Saw VI (2009) - Underlining the franchise's remarkable resilience - 8/10 (29/01/19)

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After a solid but overall less convincing fifth installment, the sixth entry in the psychological horror franchise is a step in the right direction without reaching the quality of the first four movies. The film has a strong moral side as the test subject...

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Great progressive elements slowed down by chugging groove metal - A review of Uncured's Medusa

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Uncured is a contemporary progressive metal quartet from New York City and Medusa is its first full length effort. The young band convinced me with an energizing concert that made me buy this output. However, Medusa is quite a mixed bag and shows as much...

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Saw V (2008) - The hunters are being hunted - 8/10 (28/01/19)

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Saw V focuses less on deadly traps but rather intensifies the duel between a desperate, lonesome and sinister Agent Peter Strahm who tries to find evidence to frame brutal, cool and pitiless Detective Mark Hoffman for inheriting Jigsaw's legacy and keeping...

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Saw IV (2007) - If you think it's over, better think again! - 9/10 (25/01/19)

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What could be the point of continuing the series after Jigsaw's spectacular death at the end of the third installment? Many people were skeptical but Saw IV turned out being an unexpected success underlining the franchise's longevity. This movie convinces...

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The return of Inuit rock music - A review of Northern Haze's ᓯᕿᓐᓈᕈᑦ (2018)

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More than thirty-two years after its historical genre-breaking debut record, Northern Haze finally managed to record an unexpected sophomore output. Many things have changed in between these two releases. Original bassist Elijah Kunnuk died of cancer,...

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A historical release: Northern Haze's ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ (1986)

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Northern Haze was a quartet of Inuit musicians from the remote hamlet of Igloolik who had collaborated in various bands throughout the seventies before joining forces in Northern Haze. The band finished second in a talent show in Iqaluit but managed to...

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Sebastian Kluth's 2018 Film Awards

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Ladies and gentlemen! I have decided to make it a tradition to present my personal awards for the past cinematic year in late January. Here are the movies that have impressed me most in their respective categories between January first 2018 and December...

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The wounds have healed; the scars remain - A review of Longhouse's II: Vanishing

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Longhouse is a doom metal trio from Ottawa named after the type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room buildings of the Iroquois tribes. The lyrics also reference the unsettling history of the relationships between Canadian First Nations and white...

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Sinister and psychedelic debut respecting past and present - A review of Longhouse's Earth from Water

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Longhouse is one of many outstanding new doom metal bands from Ottawa along with Loviatar and Monobrow. The group's first release Earth from Water including six tracks with a total running time of thirty-four minutes convinces with balanced soundscapes....

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Light at the end of the tunnel - A review of Swallow the Sun's When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light

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Heartfelt loss can provoke great inspiration. This is certainly the case for Swallow the Sun founder and guitarist Juha Raivo who lost the love of his life under tragic circumstances and went on to release astonishing records with atmospheric doom metal...

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