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Birth/Rebirth

When a mortician has secretely revived a diseased girl, the mother of the girl decides to join the experimental project

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
05-05-2025
6.5

I am not sure it wants to be horror, but I wish it did

I appreciated the non-Hollywood characters, the passable science and the way the it portrays the quirks of running such a macabre experiment from a home. But considering what's going on, I certainly thought it ought to be way more creepy.
6.5

The Last of Us

In a apocalyptic zombie world, a bitter man reluctantly has to escort a girl on a dangerous journey

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
04-05-2025
8

Bravo, they did it

It manages respect and stay close to the game it was based upon, while at the same time acknowledging the needs and different dynamics of live action, allowing the story and characters to breathe - sometimes with quite elaborate and daring side stories. Engrossing and touching.
8

The Blackcoat's Daughter

Two girls are left behind in a girl boardingschool during vacation, where something sinister is residing

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
02-05-2025
6

A fair idea that only meanders a bit

The idea and scenery in itself should have been sufficient for a creepy and mysterious slow burner, but the girls are so drowsy, and the whole story seems a bit insecure, low-energy and incoherent, that it failed to really scare or entertain me.
6

The Deep Dark (Gueules Noires)

A mining team is tasked with going deep and bring a scientist investigating ancient evil

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
01-05-2025
6

Missed opportunites

Well these mines certainly provide a haunting location, and positioning it in historic times gave it a promising atmosphere too. Alas, it didn't hold up. The team was a rather unlikable bunch, the cartoon-esque scientist seemed in the wrong movie, the monster was wooden and over exposed.
6

Babezilla vs the Cyber Skanks: Rise of MechaBabezilla

Yes so babezilla faces new partially nude nemeses

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
28-04-2025
6.5

Almost perfectly disastrous

This was pretty close to being the ultimate accumulation of bad ideas being badly executed into wildly entertaining pulp. But is misses the sweetspot, due to a lack of energy, and self-content jokes that are unfunny in the wrong way. Still, keeping an eye out for future adventures of Babebezilla!
6.5

Babygirl

A female hotshot CEO succumbs to naughty powergames with an intern

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
23-04-2025
8

Erotic drama that feels like a thriller

I think this is the most intense erotic drama that I have ever seen. Not in softcore sense, but because of the excellent performances, the smooth direction and some scenes that had us nailed to our seats, and snacks coming to standstill in front of our faces, out of pure tension.
8

Trauma

Four female friends are brutally invaded by a ruthless man and his son

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
22-04-2025
6

Not as traumatic

There is certainly enough here to warrant trauma. But the movie as a whole doesn't have what it takes to tie it all together, and in doing so the horror doesn't hit as it ought to. Acting is so-so, connection to the characters is limited and the story feels clumsy and amateuristic.
6

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget tries to handle her lost love, raising two kids, aging, and most importantly, dealing with expectations from others

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-04-2025
6

A bit tired

All the ingredients for the fans should be in there, but it failed to resonate with me. Her constant smirk started to look weird and overacted. My mind wandered of in some of the emotional scenes and there was a shortage of good jokes and vicarious embarrassment.
6

Alien Apocalypse aka World Invasion: Alien Attack

Two scientists mess up handling a sample from outer space and cause an alien threat to the world

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-04-2025
3.5

The title pretty much tells you what to expect

This mostly a group of people continuously discussing the nature of the threat and ways to deal with it, and I must say they gave their everything in producing a steady stream of mumbo jumbo - only occasionally interrupted by a CGI blob which is then deterred with painted NERF guns.
3.5

Headless

A serial killer who's victims give them head

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
17-04-2025
6.5

Very gory and nasty, but it kind of works

Nasty, uncomfortable and violent, with the kind of scenes you pray your fellow house residents don't walk into. For a while I feared it was going to be nothing more that that, but with the background story and personal demons of the killer, they even managed to create some depth to it.
6.5

Southbound

Several interconnected horror stories about people heading south

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
15-04-2025
6

Originally framed but incoherent

I liked the floating ghouls in the first story, and the way the stories connect through bystanders taking over the lead is nifty. Unfortunately the stories aren't that scary and lack coherence. I think it would have worked better if they all made more sense in relation to each other.
6

Pandemonium

After a carcrash, a man starts to realize he is dead and enters the gate of hell

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
08-04-2025
7

A unique idea with a confusing execution. Too bad.

