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Not watched Stranger Things yet, but I have high hopes for it. It looks damn good! Started watching Penny Dreadful a year ago or so but had to give up awfully early. I never got why this show got so popular. I thought it was awkward and boring. Poorly paced, sloppily written, a seriousl ack of both horror and suspense and uneven atmosphere. It's like they didn't know what they wanted to make, where they wanted to go with the show and how to do it. The atmosphere just jumped all over the place. idgi

Dusk and Her Embrace - The Original Sin is finally streaming online. It sounds so fucking good. It's darker, rougher, more brutal and more black metal than the "original" Dusk..., and it sounds just as good to be honest. Dani's vocals and the keyboards are a lot different, and the entire thing sounds a lot more guitar-driven than the version we know. http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-07-04/cradle-of-filth-stream-dusk-and-her-embrace-the-original-sin I'm really glad this original piece finally got to see the light of day, because something this great doesn't deserve to be unheard by the thousands and thousands of fans around the world. Magnificent! Shame bout the modern-looking, shitty coverart, though.

I'm quite surprised by Utafumi. First impression is great, and I must admit that I get a strong Dir en grey ano 2002-05 feeling from the track.

In other words it's more or less the best horror films of the past 26 years? Not sure if I believe you there, kiddo.

The Survivalist - With a budget of around £1 debutant Stephen Fingleton gives us his view of the post-apocalyptic world. I haven't seen a post-apocalyptic film as stripped down and bleak as this since The Road. A lot of the film it set within a small cabin and can basically be said to be a chamber play, slow, intimate, destructive and bleak. Great atmosphere, a small but very impressive cast, and superbly directed. This won't get much attention around, but in a few years it'll be seen as a hidden gem among the ones who's seen it.

The Other Guys - Silly buddie-cop action comedy starring Will Ferrell and a surprisingly good Mark Wahlberg who hits the spot over and over again. If you've seen a handful of buddy cop films this'll offer nothing new, but if you've enjoy a few of them buddy cop flicks there's no reason why you shouldn't check this out. It's awfully witty throughout, and it kept me smiling/laughing for its full 116 minutes. Best part of the film is probably the begining with Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, though. It doesn't take long until the mocking of modern actioners begin and it was hilarious. Ip Man 3 - I worship the altar of Donnie Yen, I consider the first Ip Man a modern classic and the second one a superb sequel, so my expectations were quite obviously very high towards this film. What can I say other than the fact that Wilson Yip delivers again? Ip Man 3 sees Wilson Yip move a lot further into the world of drama, toning down the intensity of the previous films. I think it works, despite its flaws. The plot isn't as tightly knited together as it should've for a drama like this, but Donnie Yen is superb as usual, the action scene breathtaking and it's well-directed. My biggest complain would be Mike Tyson and his character Frank. First off, Mike Tyson isn't an actor and it shows. He can't act for shit. Second off, his character is weak-as-fuck and should've gotten a lot more screen time, because as it stands now you just don't get to know anything about him. I do like the fact that Wilson Yip gives a nod to Tyson's previous life as a boxer, though. If I say 3 minutes you'll know what I mean. A nice little details right there. Anyway, the weakest in the trilogy but still a fantastic film. It's meant as the last film in the trilogy, but Donnie Yen has hinted towards yet another movie and I sure as fuck hope it's happening.

The Goonies - I hadn't seen this in 10+ years so I was really excited to see this gem of an adventure film again. Did it live up to my memories? Absolutely! The script is great, the dialogue is super, the direction is vvery good and the entire adventure is excellent. Fantastic film, that played a huge part in my early teens. Buried - Super intense thriller that perfectly showcases Rodrigo Cortés' talent as a director and Ryan Reynolds' as an actor. Ryan Reynolds plays Paul Conroy, a truck driver in Iraq that wakes up buried in a coffin. It's well-directed with Cortés using some nice lighting and smart angles, and the overall feeling is really fucking claustrophobic. Ryan Reynolds are on screen for 90 out of the 95 minutes and he does brilliantly. I totally buy his performance, and he's god damned intense throuuhout this film. And the ending totally gave me a boner btw. A great Hitchcockian film that would make Hitchcock proud.

In the Woods... is releasing a new album this year, and their first since 1999's Strange In Stereo. Sound-wise it's basically what I'd expect from I the Woods..., but quality-wise it's a lot better than expected. The new vocalist, Mr. Fog, known from bands such as The Meads of Asphodel, Jaldaboath, Old Forest and Ewigkeit provides some fantastic vocals. He sings excellent! http://www.debemur-morti.com/en/content/372-in-the-woods-premiere-cult-of-shining-stars

Iceland!

Children of the Stones - Mid-70's children's fantasy TVseries consisting of 6x25min episodes. It's pretty dark and sinister for a children's/family TV-series, and it's got a heavy folk-horror vibe similar to The Wicker Man, as well as some Village of the Damned feeling. I actuall think "The Wicker Man for kids" oisa fair description of this show. This is one of the coolest TV-series I've ever seen. I fucking loved it. The theme song, though. Creepy son of a bitch!

