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by Sebastian Kluth

Roma (2018) - Nostalgic depth - 7/10 (15/02/19)

Roma (2018) - Nostalgic depth - 7/10 (15/02/19)

Roma is a critically acclaimed drama by renowned director Alfonso Cuarón that has autobiographical elements and is also a homage to the housemaid he grew up with. It tells the story of young maid Cleo who works in the suburb of Roma in Mexico City in...

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Grandiose inspiration - A review of Avantasia's Moonglow

Grandiose inspiration - A review of Avantasia's Moonglow

Avantasia's Moonglow convinces with tighter song writing than the predecessor Ghostlights. It also comes around with a better track list that keeps the record dynamic, fluid and surprising from start to finish. Longer track are contrasted by shorter tunes...

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Les mauvaises herbes / Bad Seeds (2016) - Refreshingly unique - 7/10 (13/02/19)

Les mauvaises herbes / Bad Seeds (2016) - Refreshingly unique - 7/10 (13/02/19)

Bad Seeds is a French-Canadian comedy movie that doesn't necessarily convince with great jokes but rather with awkward situation comedy, interesting characters and wonderful winter landscapes. The movie tells the story of a stage actor with gambling debts...

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A who's who of Japan's power metal scene - A review of Syu's Vorvados

A who's who of Japan's power metal scene - A review of Syu's Vorvados

Syu is the guitarist of Japanese power metal band Galneryus and was also involved in thrash metal trio Spinalchord and speed metal outfit Animetal. The skilled musician has released two solo records prior to this one which are a cover album released nine...

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The Mountain Between Us (2017) - A walk in the park - 5/10 (12/02/19)

The Mountain Between Us (2017) - A walk in the park - 5/10 (12/02/19)

Have you ever heard about Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571? This plane crashed in the remote Andes. Out of forty-five people on board, only sixteen survived the ordeal that lasted for seventy-two days. Numerous survivors had to resort to cannibalism in...

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We Are X (2016) - One of the world's most fascinating bands - 8/10 (07/02/19)

We Are X (2016) - One of the world's most fascinating bands - 8/10 (07/02/19)

X Japan is a band like no other. The band combined punk aesthetics with speed metal musicianship and unusually emotional lyrics which led to the existence of the so-called Visual Kei genre. After growing in the underground for several years, the band...

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We Are X - One of the world's most fascinating bands

We Are X - One of the world's most fascinating bands

X Japan is a band like no other. The band combined punk aesthetics with speed metal musicianship and unusually emotional lyrics which led to the existence of the so-called Visual Kei genre. After growing in the underground for several years, the band...

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Set sail for a stormy ocean - A review of Evergrey's The Atlantic

Set sail for a stormy ocean - A review of Evergrey's The Atlantic

Swedish progressive metal quintet Evergrey might have released its greatest output yet with its eleventh studio album in twenty-four years of existence. The gorgeous cover artwork represents the adventurous soundscapes on The Atlantic perfectly as it...

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Saw: A review of an underestimated psychological horror franchise

Saw: A review of an underestimated psychological horror franchise

Saw (2004) - Perfect combination of grisly and intellectual elements - 10/10 Despite its limited budget, the participation of numerous amateur actors and the Australian writers' first attempt at creating a script, Saw became an unexpected massive success...

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Elegant mixture of symphonic neofolk and epic melodic black metal - A review of Aquilus' Griseus

Elegant mixture of symphonic neofolk and epic melodic black metal - A review of Aquilus' Griseus

This release has the term pretentiousness written all over it. We get a Latin band name and album title. The cover artwork seems to be taken from a painting. The song titles have a poetic touch. The song lengths are challenging and opening an album with...

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