A real Belgian filmfreak who loves to write about the movies he saw.
I must survive. I had nothing but words of praise for the movie “The night eats the World” or “La Nuit a dévoré le monde”. A quirky film about a Parisian who suddenly wakes up in a Paris occupied by zombies. “#Alive” (original title “#Saraitda”) is the South Korean...
The virus has not spread there yet. We’ll go there. We’ll wait it out. And then as soon as it’s over we will come right back home. There’s one admirable fact when it comes to the movie “Before the fire” and that’s the prophetic nature of this movie. When...
Becky is as strong-willed and vindictive as they come and you just tortured and killed her only living parent. Feel like watching a straightforward “home invasion” film with dangerous-looking thugs (impressive body length, coarse facial features, and imposing tattoos on the back of their bald heads) taking an innocent...
Z likes it dark. Movies with creepy little boys. With “Z” you also have the feeling you are getting yet another horror in which such a demonic boy is in command. Only recently I saw “The Prodigy” where the son of the house slowly develops a deviating pattern of...
We have about 30 minutes till meltdown. And, uh, it’s gonna blow us into tiny pieces to the surface. Am I a Kristen Stewart fan? On the contrary. To be honest, I seriously dislike this actress. Not that her acting is so terribly bad. And in a way, she’s...
Why would they do something like that? Same reason elites do anything… ’cause they think they’re better than us. Can someone please explain why there was so much fuss about the movie “The Hunt“. I understand that the release date has been postponed due to the El Paso, Dayton...
Near enough. And far enough. Just the right distance. During this Corona crisis, watching a movie was an impossible task for me. Let alone that I could write down a sensible word to form an opinion. But now three weeks later, the urge to watch a movie once again...
Josie… promise me something. Protecting this family comes first. When it’s time to quit, we quit. No questions asked. Everyone knows the principle of the “American Dream”. The ideal image of a hard-working American who, regardless of his origin, can reach the top through hard work and commitment. “Inherit...
Purpose for coming to the United States, Mr. Chaltiel? Uh… Business… Pleasure… Well, which one is it? A little bit of both. I take pleasure in my business. These days it’s kind of hype to create reboots or remakes of films from a bygone era. Even though I hate...
You don’t read the book. The book reads you. A few years ago there was already the movie “Goosebumps“, based on the stories of R.L. Stine, with the not so funny Jack Black. The only thing I can remember about this film is that an immense amount of figures from...
You’re not my coach anymore, dad. That top predator crap doesn’t help. Did you think the last “Lake Placid” episode from the eponymous franchise was downright worthless, stupid and nonsensical (like I did)? Well, let me put your mind at ease. Despite some laughable facts, this reptile-horror “Crawl” isn’t bad...
I’m everywhere where you are. Whenever you see yourself, what you really see is me. There are large numbers of films in which mirrors play a crucial role. Just think of “Mirrors“, “Oculus” and “Candyman“. And when someone is standing in front of a mirror in a horror movie, you...
Them fucking yuppie scums won’t know what hit them. Perhaps it would be better that future burglars screen the residents of the targeted house first and then see if there’s something to get. That’s certainly a lesson those young burglars have learned in the movie “Monster Party“. After seeing the...
Anything buried out there, is meant to stay buried. “Bullitt County” isn’t really an easy film. To be honest, I had to control myself not to give up after half an hour. It wasn’t very exciting, so to say. On the contrary. It was painfully slow and meaningless. The story...
When Rincon started doing his Shakespeare, you knew some poor bastard’s about to get smoked. “We Die Young” is not a typical Jean-Claude Van Damme film, where he can show off his trained body. In fact, in this film, the number of times Van Damme is demonstrating his fighting techniques,...
Film Review : Us Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. “Get out” was a big nod to the racist past (and...
Film Review : El Bar Hey, a little respect. We’re all human beings here. We have to stick together and stay calm. “El bar” pretends to be a thriller comedy, but falls short on both levels. The film leans rather towards the comedy genre. But in terms of thriller, it’s...
