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We Call It Techno! 2007
Wow, impressive to see original, never before shown, archival footage from inside Berlin's acid house/Techno clubs during the early Berlin Techno subculture scene, especially when realising that between 1988-1994 mobile phones did not possess a camera and it was frowned upon and incredibly challenging to capture these moments on your camera.
I like the fact that the film makers did not try to tell one single chronological story of the birth of Berlin Techno, since there is not one, but…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Without a shadow of doubt one of the best films to ever be produced. Although it is likely that the rebellious and charismatic protagonist McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), whose acting level touches upon perfection, is in fact faking his 'craziness' to escape his prison sentence, at the end of the film, when he loses himself completely and strangles the main antagonist Nurse Rached, as a viewer you can't help but wonder whether he was not just as 'crazy' as his fellow…
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Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Already from the start I was drawn in by the senior lawyer’s charisma, although his arrogant/witty banter towards the others around him did tend to get repetitive and tiring at times. The moment actress and singer Marlene Dietrich entered the spotlights, the director really elevated the playing field. Her (stereotypical German) stoïc and direct attitude throughout the film was scaringly convincing. Little over halfway in the film until nearly the end it seemed obvious who the murderer was. However in the dying minutes of the film, Billy Wilder pulled off a crazy plot twist, a real cherry on the cake to this masterpiece.
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