Great lyrical concept but plain horrible music - A review of Ministry's AmeriKKKant

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When the infamous Iraq War started one and a half decades ago, I was still in high school but I remember many students of my age demonstrating against said war and the American President George W. Bush. I recall a classmate of mine who brought a poster...

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Soirée de jeux de société: Rising Sun

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Letters of steel

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Bloated - A review of Nightwish's Decades

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Nightwish has released a high number of compilations so far in its career but in the band's defense, these compilations were often released by former labels who tried to cash in. Now, Nightwish itself tries to cash in which doesn't make much difference...

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Zatôichi tekka tabi / Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) - Complex plot and intriguing characters - 7/10 (11/03/18)

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Zatoichi's Cane Sword is the fifteenth entry in the franchise about the clever gambler, blind masseur and skilled swordsman with a lowly yakuza background and I still can't get enough of this series with its authentic atmosphere bringing rural Japan of...

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Zatôichi umi o wataru / Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) - Bloody pilgrimage with western stylistics - 7/10 (11/03/18)

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is the fourteenth episode in the franchise about the skilled gambler, blind masseur and fast swordsman. It's a good average episode with some positive and a few negative points. In the beginning of the film, Zatoichi is on a pilgrimage...

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Zatôichi no uta ga kikoeru / Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) - This isn't a tale of vengeance - 7/10 (10/03/18)

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The blandly mistitled Zatoichi's Vengeance is a typical movie of the franchise about the skilled gambler, blind masseur and pitiless swordsman. Zatoichi witnesses how a man got attacked on the road side and speaks to the dying man who tells him his name...

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Zatôichi Jigoku tabi / Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) - Complex plot meets emotional mystery and intriguing characters - 8/10 (10/03/18)

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is the twelfth entry in the franchise and one of the best movies about the blind masseur, skilled gambler and skillful swordsman. The story of this film is unusually clever, complex and twisted. Zatoichi meets a smart chess...

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It would have been all the rage fifteen years ago - A review of Visions of Atlantis' The Deep & The Drak

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I have often come across the name Visions of Atlantis but never bothered to check out a record so far. If I had to describe the band's style briefly, I would say it's the type of female-fronted power metal with symphonic elements that was all the rage...

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It would have been all the rage fifteen years ago - A review of Visions of Atlantis' The Deep & The Drak

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I have often come across the name Visions of Atlantis but never bothered to check out a record so far. If I had to describe the band's style briefly, I would say it's the type of female-fronted power metal with symphonic elements that was all the rage...

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