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At the Movies 2015: Spectre

Posted on February 17, 2016 by cornholio1980

Spectre USA 2015 Written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Jez Butterworth Directed by Sam Mendes Watched on 11.11.2015 I had high hopes – and expectations – for this. After all, “Skyfall”, the previous movie from pretty much … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 10: Gokudou daisensou (Yakuza Apokalypse)

Posted on October 8, 2015 by cornholio1980

Gokudou daisensou Japan 2015 Written by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi Directed by Takashi Miike Watched on 26.09.2015 While I’ve seen a couple of his movies, I’d definitely not claim to be an expert on all things Miike, and also wouldn’t count myself … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 6: Turbo Kid

Posted on September 29, 2015 by cornholio1980

Turbo Kid NZ|CAN 2014 Written by François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell Watched on 22.09.2015 With its BMX-theme, the “Mad Max”-like postapocalyptic world, the awesome old-school synthesizer-score and that great, … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 4: Zhì qu weihu shan (The Taking of Tiger Mountain)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by cornholio1980

Zhì qu weihu shan (The Taking of Tiger Mountain) China 2014 Written by Jianxin Huang, based on the novel by Bo Qu Directed by Tsui Hark Watched on 20.09.2015 As someone who found asian cinema only recently, I have yet … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 10, 2015 by cornholio1980

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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At the Movies 2015: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

Posted on August 18, 2015 by cornholio1980

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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At the Movies 2015: Ant-Man

Posted on July 27, 2015 by cornholio1980

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

Posted on July 10, 2015 by cornholio1980

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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Movie-Flashback #04: Terminator – Salvation

Posted on July 9, 2015 by cornholio1980

Terminator: Salvation USA 2009 Written by John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris Directed by McG Watched on 08.07.2015 I know that I’m in the minority on this, but I actually liked “Terminator: Salvation”, and definitely prefer it over the very … Continue reading →

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Movie-Flashback #03: Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines

Posted on July 8, 2015 by cornholio1980

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines USA 2003 Written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris & Tedi Sarafian Directed by Jonathan Mostow Watched on 07.07.2015 God, I hate this movie. On an objective level, I can acknowledge that it offers … Continue reading →

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