Category Archives: cinema 2015

/slash ½ 2015 – Day 2: The Man in the Orange Jacket

The Man in the Orange Jacket Latvia | Estonia 2014 Written by Aik Karapetian Directed by Aik Karapetian Watched on 30.04.2015 “The Man in the Orange Jacket” actually starts off quite nice, with some moody shots of the titular character … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 1: German Angst

German Angst D 2015 Written by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski & Andreas Marschall Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski & Andreas Marschall Watched on 29.04.2015 “German Angst” is a horror anthology, featuring three different segments by three german writers/directors. As … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 1: Amor Eterno (Eternal Love)

Amor Eterno Spain 2014 Written by Marçal Forés & Vicente de la Torre Directed by Marçal Forés Watched on 29.04.2015 When it comes to the /slash Filmfestival, I tend to not inform myself about the movies too much in advance, … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Avengers – Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron USA 2015 Written by Joss Whedon Directed by Joss Whedon Watched on 27.04.2015 It’s true: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” isn’t quite as fresh, funny, and delightful as the first one. It misses the appeal of seeing … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Ex Machina

Ex Machina UK 2015 Written by Alex Garland Directed by Alex Garland Watched on 24.04.2015 After writing the scripts for – among others – “28 Days Later”, “Sunshine”, “Dredd” and “Never Let Me Go”, Alex Garland finally decided to make … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: The Voices

The Voices USA | Germany 2014 Written by Michael R. Perry Directed by Marjane Satrapi Watched on 11.04.2015 I was looking forward to this for quite a while now (the first positive reviews came in already more than a year … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Furious 7

Furious 7 USA 2015 Written by Chris Morgan Directed by James Wan Watched on 08.04.2015 The “Fast & Furious”-series definitely is a phenomenon. The first one was a nice “Point Break”-like undercover/action movie that definitely hit a nerve. The sequel … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Kingsman – The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service UK 2014 Written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn Directed by Matthew Vaughn Watched on 19.03.2015 Since the excellent “Stardust” – still one of the very best fantasy films coming out in this millennium that doesn’t … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: The Loft

The Loft USA 2014 Written by Bart De Pauw & Wesley Strick Directed by Erik Van Looy Watched on 11.03.2015 Despite an intriguing concept and an all-star cast (albeit rather B- than A-list), “The Loft” completely bombed at the US … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game UK | USA 2014 Written by Graham Moore, based on a book by Andrew Hodges Directed by Morten Tyldum Watched on 19.02.2015 “The Imitation Game” is an interesting mixture of biopic, drama, thriller, and (historic) war movie. … Continue reading

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