 Written by Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias Directed by Ira Sachs The major issue that I had with “Love Is Strange” is that I think that the best part … Continue reading →

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