2015

The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 2

Naked ViewerSeptember 2, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 137 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION FRANCIS LAWRENCE SCREENPLAY PETER CRAIG, DANNY STRONG STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOSH HUTCHERSON, LIAM... Read More...

2015AdventureDramaFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

A Bigger Splash

Naked ViewerJune 2, 2016

RELEASED 2015/16 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION LUCA GUADAGNINO SCREENPLAY DAVID KAJGANICH STARRING TILDA SWINTON, RALPH FIENNES, MATTHIAS SCHOENAER... Read More...

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Star Wars Rebels: Season 2

Naked ViewerMay 10, 2016

RELEASED 2014 RUNTIME 22 MIN EPISODES 13 LANGUAGE ENGLISH CREATOR DAVE FILONI, SIMON KINBERG, CARRIE BECK STARRING TAYLOR GRAY, FREDDIE PRINZE JR., VANESSA MARS... Read More...

2015AdventureAnimationFantasyFranchise

Cinderella (2015)

Naked ViewerApril 24, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 105 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION KENNETH BRANAGH SCREENPLAY CHRIS WEITZ STARRING RICHARD MADDEN, STELLAN SKARSGARD, CATE BLANCHETT, LILY... Read More...

2015FamilyFantasyFilmRomance

Room

Naked ViewerMarch 31, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 118 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION LENNY ABRAHAMSON SCREENPLAY EMMA DONOGHUE STARRING BRIE LARSON, JACOB TREMBLAY, JOAN ALLEN, SEAN BRIDGE... Read More...

2015DramaFilm

Trumbo

Naked ViewerMarch 15, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JAY ROACH SCREENPLAY JOHN McNAMARA STARRING BRYAN CRANSTON, DIANE LANE, HELEN MIRREN, LOUIS C. K., ELLE... Read More...

2015Bio-picDramaFilm

Spotlight

Naked ViewerFebruary 29, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 129 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION TOM McCARTHY SCREENPLAY TOM McCARTHY, JOSH SINGER STARRING MARK RUFFALO, MICHAEL KEATON, RACHEL McADAMS... Read More...

2015Bio-picDramaFilm

Dope

Naked ViewerFebruary 11, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 103 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RICK FAMUYIWA SCREENPLAY RICK FAMUYIWA STARRING SHAMEIK MOORE, TONY REVOLORI, KIERSEY CLEMONS, KIMBERLY... Read More...

2015ComedyComing Of AgeCrimeFilm

Beasts Of No Nation

Naked ViewerFebruary 9, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 137 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA SCREENPLAY CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA STARRING ABRAHAM ATTAH, IDRIS ELBA, KURT EGYIAWAN, AMA... Read More...

2015DramaFilmWar

The Hateful 8 (70 mm panavision)

Naked ViewerFebruary 7, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 187 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION QUENTIN TARANTINO SCREENPLAY QUENTIN TARANTINO STARRING SAMUEL L. JACKSON, KURT RUSSEL, JENNIFER JASON ... Read More...

2015ComedyCrimeFilmMysteryWestern

Southpaw

Naked ViewerJanuary 31, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 123 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ANTOINE FUQUA SCREENPLAY KURT SUTTER STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, FOREST WHITAKER, RACHEL McADAMS, NAOMIE ... Read More...

2015DramaFilmSports

Brooklyn

Naked ViewerJanuary 31, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 112 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JOHN CROWLEY SCREENPLAY NICK HORNBY STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN, EMORY COHEN, DOMHNALL GLEESON, JIM BROADBEN... Read More...

2015DramaFilmPeriodRomance

The Big Short

Naked ViewerJanuary 24, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 130 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ADAM McKAY SCREENPLAY ADAM McKAY, CHARLES RANDOLPH STARRING CHRISTIAN BALE, STEVE CARELL, RYAN GOSLING,... Read More...

2015ComedyCrimeDramaFilm

Youth

Naked ViewerJanuary 23, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION PAOLO SORRENTINO SCREENPLAY PAOLO SORRENTINO STARRING MICHAEL CAINE, HARVEY KEITEL, RACHEL WEISZ, PAUL ... Read More...

2015Art-houseComedyDramaFilm

Creed

Naked ViewerJanuary 18, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 133 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RYAN COOGLER SCREENPLAY RYAN COOGLER, AARON COVINGTON STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN, SYLVESTER STALLONE, T... Read More...

2015DramaFilmFranchiseRomanceSports

Legend

Naked ViewerJanuary 17, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 131 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION BRIAN HELGELAND SCREENPLAY BRIAN HELGELAND STARRING TOM HARDY, EMILY BROWNING, DAVID THEWLIS, CHRISTOPH... Read More...

2015Bio-picComedyCrimeDramaFilm

The Revenant

Naked ViewerJanuary 9, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 156 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ALEJANDRO G. INARRITU SCREENPLAY MARK L. SMITH STARRING LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, TOM HARDY, DOMHNALL GLEESON,... Read More...

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The Danish Girl

Naked ViewerJanuary 9, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 119 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION TOM HOOPER SCREENPLAY LUCINDA COXON STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE, ALICIA VIKANDER, MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS, BEN... Read More...

2015Bio-picDramaFilmPeriodRomance

The categories in the box on the left inside the post do not reflect a score, but the tone of the movie.
A full bar in ACTION does not reflect that the action is amazing, but that there is a maximum amount of action.
The same way an empty bar in SUSPENSE doesn't say the suspense sucks, but rather there is no suspense at all.

AMBITION reflects how willing the moviemakers were in breaking new grounds in terms of subject matter, storytelling and/or technical breakthroughs.

CHALLENGE reflects, if the movie is easy to understand (empty bar) or requires your full amount of brain power (full bar).

When I review a movie I look at a few things. Is it an interesting story, or have I seen it done million times before? Is the script written well or does it confuse the viewer? How are the performances by the actors?

However, since my background is art and design I tend to pay a lot of attention to technical things like the cinematography and overall visual style, which includes visual effects and music (soundtracks and original scores).

Ambition is also very important to me. I can forgive a bad movie, when I see that the filmmakers went for something big - something new and groundbreaking, but maybe didn't quite reach it yet.

But the most important thing is of course. Did I enjoy the movie?

With new movies it's easy. Did I enjoy it when I watched it initially? That doesn't mean my view won't change over time.
When re-watching older movies I grew up with I'm looking, if it holds up, visual-wise and story-wise. But even though I try to keep an objective mind with each re-watch, nostalgia will always factor into my score. After all, I am a human being with a soul ;)

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