Tag Archives: horror

/slash ½ 2017 – Day 1: XX

Posted on September 17, 2017 by cornholio1980

XX USA 2017 Written by Jovanka Vuckovic, St. Vincent, Roxanne Benjamin & Karyn Kusama Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic, St. Vincent, Roxanne Benjamin & Karyn Kusama Watched on 04.05.2017 “XX” is a horror anthology which was written and directed exclusively by … Continue reading →

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/slash ½ 2017 – Day 1: Shin Gojira (Shin Godzilla)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by cornholio1980

Shin Godzilla Japan 2016 Written by Hideaki Anno Directed by Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi Watched on 04.05.2017 I’m not really the biggest Kaiju- or Godzilla-nerd. While I saw a couple of them as a kid, they never spoke to … Continue reading →

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/slash ½ 2017 – Day 1: Nong hak (Dearest Sister)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by cornholio1980

Dearest Sister Laos 2016 Written by Christopher Larsen Directed by Mattie Do Watched on 04.05.2017 “Dearest Sister” offered a solid start into this years “/slash ½”-Festival (the shorter, 3-day-offshoot of the main festival, taking place in May). What I liked … Continue reading →

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Screener-Review: Battle Royale

Posted on April 6, 2017 by cornholio1980

Battle Royale Japan 2000 Written by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Watched on 03.04.2017 More than 16 years after its release in Japan, “Battle Royale” is finally going to be freely available … Continue reading →

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At the Movies 2017: Life

Posted on April 5, 2017 by cornholio1980

Life USA 2017 Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick Directed by Daniel Espinosa Watched on 04.04.2017 “Life” delivered pretty much exactly what I expected. It’s a solid B-science fiction-horror-movie with a good cast and a couple of visually stunning … Continue reading →

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Screener-Review: The Void

Posted on April 4, 2017 by cornholio1980

The Void USA 2016 Written by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski Directed by Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski Watched on 03.04.2017 In recent years, we saw a rise in nostalgic entertainment, mostly when it comes to the 80s. “The Void” … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2016 – Day 2: Alone (Hon-ja)

Posted on November 19, 2016 by cornholio1980

Alone (Hon-ja) South Korea 2015 Written by Hye-jin Cha & Hong-min Park Directed by Hong-min Park Watched on 21.10.2016 Every year there are a couple of movies that end up on my “maybe”-list. Sometimes, I decide to give them a … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 10: Abattoir

Posted on November 14, 2016 by cornholio1980

Abattoir USA 2016 Written by Christopher Monfette Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Watched on 01.10.2016 Going in, I knew nothing about the movie, except the promising promo picture of a woman standing in front of a strange looking house, as … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 10: The Love Witch

Posted on November 12, 2016 by cornholio1980

The Love Witch USA 2016 Written by Anna Biller Directed by Anna Biller Watched on 01.10.2016 “The Love Witch” was a lot of fun. What I loved most about it is how closely it imitated the style of movies from … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 9: The Priests (Geomeun sajedeul)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by cornholio1980

The Priests South Korea 2015 Written by Jae-hyun Jang Directed by Jae-hyun Jang Watched on 04.10.2016 I’m very glad that I skipped this one in the cinema and watched the screener instead, since I’m pretty sure that if I had … Continue reading →

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