Di Er Shi Tiao / Article Twenty (2024) - A Serious Legal Drama Meets Absurd Situation Comedy - 7/10 (19/03/24)

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Di er shi tiao, internationally known as Article Twenty, is a Chinese courtroom drama directed by renowned veteran Zhang Yimou. This is the first legal-themed Chinese movie that focuses on the issue of justifiable defence. The movie aims to prove the...

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Tôkyô Nagaremono / Tokyo Drifter (1966) - An Experimental Tale of a Melancholic Loner Trying to Clear His Name - 7/10 (19/03/24)

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Tôkyô nagaremono, internationally known as Tokyo Drifter, is a melancholic gangster drama from the mid-sixties by renowned experimental director Suzuki Seijun. The movie tells the story of loyal enforcer Phoenix Tetsu who becomes a drifter in order to...

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Electronic Pop Music Meets Saccharine Power Metal - A Review of DragonForce's Warp Speed Warriors

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Just as the group's cover artworks have progressively become more colourful, eclectic and light-hearted, the sound of British power metal quintet DragonForce has become significantly more catchy, commercial and joyful. Warp Speed Warriors offers ten songs...

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Lust for Life and Heavy Metal - A Review of Blaze Bayley's Circle of Stone

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In spring 2023, iconic British heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley suffered a heart attack and both his career as well as his life seemed to be hanging in the balance. However, Blaze Bayley was well taken care of and has once again shown his remarkably resilient...

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Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko / The Black Cat (1968) - Historical Drama Meets Folkloristic Horror - 7/10 (15/03/24)

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Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko, internationally known as The Black Cat, is a Japanese movie from the late sixties shot in black and white that combines historical drama and folkloristic horror elements. This film tells the story of a mother and her daughter-in-law...

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Koiya Koi Nasuna Koi / The Mad Fox (1962) - A Colourful Collision of Folkore, Musical and Theatre Elements - 7/10 (15/03/24)

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Koiya Koi Nasuna Koi is internationally known as Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow or as The Mad Fox. This movie was made by Uchida Tomu, who has been making several remarkable period dramas known as jidaigeki. This particular movie is based upon a puppet theatre...

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Meanwhile in Germany: Here is the Anzeigenhauptmeister!

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Drive-Away Dolls (2024) - Quirky Rollercoaster Ride That Values Entertainment over Substance - 7/10 (12/03/24)

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Drive-Away Dolls is a quirky crime comedy movie with psychedelic elements directed by renowned filmmaker Ethan Coen. The film revolves around two lesbian friends who organize changes in their lives as they drive from Pennsylvania to Florida. They get...

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Ogsuyeog Gwisin / The Ghost Station (2022) - Connecting Every Single Outstanding Element of Classic Asian Horror Cinema with Promising New Faces - 9/10 (12/03/24)

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The Ghost Station, originally known as Ogsuyeog Gwisin, is a short and concise South-Korean horror film that entertains from start to finish as it pays tribute to Japanese horror movies from the late nineties and early years of the new millennium. If...

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Perfect Days (2023) - The Beauty Lies in the Simplicity of Things - 8/10 (12/03/24)

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Perfect Days is a slice-of-life combining comedy and drama elements directed by renowned German filmmaking veteran Wim Wenders and starring a selection of extraordinary Japanese actresses and actors. Shot in only seventeen days in Tokyo, this movie shows...

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