Posted by: mx on: February 13, 2009
Here’s why this movie rocks:
Joker. Absolutely phenomenal performance by Heath Ledger. The guy is convincingly creepy, sicko, amusing, seducing, philosophical. When he’s on the screen he totally shadows everybody else, including Batman. I remember an old Batman where he was played by Jack Nickolson with a plastic mask on his face. That was so lame… [...]
Posted by: mx on: December 31, 2008
Hey folks, happy new year and thanks for reading this blog!
Before 2008 is completely over, here’s my list of music releases that I’ve reviewed over the past year that I’ve been returning to most.
The Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath
Cat Power – Jukebox
Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts
Beach House – Devotion
The Kills – Midnight Boom
Flying [...]
Posted by: mx on: December 2, 2008
You betcha.
Posted by: mx on: October 28, 2008
Kautokeino opprøret is a Norwegian movie based on a XIX century event in northern Norway, when a conflict between the Sami people and the Norwegian government representatives occurred. It all starts from the first appearance of alcohol, and a powerful merchant’s self-interest. It is an excellent movie, with superb acting and a pleasure to see [...]
Posted by: mx on: October 8, 2008
Zeitgeist: Addendum is a sequel to ‘Zeitgeist, the Movie’, a documentary exposing the mythology that predates Christianity, the 9/11 hoax and its motives, the U.S. Federal Bank, the system of central banks in general, and generally the not very wide known information about the social institutions that determine our lives, however indirectly. I found it [...]
Posted by: mx on: October 8, 2008
Encounters at the end of the world is a very interesting documentary made by Werner Herzog about life on and below Antarctica. It tells a story about people who wanted to “fall of the radar”, or the scientists searching for the origins of life on earth. You will see what the fingers of royal Aztec [...]
Posted by: mx on: September 23, 2008
I was looking for a good concert torrent and look what I’ve found! The Mars Volta in the De-Loused era; I’ve never seen them perform so far and for me it was jaw-dropping to see with how much passion they play. A must see.
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Posted by: mx on: June 13, 2008
I saw Sarkar Raj listed on mininova the other day and downloaded it not knowing what to expect. It’s a Hindi movie, and I haven’t seen one ever, I think. So I was eager to see it. The story bored me a bit at first. It’s about a powerful family, minister of the Maharashtra region [...]
Posted by: mx on: June 4, 2008
Shutter is a Thai horror movie from 2004. The title refers to the shutter in the photo camera, because, throughout the movie, mysterious shadows and ghosts appear on photographs.
The story begins with a young couple accidentally hitting a girl with their car, then driving away in the night. The girl’s spirit haunts them then on [...]
Posted by: mx on: April 16, 2008
The Mist is a movie based on Stephen King’s novel, portraiting a small town community trapped inside a supermarket surrounded by a mysterious and unnatural mist out of which oversized animals and insects occasionally attack them. Besides having lots of blood & gore, this is a very strong psychological thriller showing us well-developed characters, and [...]