Film Review : Primal Rage So you’re telling me right here, right now to my face, that you actually believe there’s an Oh-Mah out there? Admittedly, “Primal Rage” certainly won’t win the prize for the most original film. And there are some pain points to be found in this B-film....
Film Review : Wildling Do you want to hear a story? Do you want me to tell you about the Wildling? “Wildling” is a peculiar film. It’s hard to put a specific label on it. One moment it feels like a teenage movie about a freshly emerging love. On the...
Film Review : The highwaymen Bonnie and Clyde have been on the road for two years. Cold-blooded killers who are more adored than movie stars. This has to stop. Who doesn’t know Bonnie and Clyde? In 1930, this pre-war couple had nothing better to do than go down the path...
Film Review : Level 16 Each hall has its top girl and in this hall it’s me. “Level 16” really is an original film. Perhaps fairly minimalistic and limited in terms of storyline, but grand when it’s about the denouement. The moment the idea behind it all becomes clear, it...
Who the fuck are you? Guess Who. Are you a fan of home-invasion movies where the concept of revenge keeps coming back, then this might be a must see for you. I say “maybe” because you’ll have to wait patiently for the first forty minutes before you realize what it’s...
If something happens to my daughter I’ll kill you. You and your boss. Just when you think that an icon such as Jean-Claude Van Damme is becoming a caricature of himself and in danger of sinking into oblivion, he surprises you with such a part as in this film. The...
The German doctor, he believes the tar in the ground has some kind of a power. He calls it his science. But it’s just an excuse to kill us. When I watched the movie “Trench 11” at the end of last year, I already said this might be the cheaper...
If you could have just said, “I’m sorry”, or faced up to what happened. Maybe then we could do something with this. But you can’t take responsibility for anything! So now I can’t accept… And I can’t forgive because… Because nobody admits anything they’ve done! “Hereditary“. A film I was...
You decide to go to Mars forever and you forget to tell your husband? I’m open to all kinds of films. It doesn’t have to be a blockbuster with star actors. I love indies as well. And already several times I was lucky enough to see a gem of a...
Those who hear the three bells toll, accept his invitation. When you hear the first, you must close your eyes, keeping words unspoken. If one wants to hear, you must listen closely, for they are soft and distant. I was really curious about this movie. Not that I expected anything...
The air is moving. Fritz left a door open somewhere. Did the creators of “Trench 11” know that the film “Overlord” is going to be released this autumn? Or did they want to beat film studio “The Asylum” and be the first one to deliver a low-budget horror in which...
Hey, Sean, you got to see this. Look, this… this girl, you got to see what she can do. She has some crazy powers or something. Although this minimalist SF offers a rather disappointing outcome and they could have done more with the powers Alex (Stefanie Scott) has at a...
Maybe it’s time for someone like me… to come over there and wipe that smug grin off your face. You know what’s fun sometimes? Haphazardly starting a film without knowing what it is about and afterward admitting you were pleasantly surprised. That’s my experience with this film. A film with...
This is Afghanistan. Graveyard of many empires. Today you are our friend,tomorrow you are our enemy. It won’t be any different for you. Soon America will become just another tribe here. You will be cowards if you leave. And you will be our enemies if you stay. I only asked...
“Who’s watching Oliver” will certainly not be appreciated by everyone. It’s a film about voyeurism, sadism and total insanity. At first sight, the film seems meaningless in terms of content. But as the film progresses, you’ll conclude it contains a more pronounced message. The moment Oliver (Russell Geoffrey Banks) begins...
My opinion on “Tomb Raider” “Vogel can’t find the tomb without me, and since I’m dead and… since you’ve burned the rest of my research, he will never find it.” I was actually looking forward to watching this new version of “Tomb Raider“. Not only because I had a lot...
What the fuck was that? Beware of still water or a silent dog. I’m sure they meant well while creating “Bullet Head“. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The end result may be called original and quirky, but there are also a few flaws in...
