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What’s on TV? #02: Sense8 (Season 1)

Sense8 USA 2015 Created by J. Michael Straczynski, Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Watched from 05.06.2015 – 08.06.2015 While here on my blog, I concentrate mostly on movies, the lion’s share of articles that I write for the german webpage … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: San Andreas

San Andreas USA 2015 Written by Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore & Brad Peyton Directed by Brad Peyton Watched on 31.07.2015 I wasn’t especially keen on watching “San Andreas”, since the trailers didn’t really blow me away, and it looked like … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Slow West

Slow West USA 2015 Written by John Maclean Directed by John Maclean Watched on 28.07.2015 From the short description that I read online, I had high hopes for “Slow West” – which was shown as part of Vienna’s “Kino wie … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive USA 2014 Written by Sarah Kernochan Directed by Isabel Coixet Watched on 19.07.2015 There are movies where I get out of the cinema, immediately start taking notes on my phone, and can’t wait to finally get around … Continue reading

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What’s on TV? #01: Sharnado 3 – Oh Hell No!

Sharknado 3 USA 2015 Written by Thunder Levin Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante Watched on 25.07.2015 The first Sharknado mostly lived off its brilliant, original premise, the trashy charm, as well as that gobsmackingly dumb (in a good way) ending. … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Ant-Man

Ant-Man USA 2015 Written by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay & Paul Rudd Directed by Peyton Reed Watched on 24.07.2015 In “Serenity”, there’s this scene where Mal gets ready to set out on a heroic mission, and he tells … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Terminator Genisys

Terminator: Genisys USA 2015 Written by Laeta Kalogridis & Patrick Lussier Directed by Alan Taylor Watched on 09.07.2015 Despite the fact that it was almost unanimously panned by critics… given my distaste for “Rise of the Machines” as well as … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Jurassic World

Jurassic World USA 2015 Written by Rick Jaffa , Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow Directed by Colin Trevorrow Watched on 17.06.2015 Since I didn’t find the time to re-watch (and thus review) the trilogy, let’s do a short … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Mad Max – Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road Australia | USA 2015 Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy & Nick Lathouris Directed by George Miller Watched on 22.05.2015 I wasn’t quite as smitten with “Mad Max: Fury Road” as many (or most?) others were. … 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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