Auteur: Looneybooks79
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On TV: Twee Zomers
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/a-z/twee-zomers/ Verhaallijn: Dertig jaar geleden wil een groep levenslustige jonge twintigers nog één vakantie lang feesten voor het serieuze leven van start gaat. Dat loopt helemaal fout wanneer één van hen om het leven komt bij een tragisch incident. Dertig zomers later nodigen Romée (An Miller) en Peter (Tom Vermeir), het meest succesvolle koppel van…
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Movie review ‘The Thing 1982 & 2011’
THE THING 1982 Director: John Carpenter With: Kurt Russell, Wildord Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, Charles Hallahan Music by: Ennio Morricone Based upon the novella ‘Who goes there? by John W. Campbell Jr. Duration: 1h49 My rating: 9,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien…
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Movie review ‘Free Guy’ (2021)
Director: Shawn Levy With: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Channing Tatum Music by: Christoohe Beck Duration: 1h55 Streaming on Disney+ My rating: 8,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: In the extremely popular video game, Free City, a NPC named Guy learns the true nature of his…
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‘The Long Call’ review
Director(s): Lee Haven Jones With: Ben Aldridge, Martin Shaw, Dorothy Venn, Pearl Mackie, Amit Shah, Luke Ireland, Nia Gwynne Based upon the book by Ann Cleeves Music by: Number of episodes: 4 Duration per episode: 45 minutes My rating: 7,5/10 Synopsis: When a body is found on a beach in North Devon, DI Matthew Venn…
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Movie review ‘Dune’ (2021)
Director: Dennis Villenueve With: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling Music by: Hans Zimmer Duration: 2h35 Based upon the book by Frank Herbert My rating: 8,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the…
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Movie review ‘The King’s Man’ (2021)
Director: Matthew Vaughn With: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Duration: 2h11 Music by: Dominic Lewis, Matthew Margeson My rating: 6/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: yes Synopsis: In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to…
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Movie review ‘Wrong Turn: the Foundation’ (2021) & Wrong Turn (2003)
WRONG TURN: THE FOUNDATION Director: Mike P. Nelson With: Charlotte Vega, Matthew Modine, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Daisy Head Duration: 1h49 Music by: Stephen Lukach My rating: 2/5 Mid- or post-credit scene: no (scene during end credits) Synopsis: Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by ‘The Foundation’, a community of people who have lived…
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Thin Air
https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/contributor/michelle-paver/ Synopsis: The Himalayas, 1935. Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all. Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets. Review: This is an atmospheric gothic dark creepy novel about not knowing what you see is real…
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Movie review ‘Freaky’ (2020)
Director: Christopher Landon With: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton Music by: Bear McReary Duration: 1h42 My rating: 7/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. Review: (slight…
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Movie review ‘Old’ (2021)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan With: Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Gustaf Hammarstan Music by: Trevor Gureckis Based upon the Sandcastle comic Duration: 1h48 My rating: 7,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they’re relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly,…
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