Monthly Archives: March 2016

Cube (1997) review

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 In this horror classic, a bunch of people find themselves in a mysterious building made of cubic rooms. They try to find the exit, but each room leads to more rooms, and each holds deadly surprises. This is a … Continue reading →

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Jeff VanderMeer – Authority (2014)

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

8,5/10 Authority continues the story of The Southern Reach after part 1, Annihilation. This time, we follow a man known mostly as ‘Control’, but this must be a joke because being “in control” is the last thing he is. Control … Continue reading →

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) review

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

  6/10 Spoilers. In a tirelessly dark and bleak movie, batman and superman frown a lot, hit each other and become best friends, only for Lex Luthor to ruin the party. I have never felt so indifferent while watching a … Continue reading →

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Charles G. Finney – The Circus of Dr. Lao (1935)

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 The story is set in a dusty small town, Abalone, in Arizona during the Depression. The inhabitants are all rather narrow-minded simpletons. But Dr. Lao’s circus rolls into town and changes the lives of the townsfolk forever. I am … Continue reading →

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Defendor (2009)

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

6.5/10 Defendor is a dark comedy about a real life superhero, Defendor, who roams around the city looking for his nemesis Captain Industry. Meanwhile, the police try to make sense of what is happening. In flash forwards we see the … Continue reading →

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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Michelle drives away from home, gets into a car accident and then wakes up in an underground bunker. At first she thinks that she is kidnapped but the bunker’s owner Howard tells her that while she was out, the … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett – Thief of Time (2001)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 Thief of Time. Discworld book Nr. 26. And the last one of the Death subseries, featuring our favourite character Death himself and his granddaughter Susan, who is something of a gothic Mary Poppins. This time, all sorts of things … Continue reading →

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Miami Connection (1987)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

5/20 Before I say anything, just look at the poster. Please look at it for a second. Isn’t it the best poster you’ve ever seen? It also offers us clues that help us unravel the plot. Ok. So there is … Continue reading →

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The Room (2003) review

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

2/10, or 10/10 Johnny is a successful banker and an all-round wonderful guy and everybody knows this. His fiancee Lisa though, lost her love for him and instead falls for his best friend, Mark. They start an affair and try … Continue reading →

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Room (2015) review

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 Slight spoilers. Ma and Jack live in a room. It is all that Jack has ever known. He is not aware of the world outside it, and he thinks that people on TV do not really exist and that … Continue reading →

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