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Review of In the Courtyard (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 14 May 2015

In short: Very commendable showcasing of a micro-cosmos living around a Parisian courtyard, with some peculiar but endearing inhabitants I…

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Review of It's All So Quiet (2013)

By Jan V (76) on 11 May 2015

In short: Commendable film if you allow the slow pace and the story to sip in by bits and pieces I saw this film at the Berlinale 2013 film…

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Review of The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)

By Jan V (76) on 11 May 2015

In short: Entertaining modernized adaptation of an old Lovecraft story, but still faithful enough to its original source I saw this film as…

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Review of 100 Bloody Acres (2012)

By Jan V (76) on 11 May 2015

In short: More of a comedy than anything else, in spite of the blood&gore…

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Review of Paradise: Love (2012)

By Jan V (76) on 11 May 2015

In short: Remarkable film about sex tourism in Africa for 50+ women I saw this film at the Ghent filmfestival 2012…

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Review of To Live (2010)

By Jan V (76) on 11 May 2015

In short: Commendable film about death (in spite of the title), also showing inside view on Russian life I saw this film as part of the Rotterdam…

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Review of The Reaper (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 10 May 2015

Title: Dark inside view into a small village where your past is not forgiven and certainly not forgotten…

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Review of Court (2015)

By Jan V (76) on 10 May 2015

Title: Insightful court case in India, partly dependent on laws which should have been abolished long ago…

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Review of Amour Fou (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 07 May 2015

Title: Social commentary mixed with an unrealistic (in our time) romantic feelings…

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Review of Hide and Seek (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 07 May 2015

Title: Lot of pretenses but going nowhere…

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Review of The Disciple (2013)

By Jan V (76) on 06 May 2015

Saw this at the Noordelijk film festival 2014 in Leeuwarden (NL)…

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Review of Imperial Dreams (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 06 May 2015

Title: Clear demonstration that after being released from prison, and returning to ones old environment, it is very difficult to stay on the…

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Review of Wish I Was Here (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 06 May 2015

Title: Mildly interesting 3-generations family drama…

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Review of The Last Survivors (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 06 May 2015

Title: Desolated post-apocalypse situation, yet interesting developments and surprisingly capable protagonists to stand up against worsening…

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Review of The Infinite Man (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 06 May 2015

Title: Mildly interesting attempt to relive the past. Obviously failed as romantic weekends cannot be designed from a drawing board…

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Review of The Iron Ministry (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 05 May 2015

Title: Interesting documentary, seemingly about variety of trains in China…

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Review of The Forbidden Room (2015)

By Jan V (76) on 26 Apr 2015

Title: Five intertwined stories without a common theme failed to provide for interesting contents Saw this at the IMAGINE film festival 2015…

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Review of Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 24 Apr 2015

This is the worst movie I have seen in a while. The basic idea is good and the topic very interesting…

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Review of The Retrieval (2014)

By Jan V (76) on 21 Apr 2015

Its small scale and I assume small budget, but it hits the jackpot. It all starts with the cast as they are amazing…

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Review of The Retrieval (2013)

By Jan V (76) on 21 Apr 2015

Its small scale and I assume small budget, but it hits the jackpot. It all starts with the cast as they are amazing…

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