“If you go… you and I will survive. I’m afraid if you don’t … No one will.” “Cloverfield” was a unique film. Lots of fans were looking forward to a sequel to this amusing found footage monster film. The sequel “10 Cloverfield lane” came 8 years later. It didn’t feel...
My opinion on “The Wall” “You Americans. Think you know it all. You think it’s simple. That I am your enemy. But we are not so different, you and I.” Ever seen “Mine“? A film about an American marine who accidentally steps on a landmine in the Afghan desert and...
“Once to wake her from her bed. Twice to raise her from the dead. If you knock on her door, she still hears it. Sooner or later she comes knockin’ for you.” The movie “Don’t knock twice” should be a must watch for the mischiefs who like to play “Ding...
Lisa, you need to calm down. We need to get out of here! If you do not calm down, we will die here! In “The Shallows“, Blake Lively at least had a rock in the ocean on which she sat safely while a huge shark circled around her. That was...
“The natives in the Amazon worshipped it. Like a god. We need to take it apart, learn how it works.” I’ve watched this movie the night before the Oscar ceremony because I could feel it in my bones this film would possibly win that coveted statuette. Initially, I didn’t want...
“My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.” Voila. We Belgians can also be proud of the Hercule Poirot phenomenon in addition to our world-famous beers and chocolate. Probably the best detective in the world. And yes, he comes from this tiny country...
“We are one human family sharing this Earth.Today, together, we make history.The Child Allocation Act is the first vital step towards preserving our planetand making a better future for our children.” After reading the synopsis of this film I was instantly excited, because the concept appealed to me enormously....
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Genre : SF Country : France/China/Belgium/Germany/USA Cast : Dane DeHaan :...
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Genre : Action/Thriller Country : Germany/Sweden/USA Cast : Charlize Theron : Lorraine Broughton James McAvoy : David Percival John Goodman : Emmett...
February 12 is just another day in Sam’s charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she’s losing. Genre : Mystery Country : USA Cast : Zoey Deutch : Samantha...
After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous conditions. Genre : Thriller/War Country : USA/Spain/Italy Cast : Armie Hammer : Mike Tom Cullen...
Disney’s animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever...
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again. Genre : Drama/SF Country : UK/Germany/Sweden/Hungary...
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life. Genre : Action Country : USA/Hong Kong/Italy Cast : Keanu Reeves : John Wick Riccardo Scamarcio : Santino D’Antonio Ian McShane : Winston Director : Chad Stahelski...
Wayne was doing really weird things with his eyeballs. Wayne’s dad was a Marine. It turns out he was doing Morse code with his eyes. He was saying, “SOS, SOS, SOS, SOS., over and over and over. Perhaps I’m a weird personality. That’s the reason why I really enjoy movies...
In “The Great Wall” European mercenaries are searching for black powder and become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. Genre : Fantasy Country : USA/China Cast : Matt Damon : William Tian Jing : Lin Mae Pedro Pascal : Tovar...
Two strangers’ lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. Inspired by actual events, “Afthermath” tells a story of guilt and revenge after an air traffic controller’s error causes the death of a construction foreman’s wife and daughter. Genre : Drama Country : USA Cast : Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past. Genre : SF Country : USA Cast : Robert Redford : Thomas Jason Segel : Will Rooney Mara : Isla Director : Charlie McDowell My opinion Over four...
Samuel L Jackson voices the writings of novelist, essayist and social critic James Baldwin as he examines the complex subject of the black experience in the USA during the Civil Rights Movement. Genre : Documentary Country : USA Cast : Samuel L. Jackson : Voice Director : Raoul Peck Rehna’s...
I do know that my father was a ferocious fighter, had great potential. Mama said he could have gone all the way to the top. Said the safest place for him was in the ring. She blamed America for sending him into the jungle. I blame Vietnam for not bringing...
Film Review : The girl with all the gifts “She’s got a muzzle on her face and her hands are tied behind her back. And you’re still afraid of her? Yeah. And you should be, too.” One thing is certain. The zombie concept that’s being used in horror movies...