The start is quite promising, and the overall atmosphere and setup is commendable. It's just that the two substories, that take up the majority of the running time, are so disconnected from the main story, that it becomes distracting and unclear what you're looking at.
7

Kinda Pregnant

Succumbing to social pressure, a woman decides to fake her pregnancy

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
08-04-2025
6.5

Good fun if expectations are right

You might argue it is a little raunchy and tacky and you'd probably be right. I mean were are talking stuffed turkey as belly humor. But we got a good time and quite a few laughs out of it.
6.5

Death of a Unicorn

Father and daughter crash into a unicorn, which turns out to have healing powers. Exploit them for the sake of mankind or no?

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
07-04-2025
7

A deliciously crazy idea that only partially remains standing

I am just so glad that ideas like this exist, and even better yet get turned into a movie. But is has trouble staying close to the magic and craziness of the premise, and instead evolves into a much less inspirational horror/monster flick. Still, thanks for doing this!
7

Haantjes

Four male friends try to navigate their way through relationships and manhood

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
05-04-2025
7

Funy and naughty

Although there was something predictable about it, this never really bothered me because the jokes, recognizable characters and embarrassing situations still work, and provide for a good dose of naughty humor with a bite.
7

Enemy

A man finds out there is a man who looks exactly like him

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
04-04-2025
7

Give it some thought

There is a constant tension in the air that is great, even if the behavior of the people involved feels a bit cumbersome and unnatural. In the end I found it a bit simplistic, and it was only after I read about this movie that I became aware of the deeper possible explanations I completely missed.
7

New Life

A girl is running from a government agency, not knowing what danger she poses

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
01-04-2025
6.5

A suspenseful story lacking some suspense

There is something straightforward about the acting, storytelling and characters that give this movie an honest, non-sensationalist and realistic vibe. But considering what's at stake, the drawback is that it doesn't quite nail the suspense that the premise of this movie warrants.
6.5

Presence

A family moves into a house in which a 'presence' roams, connected to an unresolved crime that occured in the house as well

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
27-03-2025
6.5

Scores with novelty but not with involvement

It is to be applauded for the original viewpoint, and delivering a quite effective and entertaining movie with probably little resources. But I do think it could have been scarier and more captivating, and making the mother and son cold and dislikable did nothing but alienate me from this family.
6.5

Found

A bullied boy hardly finds support from his family, except maybe for his brother, who holds dark secrets

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
25-03-2025
7

An oddly flavored but hard hitting combination of horror and drama

The calm, soothing music makes this movie feel somewhat like a heartfelt drama that can be tough to watch, but is also touching in a way. But make no mistake. I accumulates in a finale that might leave a permanent mark.
7

The Electric State

Finally there is peace after a rise of the robots, but a girl and her robot friends discover at what cost

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
23-03-2025
6

A robot adventure that looks like it works, but doesn't really

It seems to check the necessary boxes: it looks good, has a simple but meaningful story, and loads of wacky robots. But something was missing. Perhaps some really smart robot jokes, characters that really touch you or a script that truly moves you. It's all a bit flat.
6

Red Rooms

During a trial against a suspect who kills girls for dark web viewers, a groupy chooses his side and shows curious behavior

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-03-2025
7.5

A strange, paralyzing horror/thriller

It's a bit hard to follow what the deal is with the groupie, but at the same time the movie locks you in with a sense of dread an anxiety. The nature of the atrocities adds to this, since they are not really shown but are constantly in the air and roam in your mind.
7.5

