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Author Archives: Aequus

Birdman, black humour

March 23, 2015by Aequus Leave a comment

Riggan Thomson: Sixty’s the new thirty, motherfucker! Caden Cotard: …and all those years in between. Private moments alone in the dark have a limited number of outcomes. But pre-dawn hours […]

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Action | Adventure, Drama, Hollywood, Movie, Movie Reviews

UH-OH! Overheard: The Problem with Sensors

January 25, 2015by Aequus Leave a comment

I don’t know any sensors (at least haven’t had them tested) so I can’t say for sure that my opinion is of sensors necessarily, however I have a pretty good […]

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Thoughts

Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit) | Going meta with Marion Cotillard’s Monday blues: A film analysis

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“Some people are so rich they forget what it means to live with so little…” This naturalistic, socially grounded film reminds me of a rather intense discussion I once had […]

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Articles, Belgium, Drama, Film, Films, Movie, Movies, Politics

BBC’s Threads (1984) | Orwellian nuclear nightmare

November 29, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

Mick Jackson’s docu-drama opens with a warning: “In an urban society, everything connects. Each person’s needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in […]

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Documentary, Drama, England, Film, Horror, Movie, Movies, Politics, TV, UK

I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros) | A testament of Spain’s la movida madrileña

November 28, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

I’m So Excited is every frame a Pedro Almodóvar film (Talk to Her, Volver, The Skin I Live In): bizarre characters are painted in warm, luscious hues; politically incorrect dialogue […]

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Comedy, Film, Films, Foreign Films, Movie, Movie Reviews, Movies, Spain

BBC Nuclear War Film – Threads by Barry Hines (1984)

November 25, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

This is a wonderful in-depth commentary and analysis on Threads (1984).

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Movie Reviews

Blackhat: No Longer in Control | Michael Mann, Alpha of Action Cinema

October 30, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

In cyber-security lingo, Black hat refers to a hacker who breaks into a computer system or network with malicious intent. Unlike a white hat hacker, the black hat takes advantage […]

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Film, Films, Movie, Movie Reviews, Thriller

Inkblot Test | Extended version (11 more cards)

October 3, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

This is an extended version of the projective inkblot test designed using Rorschach’s Technique. The original test is here: Rorschach Ink Blot Test: Projective Psychology >>> This extended version contains eleven test cards, […]

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Film, Films, Games, Movie, Psychology

The most overrated films of 2014

September 28, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

The Act of Killing (Jagal)  Synopsis: Anwar Congo and his friends have been dancing their way through musical numbers, twisting arms in film noir gangster scenes, and galloping across prairies […]

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Asia, Documentary, Film, Films, Foreign Films, International, Movie, Movie Reviews

A list of good and mediocre movies seen in 2014 | WTF Reviews #2

August 27, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

Only Lovers Left Alive Vampires in existential reminiscence and survival in the now while contemplating the worth of living in the future. Immensely amusing to see the focus not much […]

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Fantasy, Film, Films, Movie, Movie Reviews, Movies, WTF!

Remembering excellent films of 2014

July 9, 2014by Aequus Leave a comment

Boyhood (2014) This coming-of-age by Richard Linklater charts the growing years of fictional protagonist Mason, from the age of 5 to 18. I found the running time a tad too […]

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Action | Adventure, Drama, Film, Films, Foreign Films, France, Hollywood, Movie, Movie Reviews, US

Back from Hiatus | Great films I’ve seen (so far) in 2014

June 18, 2014by Aequus

“How many films do you average per year?” The Bear probed suspiciously, doubtful of the fact that yours truly qualifies as a cinephile. Though my first instinct was reason that […]

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Film, Films, Italy, Movie, Movie Reviews, UK, US

WTF Reviews #1 Fast 6 | Haters will hate

July 9, 2013by Aequus 2 Comments

Dominic Toretto: “You want bloody? We can do bloody.” BBC Science may have debunked the incredible Hollywood stunts and physics involved in Justin Lin’s thrilling runway scene but that didn’t […]

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Action | Adventure, Crime, Hollywood, Movie Reviews, WTF!

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks | Information wars

July 9, 2013by Aequus Leave a comment

When political right and opinion are challenged by the threat of political crime, how far (and to what extent) is one willing to deviate? Edward Snowden’s tearing off the lid on classified […]

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Documentary, Movie Reviews, Philosophy, Politics, US

Side Effects (2013)

June 29, 2013by Aequus Leave a comment

Capitalism, pharmaceutical lobbyists, addiction and stock market shenanigans are all evil, and camera shots literally refuse to stop reminding you how serious this film wants to be. Side Effects — […]

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Movie Reviews, Psychology, Thriller, US

Paradise: Love (Paradies: Liebe)

June 27, 2013by Aequus 4 Comments

IMDB Summary: On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as “Sugar Mamas” — European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living… When reading internet reviews […]

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Austria, Comedy, Drama, Foreign Films, Movie Reviews, Romance | Sex

A Hijacking (Kapringen) | Silence is a weapon

June 23, 2013by Aequus Leave a comment

Unbearably tense and anti-aesthetic. For his second directorial feature, Tobias Lindholm (co-writer of Jagten) delivers the kind of indifferent, matter-of-fact realism not experienced since the early days of Dogme 95. And because […]

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Denmark, Foreign Films, Morality, Movie Reviews, Thriller

World War Z

June 22, 2013by Aequus 2 Comments

Max Brook’s muscular, world weary “oral history of the zombie war”, a thinly veiled geo-political mouthpiece on the world at large seen through the eyes of an agent working for the UN, has […]

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Action | Adventure, Hollywood, Horror, Movie Reviews, Zombies

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