Time flies by! April was the month of Weekend of Hell and German Comic Con, but of course we also watched movies. Not a month passing by without movies :).
Today we present to you: The movies we watched in April!
Carola
Shallows
Year: 2016
Genre: Horror/ Thriller
IMDB score: 6,3
My score: 7
Remark: This movie with Blake Lively was waiting to be watched for months already. I'm glad I watched it: I didn't have too much expectations. I quite liked the movie.
Play Misty For Me
Year: 1971
Genre: Thriller
IMDB score: 7
My score: 7,5
Remark: A wonderful movie with Clint Eastwood abut a DJ with an obsessed female fan.
The Imitation Game
Year: 2014
Genre: Drama/ Thriller
IMDB score: 8
My score: 7,5
Remark: I had heard so much about this movie with Benedict Cumberbatch. i'm glad a watched it. I thought it was a great movie. It's about a mathematical genius who, with other mathematicians, tries to crack the German enigma code.
Mystic River
Year: 2003
Genre: Crime/ drama
IMDB score: 8
My score: 8
Remark: A movie about 3 men who were friends when they were children. When one them loses a daughter, they reunite. A great movie starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon.
Forgotten Scares
Year: 2016
Genre: Horror/ Documentary
IMDB score: 7,8
My score: 7,5
Remark: A movie we bought from Zeno Pictures at Weekend of Hell! It's a documentary Flemish horror cinema.
They Shall Not Grow Old
Year: 2018
Genre: War/ Documentary
IMDB score: 8,4
My score: 9
Remark: A documentary about World War I, directed by Peter Jackson. I watched it in the cinema and I thought it was a great documentary. Very interesting and well made.
The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine
Year: 1974
Genre: Horror/ Drama
IMDB score: 4,7
My score: 6
Remark: I had never heard of 'nunsploitation' before watching this movie..
Malpertuis
Year: 1971
Genre: Horror/ Drama
IMDB score: 7
My score: 7
Remark: A very strange, yet interesting movie. You'll just have to see for yourself..
Suffer Little Children
Year: 1983
Genre: Horror
IMDB score: 4,3
My score: 3
Remark: Like... really weird!
Fargo
Year: 1996
Genre: Crime/ Drama / Thriller
IMDB score: 8,1
My score: 9
Remark: I really loved this movie! It's incredible. I love the sense of humor and the story is great.
Liv
Same story, different month: I watched a lot of series in April. If I don't have the time to watch a movie, a series is a good solution. I did watch the following movies, but the list is not as extensive as I would like.
Avengers: Infinity War
Year: 2018
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
IMDB score: 8,5
My score: 9
Remark: This the 19th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third "Avengers" movie. The fourth one ("Avengers Endgame") is in cinemas right now)
Demolition
Year: 2015
Genre: Comedy/Drama
IMDB score: 7
My score: 7,5
Remark: Jake Gyllenhaal plays the role of Davis. After losing his wife in a car accident, he starts to rebuild his new life. He does this by demolishing everything from his former life and he takes it very literal.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Year: 2018
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
IMDB score: 6,7
My score: 7,0
Remark: The second installment of J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts" franchise. The third one is to be expected in 2021 (!)
Drive
Year: 2011
Genre: Crime/Drama
IMDB score: 7,8
My score: 7,5
Remark: I wasn't sure if I watched this one. About 10 minutes into the movie I knew I had, but decided to keep watching anyway...wonderful movie.
Nox
Year: 2019
Genre: Short/Thriller
IMDB score: 8,4
My score: 8
Remark: We were asked to review this movie by director and writer Keyvan Sheikhalishahi, a 21 year old French filmmaker. He is also known for his work on "Vesper" (2017) and "Turba" (2014).
Requiem for a Dream
Year: 2000
Genre: Drama
IMDB score: 8,3
My score: 9
Remark: Sometimes you just have to re-watch your favorites and this is one of them.
Italian Turtles
Year: 2019
Genre: Comedy/Short
IMDB score: no rating yet
My score: 7,8
Remark: I loved this one. This short film, starring Timothy J. Cox (among others), is actually more a sketch than a film. It gives us a look on how the pitch for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" might have gone, all those years ago!
Sleepwalkers
Year: 1992
Genre: Horror
IMDB score: 5,8
My score: 6,5
Remark: I re-watched "Sleepwalkers", because Brian Krause plays one of the lead roles. Last time I watched it was somewhere mid 90s. I always liked it, even though it's definitely not a masterpiece....
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