Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mark Lawrence – King of Thorns (2012)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 If the violence of part one, Prince of Thorns, didn’t chase you away, you probably found a very well written book in it. You will want to continue reading about Jorgy Jorg and his brotherhood in King of Thorns. … Continue reading →

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Baraka (1992) and Samsara (2011)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 Visual documentaries about life and the universe to put our civilization and your individual life into perspective. I doubted whether I should write blog entries for these movies because I didn’t really know what to say about them. They … Continue reading →

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The man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 During the Cold War, an American spy (Cavill) and a Russian spy (Hammer) are forced to work together to solve a plot involving illegal development of an atom bomb. In their cooperation they have to protect a girl (Vikander) … Continue reading →

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Skyline (2010)

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

4/10 A group of party friends hide out in an LA apartment while aliens come with big ships and bright lights to harvest humans. This is a familiar combination of good special effects and really mediocre filmmaking. This underlying mediocrity … Continue reading →

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Prisoners (2013)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Kellen Dover (Hugh Jackman)’s daughter and her friend go missing. As the local police detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) can’t seem to bring the girls back, the desperate father takes measures into his own hands. Prisoners has been out for two … Continue reading →

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Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Hector and the Search for Happiness is a comedy about a psychiatrist who is burned out and unhappy. He decides to travel the world in search for happiness, only to find out that what he searches for is inside … Continue reading →

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They Live (1988)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 In what today would have been part 1 of an endless franchise, a nameless man tries to find a job in a city and he gets involved in an underground movement to rid the world of aliens that have … Continue reading →

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Lucy (2014)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

3/10 A woman receives an overdose of a new type of drugs that allows her greater access to her own brainpower. As she grows to 100% percent of brain power use, she gains control over matter and energy. I feel … Continue reading →

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Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 After an accident in which the farmer loses his memory and ends up in the Big City, the farm is without a caretaker. Shaun the sheep decides to get the farmer back and goes to the big city alone. … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

6/10 The Mission Impossible team gets disbanded after the events of film 4. Ethan Hunt continues his hunt for an elusive organization named the Syndicate and in the process everyone gets pulled into the action again. I am disappointed. It … Continue reading →

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