Is Stephen King’s It pro-violence towards clowns?
Just like everyone else, we found ourselves in a theater this week to watch the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s It. What we saw was a fairly straightforward mashup of Stand By Me and...
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Kong: Skull Island exists
There’s not much more I can say about Kong:Skull Island other than that it exists. It’s not really good, but not bad either. I personally loved the trailer, but then again who couldn’t: it’s Apocalypse...
Why John Wick 2 succeeds where Trainspotting 2 fails
Let’s compare John Wick 2 to Trainspotting T2, if only because they were released around the same time. On the one hand we have the sequel to a critically appraised action movie, on the...
A Guide to hosting a movie night
After having covered choosing movies to watch on your sick day last time, I will help you to plan a movie night this time around. If you own your own flat and want to avoid...
Star Wars Spin-Off Ideas
Rogue One is out in theaters now, and what a tone it has set for Disney’s expanded Star Wars universe! I hope you love the original trilogy, because right now it’s looking like Disney will...
How to visit the Reichstag for free
For a lot of tourists in Berlin their trip to the city is defined by the historical landmarks they visited. You can’t miss out on Brandenburger Tor, the Topography of Terror (despite its kitschy...
How to ignore co-workers on public transport
When you live in a big city it’s more than likely you’ll take the metro to and from work. I’m currently living in Berlin, where this takes me 6 stops and two lines. I...
A guide to choosing movies on your sick day
Today I woke up feeling like I was recovering from a night of heavy clubbing. Although I wanted to high five myself, I quickly realized my cool days were long behind me, and what I...
Deadly Friend: because Wes needed the money
We can only speculate what made Wes Craven turn out a movie as terrible as Deadly Friend. Here’s a guy who just came off the wildly popular A Nightmare on Elm Street, and decided to take...
Maps To The Stars: a satire with no bite
If anything, David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars made me realize what I miss about his earlier output. By now so much has been written about the Canadian auteur moving away from body horror, that...