This series is great! Vernon Schillinger are one of the best characters ever, and Simon Adebisi isn't too far behind. How the fuck does his hat not fall off? Always puzzled the shit out of me. Great series for sure. Jack the Ripper - 2x1,5 hour mini-series about Jack the Ripper from 1988, starring Michael Caine in his prime. To my knowledge the series isn't very accurate at all, but it's got a nice, gritty feeling to it, and it feels twisted and dark. 70 and 80's Michael Caine was fantastic, and his performance is the driving force in the series. He's convincing as the main detective, and the co-actors are for most part great too. It looks neat too. Worth a try for sure.

Would be a great picture if not for the bottles.

Is there anyone here who plays Rocket League?

Master of None - Warm and witty drama-comedy with lots of soul and heart that's easy to relate to. Co-creator and star Aziz Ansari plays Dev, a thirty year old Indian actor who lives in New York City. Master of None follows his life as he chases his dream of becoming a big star, hangs out with his friends and his private life in general. The series deals with themes such as racism, sexism, and modern social life, but it's all seen through a humourus eye, but never by trying to make themes such as racism or sexism any less serious than what it is. I thought this was fantastic. Super witty, warm and very charming, and the chemestry between our two leads played by Aziz Ansari and Noël Wells are just brilliant. Best part of the series, though? Dev's dad. Jesus, makes me burst out in laughter every time he enters the screen. Great show, can't wait for season 2!

About time if you ask me. Should've disbanded after Rocks was released in '76. But up to that point they made some magnificent albums, though. They will be remembered.

Dick.

ABCs of Death 2 - I thought the first ABCs of Death was fun despite the quality of the short films ranging from fantastic to pretty fucking god damned awful, but is the sequel better? Well, I'd say it's a a lot better, and contains a plenty good shorts, but as with the first one it's very hit and miss and you have some great films, some mediocre and some awful ones. Half of them I actually liked a lot. The ones I really liked: A is for Amateur (directed by E. L. Katz) After his fantastic debut feature film Cheap Thrills my expectations rose pretty high, and I thought he did a great job. Dark and funny. B is for Badger (directed by Julian Barratt) Really silly and stupid, but it offers lots of fun. C is for Capital Punishment (directed by Julian Gilbey) As predictable as it is I just couldn't help but like this. The axe-scene was superb! D is for Deloused (directed by Robert Morgan) A really twisted and fucked up stop-motion flick with a very cool style and some great fun to offer. F is for Falling (directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado) I had pretty high expectations to this seeing as Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado are the duo behind the fantastic Big Bad Wolves, but I must admit I was a bit disappointed. It's good, but I believe they should and could've done better. G is for Grandad (directed by Jim Hosking) A really bisarr, black and fun segment. Hilarious. I is for Invincible (directed by Erik Matti) Erik Matti is a very interesting director and once again he proves his qualities. This one was truly great! J is for Jesus (directed by Dennison Ramalho) This one was great and it just gets more and more out of controll as it goes on. Surprised the living shit out of me. K is for Knell (directed by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper) This is with no doubt one of the best films on this anthology. Fantastic atmosphere. M is for Masticate (directed by Robert Boocheck) Great, silly and bisarr black comedy. Loved it! V is for Vacation (directed by Jerome Sable) This was another great short. Very good! X is for Xylophone (directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo) I guess I'd expected a bit more from the duo behind the magnificent À l'intérieur, but this was great anyway. Superb ending. Z is for Zygote (directed by Chris Nash) Visually this is one of the more impressive shorts on this film. Really twisted and nice. The worst: E is for Equilibrium (directed by Alejandro Brugués) H is for Head Games (directed by Bill Plympton) L is for Legacy (directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen) P is for P-P-P-P SCARY! (directed by Todd Rohal) T is for Torture Porn (directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska) These were god damned awful. So fucking bad! Annoyingly bad. Ew. But overall I really liked this film. Oh yes!

I've gone back to feeling like sleep is a waste of time and that 1-2 hours of sleep are more than enough. Not sure how good this is for my brain and body, but I survived living like this for years a few years back and I'll survive now too. There's just way too much shit to do in life to spend 5+ hours sleeping every single night. Anyway, school's finished for the year and the vacation has begun. That means less kids and more freedom, as well as a lot of trips away from school. A more than decent way to earn some money.

I agree and personally think this has been the most unpredictable season since season 2 to be honest. This season I've actually been surprised at a lot of things that's happened, something I rarely ended up being with season 3-5 as it just followed the "unpredictableness" of the first two seasons. And as weird as I am I think this season's been great and on par with previous seasons. And again I am enjoying the shit out of the dialogue. I'm not too sure about this as I haven't read the books, but I am under the impression that 90% of the best dialogue in this series are made for this series and didn't feature in the books. I remember reading a lot about the dialogue in the series and it said that this, that and those dialogues were original for this series, while this and that were from the books. And if that was right I am not surprised about the quality of the dialogue. I think my biggest complaint for the season is the lack of Tywin Lannister, and the lack of Tywin, Tyrion, Cersei, Varys, Littlefinger and co. sitting around a table and talking. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'd fucking love a spin-off where these guys just sit around a table and talk, talk and do nothing more than to talk. The dialogue's been that good for the show. Would be perfect!

