Movies

Stuff about movies.

Godzilla

It’d been a while, but it happened for the first time since Peter Jackson’s King Kong: I fell asleep in the cinema. During the epic climax of the movie, no less. Victim this time: Godzilla. I wonder what it is about Monster […]

Wes Anderson

Warning: the following post is poorly researched. I’m sorry if it offends any hipsters or Wes Andersons out there. I love Wes Anderson. Sure, not all of his films are equally good, but there is something about the way these movies tick […]

LEGO Movie

Hey guys! Tired of being grown-up? Sick of hearing about taxes, work and – ick! – responsibilities? Wanna be a kid again? Now you can! “But Bert”, you tell me, “I am a cynical adult, surely there is no way back from […]

Her

So Spike Jonze ist officially my hero now. Skate movies where everyone blows up. A brilliant Maurice Sendak adaptation. One of the most touching and absurd love stories ever. Is there anything the man can’t do? Anyway, go see Her, the brilliant […]

Populaire

“Do you really consider speed typing a sport?” A little confession: When I was fifteen, I enrolled in a dactylography course. It quickly became clear: I obviously had a hidden knack for ramming my fingers down on keyboards and making words appear […]

Dark Shadows

“That was a regrettable turn of events.” (Barnabus Collins) When I saw the trailer for Dark Shadows, Tim Burton’s newest feature, I wasn’t sure what to think. It shifted colour between silly comedy red and stupid drama blue so often I was […]