Last day at the cinema

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Ladies and gentlemen! Last Sunday at midnight, my city became a red zone which means that all bars, museums, restaurants and theatres were forced to close for an unknown period of time. As soon as I learned about that Saturday afternoon, I decided to...

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Quirky acoustic rock experiments - A review of Death Angel's Under Pressure

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Under Pressure is a surprising release by underrated American thrash metal veterans Death Angel. It's an extended play with four acoustic songs, including two rearranged songs from most recent record Humanicide and classic album Act III, an unusual cover...

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The New Mutants (2020) - A courageous superhero movie on the pulse of time - 9/10 (12/10/20)

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I'm not much into all those superhero movies that have flooded the market and the only live-action film of the X-Men franchise that I even recall watching is The Wolverine because it took place in Japan and this country's culture has always intrigued...

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Unhinged (2020) - Gripping action-thriller that entertains from its shocking opening scene until its grisly showdown - 9/10 (12/10/20)

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We should be grateful these days to have the possibility to watch new movies at our local cinemas. Since my city has just been locked down once more during the pandemic, I was glad to go to the cinema one last time to watch a few films. Unhinged might...

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Honest Thief (2020) - Typecast but still convincing - 8/10 (12/10/20)

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As soon as I learned that my city would be locked down again and that arenas, bars, museums, restaurants, theatres and similar places would close for several weeks, I went to the cinema to enjoy watching some new movies for the last time in quite a while....

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Hak se wui: Yi woo wai kwai / Election 2 (2006) - Caught in a web of manipulation - 8/10 (09/10/20)

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Election 2 is a sequel to the excellent Hong Kong gangster drama released one year earlier. The director and most of the cast have returned for this intriguing sequel. This explains why the movie doesn't only live up to expectations but is as great as...

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Summer of 84 (2018) - Coming-of-age drama turning into a thriller and concluding as a grisly horror film - 10/10 (09/10/20)

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Summer of 84 is a Canadian coming-of-age drama that slowly develops into a thriller and ends as a grisly horror movie. Even though the five lead characters are all teenagers, I would not suggest to let minors watch this film. The movie should rather appeal...

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Piercing (2018) - Crazier than you - 8/10 (09/10/20)

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Piercing is an experimental thriller based upon Ryû Murakami's novel of the same name. The same author also wrote Audition which was made into a successful, memorable but controversial movie by veteran director Takashi Miike. Piercing has many similarities...

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Crushing thrash metal with Spanish lyrics from Quebec - A review of Anonymus's La Bestia

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Canadian thrash metal band Anonymus has been around for more than three decades now but the dynamic quartet has never gotten the critical acclaim it would have deserved out of its home province of Quebec. If you have never been in touch with the band,...

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Tour de l'Ontario: de Blind River à Gatineau

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