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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 3: Marshland

Marshland Spain 2014 Written by Rafael Cobos & Alberto Rodríguez Directed by Alberto Rodríguez Watched on 31.04.2015 “Marshland” gets advertised as “The Spanish ‘True Detective’”, and once you’ve seen the movie (and the HBO-series), it’s clear why: Because it’s true! … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 3: The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands New Zealand 2014 Written by Glenn Standring Directed by Toa Fraser Watched on 31.04.2015 “The Dead Lands” is an adventure-movie from New Zealand, and my favorite thing about it – which also really set it apart from … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 2: Wyrmwood

Wyrmwood Australia 2014 Written by Tristan & Kiah Roache-Turner Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner Watched on 31.04.2015 “Wyrmwood” offers a promising start, a couple of nice moments, some neat and original ideas, a sexy-as-hell lead actress – and unfortunately not much … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 2: The Guest

The Guest USA | UK 2014 Written by Simon Barrett Directed by Adam Wingard Watched on 30.04.2015 In my assessment, “The Guest” was the biggest crowd-pleaser of this years “/slash ½”-festival. And while I liked it too, I was not … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 2: Lost River

Lost River USA 2014 Written by Ryan Gosling Directed by Ryan Gosling Watched on 30.04.2015 From the reactions that I overheard after the movie – first directly in the cinema as then later in the hallway, where we all gathered … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 2: The Man in the Orange Jacket

The Man in the Orange Jacket Latvia | Estonia 2014 Written by Aik Karapetian Directed by Aik Karapetian Watched on 30.04.2015 “The Man in the Orange Jacket” actually starts off quite nice, with some moody shots of the titular character … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 1: German Angst

German Angst D 2015 Written by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski & Andreas Marschall Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski & Andreas Marschall Watched on 29.04.2015 “German Angst” is a horror anthology, featuring three different segments by three german writers/directors. As … Continue reading

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/slash ½ 2015 – Day 1: Amor Eterno (Eternal Love)

Amor Eterno Spain 2014 Written by Marçal Forés & Vicente de la Torre Directed by Marçal Forés Watched on 29.04.2015 When it comes to the /slash Filmfestival, I tend to not inform myself about the movies too much in advance, … Continue reading

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Coda to /slash #6: Tusk

Tusk USA | Canada 2014 Written by Kevin Smith Directed by Kevin Smith “Tusk” was one of the movies that were shown at this years “/slash” Christmas Double Feature (unfortunately, I missed the second one, the 70s slasher classic “Black … Continue reading

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/slash 2014: And so it begins…

First things first: A huge thank you to everyone who liked my posts or started following my blog in the last couple of days! 🙂 Fair warning, though: My taste in movies can be somewhat… special. Still, I hope that … Continue reading

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