I agree with that. I think they handled that battle extremely well. They used very simple techniques and basics for it, but it was o'so effective to be honest. Game of Thrones has an awfully big budget for being a series (around 10m for each episode), but compared to bigger films (100-200m) it's nothing for an episode lasting an hour, and it's not often we get to see battles this massive, intense and epic anymore. It's a rarity IMO. While the CGI was awful for a second here and a second there I thought the CGI looked real nice in this episode. I'm not a fan of CGI and I am very rarely impressed by the use of it, but I was very impressed with it for this episode, and aside from the very few seconds I didn't even think about it being CGI when watching it. That's a huge plus for me. Anyway, another great episode. Really looking forward to the last episode now. Shit's gonna be good. Very surprised anyone would multitask when watching Game of Thrones, or anything at all, to be quite honest. If anyone came into my house and picked up their phone/tablet/whatever the fuck during a film/episode without it ringing I'd stop the film/series, throw 'em the fuck out and continue watching it alone. That's like blasphemy to me.

Jusst finished The Cinema Snob season 1. God, this is truly great. This is a web series about Brad Jones, a film critic who watches obscure exploitation films in a most funny way, and I guess it's fair to compare him to The Angry Video Game Nerd. Their style is very similar. But this is great fun, and Brad Jones is awesome. Now, Brad Jones is a huge exploitation fan but review these films as a pretentious film critic,, and it's too damn funny. He's reviewing some good/great/entertaining films too such as Burial Ground: Nights of Terror, Alucarda, Video Violence, Blood Freak and more. I am especially a big fan of the masterpiece that is Alucarda and a complete trashfest that is Blood Freak, and being a fan of exploitation films and a lot of these films in general just makes it even funnier. Can't wait to continue on this and check out more of Brad Jones' filmography.

Finished Cooked a minute ago and I must admit I was very impressed by it. This isn't a show about cooking or anything, but about the cultural anthropology of cooking, and about how cooking transforms food and shaped our world. It is based on Michael Pollan's book, and he plays a big part here as well and ends up being one of the main reasons why this was so great. He's got so much charisma and the way he talks about food, the process of cooking and what it means to us is just really fun and interesting. It four episodes lasting an hour and totally worth watching. It ended with the best and most interesting episode too, which may be because I consider cheese to be one of the greatest things on this planet. I also finished Orphan Black season 4, and while I am happy about the season I'm very disappointed by the season finale. But it was good enough that I'm looking forward to the next season.

I loved the scenes with Tyrion, Missandei and Grey Worm. I felt like they finally managed to make both Missandei and Grey Worm more human. I really liked that. Am I the only one who found the lighting in the scene where Jamie watches Brienne and Pod leave awful? It's like the completely forgot they had to light the scene. It was painful to watch. One of the worst moments in the series till now. Amateurish. As far as the fights goes I'm not bothered by them skipping them. Ever since they changed fight choreographeer before season 5(?) tthe quality of the fights dropped quite a lot, with the majority of them being awful. They've looked very theatre-esque, as in simple, sloppy and slow. However, I thought this was another good episode. Very enjoyable as usual.

I've seen this and you can read my thoughts on the film HERE.

Crazy Thunder Road - A very early Sogo Ishii film that was his graduation project while studying at a university in Japan. Crazy Thunder Road is a raw, mean, and badass bikersploitation flick. The entire film screams of punk and garage rock, the attitude, the characters and more than anything the buzzing soundtrack that's completely badass. It's fastpaced and filled with pure crude energy, and it feels like a big FUCK YOU to the film industry at the time. There's plenty elements of Mad Max, The Warriors and The Wild Angels to be found here, but more than anything my thoughts goes to Sam Raimi and his first entry in The Evil Dead-series. Badass! It is films like this and Burst City that made him a hero among Japanese punkers and rockers, as they are simply punk-as-fuck films. The Dark Angel: Psycho Kickboxer - Low-budget martial arts flick with elements of horror (splatter) thrown in for good measure. This is trash cinema and only for nerds as myself, but I fucking loved this godawful flick - cuz I ain't lying, this is shit. But I often tend to enjoy a proper shit, and this just happened to be my cup of tea. It looks like a cheap homevideo, but there's a few decent shots every now and then, and especially a shotgun scene with is truly excellent. Not gonna lie, it gave me a boner. It was that good. Other than that there's some godawful martial arts scene, some poorly done great gore and lots of fun. In other words, my type of film. If you like shitty films I see no reason why you shouldn't check this out. If you got a friend or two who enjoys the same shit as you, tell them to watch it together with you. Make sure you remember the beers too! "Well I'll be damned. You just never know when you'll find a half-dead white boy in this town."