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Bloody Thrilling - Recent Mystery and Thriller Reads

Some murder mystery or crime titles that I have caught from the Hammett clients or from what my local library offers. Enjoy!

... the Soul of Wit - Short Reviews

Enjoy the new short reviews and the beautiful summer!

The Nine Circles of Hell - The New Oz Perkins Film Longlegs is Breathtaking

Warning as usual, this article is full of spoilers, please see film first! Argh, new nightmare unlocked! On this planet, there is possibly nothing creepier than a surgically enhanced Nicolas Cage blowing you kisses, singing happy birthday. This is the gist of Oz Perkins' recently released horror picture Longlegs. But another paramount takeaway is that, congratulations Mr. Perkins, you are our new shooting star in the skies of horror, an auteur of our own! Let's first have a look at this delicious work of art which charms with beautiful and clever point of view shots, marvelous set designs and lightning, clashes of warm and cold colors in locations, and the combination of all these as a visual feast right from scene one!

Films, Films, and More Films

Ah yes, time to make movie plans again while gods laugh at me. Especially this year I have felt their filmic wrath upon me, more than ever. While it was the flu that knocked me off my socks in February, it is currently the concussion I have had since the beginning of July because of a shelf full of books falling on my head that I have had some problems ever since, like bad concentration, tiredness and not really being able to watch cinema due to eye problems. It is getting gradually better, and the chances are more than good I'll fully recover but it has intervened with my reading and movies. For other people this may be a minor inconvenience but books and movies are basically what I live for, so I also feel depressed ever since, since I also missed most of my planned visits to open air cinemas. I still have some time for that, if the weather plays along. Last week I caught the last GDR movie that was shown at the Freiluftbühne Weißensee, Jadup und Boel (1988), and it was unproble...

...the Soul of Wit - Short Reviews

Enjoy the latest short reviews!

Golden Years of Horror - 2019 and 2020 FINAL PART!

  We have reached the end of the golden horror years, let's drink to that with Willem and Robert, cheers! Here's my final selection of the best movies produced before the pandemic hit us like an octopus' tentacle in the face, don't forget to watch those you might have missed and re-watch those you enjoyed!