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/slash 2016 – Day 9: The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler USA 2016 Written by Toby Harvard & Jim Hosking Directed by Jim Hosking Watched on 30.09.2016 Mickey Keating can rejoice: His “Pod” is no longer the worst movie that I’ve ever seen at a /slash film festival. … Continue reading

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/slash 2016 – Day 3: Hentai Kamen – The Abnormal Crisis

Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis Japan 2016 Written by Yûichi Fukuda Directed by Yûichi Fukuda Watched on 24.09.2016 In my review of the first one, I stated my hope that they will come up with some fresh ideas for the … Continue reading

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/slash 2016 – Day 1: Attack of the Lederhosenzombies

Attack of the Lederhosenzombies Austria 2016 Written by Dominik Hartl & Armin Prediger Directed by Dominik Hartl Watched on 22.09.2016 The title should already make it clear that “Attack of the Lederhosenzombies” isn’t a straight-out horror movie, but rather a … Continue reading

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/slash 2016 – Prelude: Hentai Kamen

Hentai Kamen Japan 2013 Written by Shun Oguri & Yûichi Fukuda Directed by Yûichi Fukuda Watched on 09.09.2016 I missed this movie when it played at a previous /slash Filmfestival a couple of years back. “Missed” meaning I decided not … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2016: Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic USA 2016 Written by Matt Ross Directed by Matt Ross Watched on 04.09.2016 “Captain Fantastic” was sweet, but not unproblematic. However, before we get into that – and thus, ultimately into (light) spoiler territory, let’s first talk about … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2016 – Day 3: Summer Camp

Summer Camp USA | Spain 2015 Written by Alberto Marini & Danielle Schleif Directed by Alberto Marini Watched on 30.04.2016 “Summer Camp” is the feature film debut of Alberto Marini, who was one of the Executive Producers of the “[Rec]”-movies, … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2016: Chevalier

Chevalier Greece 2015 Written by Efthymis Filippou & Athina Rachel Tsangari Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari Watched on 06.05.2016 Conflicting schedules prevented me from already seeing this at last year’s Viennale, despite the fact that it sounded quite interesting and … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2016 – Day 2: My Big Night (Mi gran noche)

My Big Night (Mi gran noche) Spain 2015 Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Álex de la Iglesia Directed by Álex de la Iglesia Watched on 29.04.2016 “My Big Night” was absolutely hilarious. A fun, wildly energetic romp from start to … Continue reading

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At the Movies 2015: Krampus

Krampus USA 2015 Written by Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey & Zach Shields Directed by Michael Dougherty Watched on 18.12.2015 When I heard that Hollywood would make a movie about a mythical figure of austrian folklore, I knew that I had … Continue reading

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Viennale 2015 – Day 11: Mistress America

Mistress America USA 2015 Written by Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig Directed by Noah Baumbach Watched on 01.11.2015 “Mistress America” joins a couple of recent movies that dealt with the dark side of ambition, and mixes it with a nice … Continue reading

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