Category Archives: cinema 2014

Viennale 2014 – Day 8: Pas son genre (Not My Type)

Pas son genre France 2014 Written by Lucas Belvaux Directed by Lucas Belvaux My main problem with “Pas son genre” was that I didn’t root for Jennifer and Clément as a couple. They just seem completely mismatched from the get-go. … Continue reading

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Viennale 2014 – Day 8: Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas USA 2014 Written by Joe Swanberg Directed by Joe Swanberg “Happy Christmas” is the second movie where I later found out that it was either already or imminently available on DVD; would I have known that before, I … Continue reading

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Viennale 2014 – Day 7: Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu (The Terror Live)

Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu South Korea 2013 Written by Byeong-woo Kim Directed by Byeong-woo Kim I probably would have been a lot more impressed with “The Terror Live” if I hadn’t already seen eight and a half seasons of “24”. Yes, … Continue reading

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Viennale 2014 – Day 7: Macondo

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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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