Mickey 17

Mickey volunteers for a space mission in which he willl be used for deadly tasks after which he will be reprinted

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
20-03-2025
6.5

The strangeness is both a good and bad thing here

The characters are so cartoonish, and the story so over the top, that it can't be taken seriously - so all relevance must come from the metaphors and political commentary that undoubtedly are the real essence of this movie. For me, I am not sure that worked.
6.5

Tumbbad

A boy learns of a way to gain wealth by performing a ritual with a demon

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
19-03-2025
7

Unique indian horror fairytale

It starts strong and creepy, then flattens out a bit in the middle, and ends with some unique and magical scenes. All in all, a remarkable and striking fairy tale with some pretty scary stuff but not quite ending up as a full blown horror.
7

Daddy's Head

A boy and his stepmother try to recover from the death of his father, when he start seeing his face again

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
16-03-2025
7.5

A stylish horror that makes the most of some great ideas

I'd agree that it was kind of slow at times, but for the most part I was rather impressed. The concept of the creature was terrifying. The scary scenes may have been scarce, but what was there gave me shivers I hadn't had for a while.. and I watch horror almost every weekend.
7.5

la Brea

Some people fall through a sinkhole into another time. Can they be saved?

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
14-03-2025
5

A great story brought with a very articial style

The story is irresistible, but the execution is not. Super flat and clean looking characters that play blatantly obvious and stereotypical roles in the group, artificial and pampering dialogues, and full of scenes with people and events that happen at exactly the right time.
5

Companion

Josh brings his slightly weird and somber girl to a weekend retreat with friends. It's scifi horror, not drama.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
09-03-2025
7

scifi with plenty going for it

With some standout moments, some pleasing twists and an overall original take on some familiar scifi story, I thought this was quite entertaining indeed. With some more gore, depth and/or less young-adults, it could have been even better.
7

Re-animator

A med student creates a substance that re-animates dead things. Like cats. And humans.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
05-03-2025
6.5

A solid chunk of eigthties' horror cheese

The first part I thought was a bit slow and lacked suspense, but it makes up for it with some pretty enjoyable gore, zombies, bad effects and 80s cheesiness that I somehow have grown to appreciate.
6.5

Caveat

A man takes up a job to look after a mentally ill woman in a secluded house under suspicious circumstances. The conditions are even more disturbing.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
04-03-2025
7.5

Good horror with a distinct personality

It has a lot going for it. The whole thing is rather creepy and uncomfortable, has some striking characters and unfolds a pretty tense story too. What's more, it has a distinct style and no cheap jumpscares. About halfway through It stalls a bit, but nothing too damaging.
7.5

Clock

A woman signs up for mysterious and cutting edge therapy, that appearantly can fix her abscence of a biological clock

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
03-03-2025
7

Nice sober scifi/horror with meaning

It's quite a unique story, presented without any hysteria yet still keeping in interesting with a some horror, science fiction and deeper themes. It's a bit too sober and slow-ish to really knock you of your feet, but an interesting movie it is for sure.
7

Borderlands

Against her will, a mercenary goes to a rogue planet to find a girl that holds the key to a celestial secret

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
02-03-2025
4

I hope the games were better

After falling asleep during four attempts, then by having my phone close by to combat pure boredom, I can finally say that I made it through this. It is all very plastic, artificial, shallow, cold and unexciting.
4

Lee

The story of Lee Miller, a female model to become war photographer

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
26-02-2025
7.5

A good but somehow slightly distant bio

All in all an impressive bio about an impressive person, clearly made with dedication and respect for Lee. Before the haunting last scenes though, I thought it was a bit slow to grab me by the throat. Perhaps because the character is a bit closed and cold, even though that may have been the case.
7.5

Cassandra

A family moves into a house that houses an AI system and robot from the 70s, which seems great at first.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
24-02-2025
7.5

