19 August 2009

Home , Switzerland, 2008 ☆☆☆

A family's peaceful existence is threatened when a busy highway is opened only meters away from their isolated house in the middle of nowhere. Refusing to move, Marthe, Michel and their three children find innovative ways to adapt to their new environment. They continue their happy-go-lucky routine despite the daily stress of hundreds of noisy speeding cars. But suspicions about the highway's unknown long-term dangers cause family tension. Remaining in the disrupted household might not be so easy, but it's still their home. Source:http://www.swissfilms.ch/detail_f.asp?PNr=-2072141
C'est Arrivé Près de Chez Vous , Belgium, 1994 ☆☆☆

A fake documentary about a serial killer that looks like a comedy but it's quite disturbing at the same time. In black & white.
Les Yeux Sans Visage , France, 1960 ☆☆☆☆

A doctor and his daughter try to transplant the skin of a young woman in order to give his daughter a nice face once more. The experiments fail and have unexpected consequences.

19 July 2009


Orochi , Japan, 2008 ☆☆☆☆

Eine bekannte japanische Schauspielerin hat zwei Töchter. Eine davon wird auch Schauspieler. Die Familie jedoch leidet unter einem Fluch: wenn die Frauen 29 Jahre alt werden, verwandeln sie sich in Monster und müssen für immer gesperrt werden. Dann tritt Orochi ein, ein Mädchen, das dieser Fluch stoppen kann aber die bald in Probleme gerät.
Czech Dream Cesky Sen, Czech Republic, 2008 ☆☆☆


Zwei aus Prag Filmstudenten machen ein Dokumentarfilm über einen falschen Supermarkt: Tschechischer Traum. Es ist eine Form von Markt Forschung, die die Reaktionen der Käufer scharf entlarvt. Wenn die Leute entdecken, dass das Ganze falsch ist, fühlten sie sich manipuliert und enttäuscht. Ein kritiker Einblick an die Macht von Werbung in unserer Gesellschaft.

14 July 2009


Terribly Happy Frygtelig lykkelig, Denmark, 2008 ☆☆☆☆

Marie Antoinette USA, 2006 ☆☆☆

09 July 2009


Cherry Blossoms Germany, 2008 ☆☆☆☆

A man never had time to tell her wife how much he loved her. Wife dies suddenly. Husband decides to visit his only single son who is working in Tokyo. The husband also finds out that his wife loved traditional Japanese dance. When he meets a steet dancer in Tokyo, both embark on a friendship that will lead the man to reconcile his feelins and finally say goodbye to her wife.
Forget "Lost In Translation", this movie is the real deal if you want to explore the concept of West meets East. A truly amazing movie.

Let's Scare Jessica To Death USA, 1971 ☆☆☆☆

Jessica and her husband decide to go live in the countryside and escape from the city life. Pretty early on in the movie we learn that Jessica just came out of the psychiatric hospital. She hears voices and sees people that are not there. Her troubled mind starts playing games with her as she starts to hear voices that tell her that they will never leave her alone. In addition to this, when she and her boyfriend get to the new house they just bought, a stranger was already living there without permission.
The title of the movie is very deceiving, but that is part of the whole scheme. Is someone trying to scare her? Does she really hear voices? or is the local legend true and ghosts are really appearing? For a movie that is more than 30 years old, it still is pretty scary. Good job.

19 May 2009

Pusher Denmark, 1996 ☆☆☆☆

A Danish crime and mafia movie about a "pusher" trying desperately to get 230,000 Crowns to pay for a deal gone wrong. It's crude, realistic, and a lot of fun to watch.

17 May 2009

The Wrestler USA, 2008 ☆☆☆

The dramatic downfall of a famous American wrestler, not only professionally, but personally. The story is simple, the performances are incredible. This is a 180 degree change of style for director Aronofsky.

11 May 2009

In 3 Days In Drei Tage Bist du Tot, Germany, 2007 ☆☆☆

When Austrians decide to make a horror movie, the end result is usually quite convincing. This is a perfect example of a movie that seems quite mainstream at first glance, ends up being an original shocker.

10 May 2009

Adoration Canada, 2008 ☆☆☆

The latest movie from Atom Egoyan explores the many faces of guilt, terrorism and repression. Again, a family drama is the central point of departure for a series of sociological subjects that Egoyan explores in detail in this latest drama.

08 May 2009

Gomorra Italy, 2008 ☆☆☆☆



The life of a teenager in an Italian neighborhood that lives out of drug trafficking. A great mafia movie.

07 May 2009

Home Movie USA, 2008 ☆☆☆☆

A family decides to leave the city and lead a quiet life in the rural areas. Two kids with psychiatric disorders, a father with sexual abuse background and a mother who tries to save everyone. The kids are more than a handful, and when they crucify the family's cat, things get really messy.

27 April 2009

Martyrs France, 2008 ☆☆☆☆☆

What happens when young girls are kept captive and in constant suffering to achieve a state of "martyrdom"? When things go wrong, the consequences are worse than you can imagine. A shocking and very well made French horror movie.

26 April 2009

Paris France, 2008 ☆☆☆

A man has only a couple of weeks to live due a heart deficiency. His sister, played by Juliette Binoche, decides to spend more time with him. A family drama unlike any you have seen.
Do The Right Thing USA, 1998 ☆☆☆☆

The story of a group of friends, an Italian pizzeria owner and many other interesting characters in modern-day Brooklyn. Director: Spike Lee

12 March 2009

Blindness USA, 2008 ☆☆

An adaptation of José Saramago's thrilling novel. The citizens of a major metropolis suddenly start getting blind for no apparent reason. In order to stabilize the situation and the chaos that ensues, the government starts locking up the blind in special jails. The chaos that this creates is portrayed in quick action scenes. But again, the book is much more interesting to read.
How To Get Rid of The Others Hvordan Vi Slipper Af Med De Andre, Denmark, 2007 ☆☆☆

A comedy that actually looks quite brutal and realistic, about a fictitious new law in Denmark that will help the government get rid of all those citizens that have become a burden for the State. A harsh critique on the social welfare system for which the country is famous for.