Category Archives: movie reviews

Prelude to /slash #03: Scream 3

Scream 3 USA 2000 Written by Ehren Kruger Directed by Wes Craven Watched on 11.09.2015 With “Scream 3”, they might have gone a little overboard with their meta-approach. I mean, we all know that it’s one of the unwritten rules … Continue reading

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Prelude to /slash #02: Scream 2

Scream 2 USA 1997 Written by Kevin Williamson Directed by Wes Craven Watched on 07.09.2015 “Scream 2” is a good and worthy sequel that nevertheless doesn’t quite reach the same heights as the first one. One of its main problems … Continue reading

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Prelude to /slash #01: Scream

Scream USA 1996 Written by Kevin Williamson Directed by Wes Craven Watched on 06.09.2015 Like last year, I want to pave the way for this years /slash Filmfestival – starting this Thursday – with a little prelude. However, the sudden … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four USA 2015 Written by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg & Josh Trank Directed by Josh Trank Watched on 21.08.2015 Sometimes, movie fans like myself can be just as stupid, ill-behaved and unteachable as little kids. You can tell us … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. USA 2015 Written by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram Directed by Guy Ritchie Watched on 20.08.2015 While I don’t rule out the possibility that I might have stumbled upon a couple of episode of the 60s … Continue reading

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Austrian Cinema #03: Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man)

Der Knochenmann AUT 2009 Written by Wolf Haas, Josef Hader & Wolfgang Murnberger Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Watched on 08.08.2015 “Der Knochenmann” ranks somewhere in the middle between “Komm, süßer Tod” and “Silentium” for me. Once again, Simon Brenner stumbles … Continue reading

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Austrian Cinema #02: Silentium

Silentium AUT 2004 Written by Wolf Haas, Josef Hader & Wolfgang Murnberger Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Watched on 23.07.2015 After the success of “Komm, süßer Tod”, and given the fact that there were many more Brenner-novels by Wolf Haas who … Continue reading

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Austrian Cinema #01: Komm, süßer Tod (Come, Sweet Death)

Komm, süßer Tod AUT 2000 Written by Wolf Haas, Josef Hader & Wolfgang Murnberger Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Watched on 13.07.2015 Hello and welcome to yet another new feature on my blog. In this category, I’m going to put the … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: She’s Funny That Way

She’s Funny That Way USA 2014 Written by Louise Stratten & Peter Bogdanovich Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Watched on 14.08.2015 “She’s Funny That Way” was the fourth and final Viennale-preview at this years “Kino wie noch nie” open air cinema … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation USA 2015 Written by Christopher McQuarrie & Drew Pearce Directed by Christopher McQuarrie Watched on 12.08.2015 Let’s do a short recap: I really liked the first one, but thought that the great spy-plot was in … Continue reading

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