Kingu Kongu tai Gojira / King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - A Japanese reinterpretation of an early Hollywood classic - 6/10 (21/01/20)

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After a dormancy of more than seven years, the Godzilla franchise was revived and to kick things off on a spectacular note, the giant lizard confronts a legend of Hollywood cinema with giant monkey King Kong. The movie was commercially successful and...

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Gojira no gyakushû / Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Making the impossible possible - 9/10 (20/01/20)

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After the unexpected success of Godzilla, Toho Studios wanted to produce and release a quick sequel to cash in on the groundbreaking predecessor's excellent reputation. Director Honda Ishiro wasn't available, so Oda Motoyoshi was hired. Despite the limited...

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Ottawa on a snowy February night in 2020

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Gorod, Killitorious, A Scar for the Wicked & Misshapen live at Ottawa's Mavericks on February 6th 2020

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Misshapen A Scar for the Wicked Killitorious Gorod

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Kreuzfahrten - noch deutscher geht's nicht

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A Dose of Buckley - Worst Songs of 2019

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The double-album of pop and metal - A review of Black Infinity's The Illuminati of Love and Death I & II

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Black Infinity's 666 Metal was an interesting release mixing melodic death metal with gothic metal and occasional folk elements. The ambitious follow-up consists of two albums, entitled The Illuminati of Love and Death I & II. The Vietnamese sextet offers...

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Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Fifteenth film: Mekagojira no Gyakushū / Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Concluding the franchise on a high note - 8/10

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Terror of Mechagodzilla is the fifteenth and final entry in the Showa Era Godzilla franchise. It sees legendary veteran director Honda Ishiro, who had started it all twenty-one years earlier, return to direct the final film of his career. The franchise...

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Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Fourteenth film: Gojira tai Mekagojira / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - An energetic mixture to redeem the franchise - 9/10

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla is easily the greatest film of the franchise made in the seventies and the best movie since Invasion of Astro-Monster nine years ago. This fourteenth entry in the franchise comes as a very positive surprise. The previous movies...

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Remember the good times - A review of Paul Di'Anno's Hell over Waltrop - Live in Germany

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The idea to release a live album recorded thirteen and a half years ago might not sound like a great idea at first contact. However, guitarist and producer Thomas Mergler had put so much hard work and genuine passion into this project that he thought...

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