Steve, a young professional snowboarder, ruins a high-paying photoshoot with a silly prank, causing him, his girlfriend Branka and fellow snowboarder Josh to be left behind on the mountain. They seek shelter in a garish, loud aprés-ski tavern that is hosting an all-night party for the last night of the...
This is your phone. Did it miss all the important bits? Well, it’s a brain, so we tend to think of all of it as quite important. Every now and then I watch a movie and afterward I can’t decide whether it’s good or bad. “iBoy” is such a movie....
A dramatization of the April 2010 disaster, when the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Genre : Thriller Country : USA Cast : Mark Wahlberg : Mike Williams Kurt Russell : Jimmy Harrell John Malkovich : Vidrine Director : Peter Berg...
To pay for his girlfriend’s medical emergency while abroad, Casey schemes to pull a drug heist for an eccentric gangster. After a failed attempt, he embarks across Europe on an action-packed chase in a race against time to save his girlfriend’s life from being taken by an evil druglord. Genre...
When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning. Genre : Horror Country : UK Cast : Ed Speleers : Joe Holly Weston : Ellen Shauna Macdonald : Kate Director : Paul Hyett My opinion Read the title of...
A feisty foster kid’s outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in The Great Gilly Hopkins, an entertaining film for the entire family. Gilly Hopkins has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an...
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself. Genre : Drama/Horror Country : USA Cast : MacLeod Andrews : Wyatt Evan Demouchel : Christian Margaret Ying Drake : Mara Director :...
Fear, Inc. follows a company of degenerates who can be hired for a premium to bring your greatest fears to life. But when horror junkie Joe Foster’s customized scare seemingly begins, he and his friends must decide if this company is there to scare them or make them pawns in...
Vietnam. 1989. Fourteen years after the end of the war. When Irish woman Christina Noble flies into Ho Chi Minh City she leaves behind an extraordinary life story. But the best is yet to come. Christina lands in a country “that she wouldn’t be able to show you on a...
Who was that lady in your office today? Yeah, Dad, who was that lady in your office today? What lady? I don’t know. Just some lady. Halloween night. All channels are stuffed with horrors to entertain you during this scary night. Unfortunately, these are always the same recurring well-known movies...
Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s, Cut Snake tells the story of Sparra Farrell, an ex-convict who is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city. He has found honest work and even becomes engaged but the prospect of this new life is challenged when his...
Five strangers – newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways – become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town. Genre : Horror Country : USA Cast : Ellis Greer : Hannah Dan Creed : West Tonya Kay : Rachael...
Two decades after the freak alien invasion that nearly destroyed mankind a new threat emerges. This Alien mothership is more than twice the size as the last one and once again, the world’s armies must band together to save the world. Do they have enough firepower or will this battle...
A medical practitioner gets himself involved in a crime which happens in a unexpected way. Filled full of guilt, he tries to escape from the cops of Thailand but finally gets captured for a while, then gets a approached to go back to his own country. Genre : Thriller Country...
I’m not totally alone. I’ve got this little dude, Steven Seagull, here keeping me company. When you succeed in attracting more attention as a puny little seagull than a large oversized shark, you deserve an honorable mention at any reputable film festival. Never before was I charmed by poultry. A...
Set in a near future, technology-reliant society is creating killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered in to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility, to test the capabilities of the latest prototypes. They set up positions and make short work of the AI targets in the...
I think that guy has a friend with deep pockets. My first reaction to a movie with Nicolas Cage playing in it is that of an eternal doubter. Would I bother to see this? Or should I just ignore it, because I’ve seen a series of Cage failures lately? The...
I’m Peter.
Born in 1966.
And living in Belgium.
I’ve been married to Veronika for 10 years already.
And together we have two lovely kids , Karolien and Filip.
And guess what ….. I’m a big movie-fan. Who could have guessed that!
As long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by the medium film. And the number of movies I’ve seen till now, is even unknown to me.
