Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass 2

Review: I really loved the first Kick-Ass film when it came out in 2010, so when I heard of Kick-Ass 2 I got really excited. This follow up might not really live up to the first one, but it's still violent, funny and entertaining. Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes bored me though. 

Rating: 6/10

Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much

Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much

Review: For some reason I never got around to watching this documentary when it came out way back. Leila K, one of Sweden's most tragic pop stars, and it is a sad watch. Especially since everything went even more downhill the years after this documentary. Interesting watch though nevertheless.

Rating: 5.5/10

Klovn: The Movie

Klovn: The Movie

Review: I haven't seen the tvshow that this film is based on, so I don't know whether or not it's good in comparison. But I really liked the film. It's akward humour and human aspects makes it a really entertaining watch. 

Rating: 6.5/10

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

Review: I do love my Marvel movies. Unlike many others though, I never been a huge fan of Wolverine. That doesn't mean I don't watch movies with him gladly though. A good action film, no more no less. 

Rating: 6/10

Frankenstein's Army

Frankenstein's Army

Review: There are some nice effects in this horror flick, but God I'm sick of this found photage gimmick! It wasn't fun to begin with, and it doesn't get less annoying with time.

Rating: 3/10

Idiocracy

Idiocracy

Review: Just as stupid as expected, but sometimes stupid is just what you want. Not a good film at all, but it worked for the moment.

Rating: 4/10

Vinyl

Vinyl

Review: A really charming British comedy about an aged punk band reviving their career by letting young people front as if they are the ones playing. It is loosely based on the true story of Mike Peters and The Alarm who in 2004 released the single 45 RPM under the name of a fictitious band The Poppy Fields.

Rating: 6.5/10

Speak of the Devil

Speak of the Devil

Review: When sitting down to watching this documentary of Anton LaVey, I wasn't expecting that such a big amount of it is him sitting down playing the organ. Feels more like an audition video than anything else.

Rating: 2.5/10

Sharknado

Sharknado

Review: Flying sharks. Ian Ziering. Tara Reid. What more can you really ask for?

Rating: 3/10

Mud

Mud

Review: This is probably a good film. There's some nice acting in it and the story seems ok. Just left me bored, that's all.

Rating: 4/10

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

Review: Joss Whedon. You can always count on that guy. If you want a good horror flick with a twist and great dark comedy, then this is your film.

Rating: 7.5/10

Oblivion

Oblivion

Review: Oblivion is a visual treat, but I'm not too sure about the storyline. It's a bit too weak in the long run and leaves me slightly bored.

Rating: 4/10

Last Shop Standing

Last Shop Standing

Review: Ever since I first heard of this documentary, I've been wanting to see it. And now I finally have. It's about the development of independent record shops in the U.K., and it's various ups and downs. It's perhaps more of a documentary for record geeks, but I think anyone interesting in music and our modern culture should give this one a go.

Rating: 7.5/10

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

Review: Never been a huge fan of Superman movies. He's too pure of an super hero for me to really like, so I didn't have too much hope for Man of Steel. It wasn't bad, not at all. Just quite boring to be honest. Better than the earlier ones about the dude from Krypton though, and some of the effects and action sequences was really decent. 

Rating: 5/10

Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

Review: Decent action revenge flick. Boring actors though.

Rating: 5/10

Knight of the Dead

Knight of the Dead

Review: Bad can be entertaining. This was not that kind of bad.

Rating: 1/10

World War Z

World War Z

Review: I enjoyed the novel World War Z, so was kind of hoping that the film with the same name would be equally entertaining. It just felt forced though, and the story is way too weak to work in the long run. Too bad. 

Rating: 4.5/10

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

Review: Entertaining American good vs. bad movie. Pure entertainment that doesn't aquire you to use your brain the slightest.

Rating: 6/10

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

Review: An interesting, and quite different, documentary dealing with the issue of drugs in the U.S. Wasn't too sure about it to begin with, but it grew on me.

Rating: 5.5/10

This is 40

This is 40

Review: Charming, yet very predictable, comedy about coming to terms with the middle age.

Rating: 5.5/10

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

Review: When I first saw the poster to Spring Breakers, I was quite sure that I wasn't going to watch it. But when I heard that the man behind it was Harmony Korine, I felt I had to check out anyway. He's been involved with films such as Gummo and Kids, so I hoped that Spring Breakers would be something similar. Unfortunately Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens are also involved. And how much they try to play dangerous, edgy girls on the loose it never for a second feels believable. The only thing in the film that feels less believable is James Franco as a rapper with a grill and everything. When Gummo and Kids felt interesting and real, Spring Breakers more feel like an MTV version of it. 

Rating: 4/10

Schultze Gets the Blues

Schultze Gets the Blues

Review: A quiet charming film about self discovery at a late time in life. About not giving up and always keeping an open mind and heart.

Rating: 6.5/10

Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter

I just finished watching the third and finale episode of the German mini-series Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter. A really good and well made tale of 5 German friends during World War II. It's interesting to see a film about this part in history told strictly from a German perspective. A definite recommendation for anyone interested in history and the human psyche.

Rating: 8/10

The Imposter

The Imposter

Review: The Imposter is an interesting, and quite different, documentary about a man who steals the identity of a young boy who's gone missing. It leaves the viewer with more questions than answers though to be honest, and that's partly frustrating in the end.

Rating: 5.5/10

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch is based on a stage musical of the same name. It tells the story of a transgender East German singer. It's sad, sometimes overly dramatic, well played and entertaining. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Jagten

Jagten

Review: Very well made film about a man who gets wrongfully accused of molesting a young child. It's a really tricky subject to make a movie about, but Thomas Vinterberg is making it just the way it ought to be made. A film that really touched me. Probably one of the better movies I've seen in a long time.

Rating: 8.5/10

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

Review: Well made matinée film based on the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. The kind of movie that more or less is for all ages. Not memorable, but not bad. 

Rating: 5/10

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies

Review: I must admit that this movie was more charming than I had expected. But not quite as funny unfortunately. But still worth checking out. Not every day you get to see a romantic zombie flick.

Rating: 6.5/10

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

Review: No huge expectations of this movie. Which means I wasn't disappointed. It was charming, cute, stupid, silly and watchable. That's about it.

Rating: 4/5/10

A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day to Die Hard

Review: Here is one installment of a movie franchise that never should have been developed.

Rating: 2.5/10