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Judas Priest - Painkiller

“`Painkiller` is a milestone album for a seminal band, albeit one that has endured recurring criticism in the 20+ years since it`s release, much of it warranted. Firstly, this is a frequently cheesy album, one scan of the liner notes showing that it's not above shooting for the lowest common denomina” read more

“Innanzitutto, bisogna mettersi d’accordo sui termini. Benché possa servire per introdurre il folk alle masse (o ai fanciulli, visto che il disco lo ha comprato mia figlia adolescente), questo non è un disco folk, in generale e tantomeno nella sua declinazione più britannica, visto che che il br” read more

A highly involving documentary

“Lost in La Mancha is one of the most painful documentaries ever produced about filmmaking, yet at the same time it's also a brilliant and spellbinding examination of the motion picture process. The subject of the documentary is Terry Gilliam, a member of the Monty Python troupe who dabbles in direct” read more

Eccentrically Charming

“‘The City Of Lost Children’ has a strong stylistic similarity to director’s Jeunet and Caro’s ‘Delicatessen’ and ‘Amélie’ though it falls a little short in overall quality to those movies. Clearly there is much influence from Terry Gilliam in this film; in fact there are particular ” read more

A Tale Not To Miss

“I will admit that I enjoy the tiny bits of life. I appreciate the feeling of the wind’s breeze, the unpredictable shapes and sizes of the clouds, the tiny random things that happens everyday, and the variety of any hobby you're into. It really keeps everything from being boring and dull. That’s ” read more

Watchtower - Control & Resistance

“Though never top tier, these Texans tech-thrash debut `Energetic Disassembly` was an enjoyable mix of Slayer-meets-Rush aesthetics, hysterical vocals and memorable songs which, while far fetched, covered themes having resonance in the current state of world affairs (war, oppression, nuclear meltdown” read more

A classic

“Since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Unfortunately, even though I did like it, I'm afraid I didn't really connect with the whole thing. I don't know, maybe I wasn't in the right mood or maybe it has to do with the fact that I saw it on the BBC withou” read more

An average movie

“At last, they finally got it right... Indeed, so far, all the installments in this franchise were, in my opinion, quite disappointing. Yes, even the 4th movie which was really successful and heralded by the fans was just a tiny improvement if you ask me. I must admit though, there were many things t” read more

Gen 13

“I suppose this is what happens when you pay lip-service and nothing much else to the more adult themes of a comic book in an animated feature. Gen 13 is obviously a makeshift pilot on one hand and on the other a slap-dash effort to tie it all up and rush out a movie. Enemy characters that were clear” read more

Un Chien Andalou

“Luis Bunuel, even in his narrative features like Belle de Jour, preferred to view things through a dream-like prism. Think of how much of Belle de Jour’s narrative is occupied within the interior fantasy life and memories of its main character. Numerous things happen with no true “logic” to di” read more

Howl

“Using the titular poem as a Launchpad, Howl is an ode to one of the most groundbreaking works of literature, a poem who took preconceived notions of style, voice and form in poetry and blasted them into the stratosphere. Narrowing in on a life as varied and richly lived as Allen Ginsberg’s was pro” read more

Alchemyst - Nekromanteion

“Sounding like the musical account of an estranged voice stranded in Hell with the devil`s own choir, this album eschews conventional song structures and follows it`s own left hand path, the shouted vocals relaying themes of fire, blood, snakes and the underworld atop some very infernal sounding blac” read more

An immersive phantasmagoria

“"I'm starting to think this is the most spiritual place I've ever been."

Spring Breakers represents the exact type of audacious cinematic vision that we do not see enough of in this day and age. It's a uniquely breathtaking experience from director Harmony Korine, one of the finest movies ” read more

“E’ il poco prolifico australiano Baz Luhrmann a prendersi il rischio di scrivere (assieme a Craig Pearce) e a filmare la terza versione per il grande schermo dell’opera più conosciuta di Francis Scott Fitzgerald, romanzo che ha dato parecchio filo da torcere ai propri adattamenti cinematografic” read more

“average action film. the motion picture industry still can't get a handle on endings. this film was pretty decent, but not much more. the last two minutes leave very much to be desired. really.” read more