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/slash 2017 – Day 10: Zombiology – Enjoy Yourself Tonight

Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight Hong Kong | China 2017 Written by Nick Cheuk Directed by Alan Lo Watched on 30.09.2017 “Zombiology” was ok. Despite a couple of unusual ideas, he doesn’t really bring anything new to the zombie-table. It takes … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 9: Female Trouble

Female Trouble USA 1974 Written by John Waters Directed by John Waters Watched on 29.09.2017 As already indicated in my review for “Pink Flamingos”, as pleasantly surprised I was by how much I enjoyed that one, as disappointed I was … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 9: Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos USA 1972 Written by John Waters Directed by John Waters Watched on 29.09.2017 John Waters was the guest of honor at this year’s /slash filmfestival. One evening, they showed four of his most famous movies back to back, … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 9: Boys in the Trees

Boys in the Trees Australia 2016 Written by Nicholas Verso Directed by Nicholas Verso Watched on 29.09.2017 Don’t get fooled by that godawful poster that’s reminiscent of the “Twilight”-movies. While there is a supernatural aspect to it, “Boys in the … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 7: Victor Crowley

Victor Crowley USA 2017 Written by Adam Green Directed by Adam Green Watched on 27.09.2017 “Victor Crowley” was this year’s surprise movie – but didn’t really come as a big surprise for me, since it was one of the three … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 7: Mon Mon Mon Monsters

Mon Mon Mon Monsters Taiwan 2017 Written by Giddens Ko Directed by Giddens Ko Watched on 27.09.2017 I liked the monsters (even though they were pretty much a mix of vampires and zombies), there were a couple of tense moments, … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 6: Bitch

Bitch USA 2017 Written by Marianna Palka Directed by Marianna Palka Watched on 26.09.2017 I was really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, in the end, “Bitch” proved to be not really my cup of tea. For what it wanted … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 6: 68 Kill

68 Kill USA 2017 Written by Trent Haaga, based on the novel by Bryan Smith Directed by Trent Haaga Watched on 26.09.2017 “68 Kill” actually started off really well. Yes, of course it’s totally over the top, but for a … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 5: Hounds of Love

Hounds of Love Australia 2016 Written by Ben Young Directed by Ben Young Watched on 25.09.2017 “Hounds of Love” is a pretty grim tale with a couple of truly harrowing moments. Based on true events, it tells the story of … Continue reading

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/slash 2017 – Day 5: Cult of Chucky

Cult of Chucky USA 2017 Written by Don Mancini Directed by Don Mancini Watched on 25.09.2017 Confession time: Prior to this screening, I have never seen a Chucky-film in my entire life. It didn’t do it on purpose, it just … Continue reading

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