Fresh series with a unique atmosphere

The atmosphere and tech from the seventies are a great idea, and give these series a unique personality. Storywise it is pretty good too, keeping us curious and ready for more. All in all, good enough to forgive plenty of not so plausible plot points.
7.5

Sound of My Voice

Two journalists go under cover to investigate a cult that is led by a woman who claims to be from the future

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
21-02-2025
6.5

Just about interesting enough

The movie is quite sober and slow-moving, but it somehow fits the vibe of the cult, and the mystery surrounding the leader is enough to keep it interesting. That it not to say that there could have been more to it.
6.5

Night Swim

A family buys a house with a cursed pool. Not just at night.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
19-02-2025
6.5

Part original, part not

The pool thing is quite refreshing (haha) and overall it's a worthwhile horror. It could have benefited from a more thought out story behind the curse, and the scares lacked creativity.
6.5

La BĂȘte

The same woman lives in three time periods, but there is a connection between them

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
19-02-2025
6.5

An interesting but vague scifi puzzler

There is something pleasant about the dreamy mood, relaxed flow and open storytelling. But at the same time this prevents the movie from making a real impact. I am having a hard time remembering it.
6.5

Something in the Water

Just before a wedding, four girlfriends make a trip to an island in waters with sharks

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
16-02-2025
4

Minimalistic

Sometimes I think people underestimate how difficult it is to make an amusing shark movie But having four not so interesting characters sobbing and floating for an hour isn't the way. It's all very minimalistic and forgettable, especially the shark encounters.
4

Revenge

A woman gets her revenge after being violated in a desolated desert home

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
16-02-2025
7

Arty and violent revenge

The story is quite straightforward, but it works because there is a good mix of tension, some gore and some classy shots of the desert and people fighting for their life. It's a bit too shallow to deliver a gut punch though.
7

Nightcrawler

In an effort to make a career in nighttime sensationalist news reporting, a journalist crosses boundaries in order to get the footage he craves

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
02-02-2025
6

I think it failed to achieve what is was going for

I can totally see what they were going for: the different world of the night, shocking footage of crime and misery, a muggy atmosphere and erotic tension. While all of this things are here, they are a bit underdeveloped and lacking electricity. Making the journalist a weirdo was not helping.
6

Nightbitch

Disillusioned about giving up her dreams, an exhausted mother finds strength - by turning into a dog

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
30-01-2025
7.5

A gripping drama with some perks that keep it from feeling like one

While the movie gains flair by adding some (mild) horror and comedy elements, it mostly is a drama about motherhood and broken dreams. Not something I'd normally put on, but I am glad I did. Adams is great, her boy Snowden remarkably good, and the whole thing just got me big time.
7.5

Tokyo Ghoul

Dude is bitten by a ghoul and turns half into one, but he remains human enough to do good

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
29-01-2025
6

Perhaps a fair adaptation, but still unable to win me over

The story and execution are interesting enough. But as usual, I find it impossible to really care about the weirdly acting and one-dimensional characters and the drama they display. Oh I wish I could somehow see through this and truly enjoy the wondrous imagination of Manga.
6

Sleepless Beauty

A girl is kidnapped and wakes up in a gloomy room where she is subjected to experiments and sleep deprevation

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
29-01-2025
6

Just about escapes mediocre torture

It starts of as a familiar but uncomfortable torture movie, which I am never quite sure how to rate. Luckily, halfway there is badass animation that lifts the movies' artistic flair, and the story also makes a turn trying to come up with a vague reason for the misery - but at least there is one.
6

Remnant

A girl survives a car crash because of an experimental brain implant, but then experiences strange connections with others and there is also a killer after her.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
23-01-2025
4

Some possibly interesting ideas won't come to live

I'd really like to sympathize with this for some vaguely interesting concepts and, well, that they made this. But the story feels half-finished, and the movie is slow, clumsy and amateuristic. So much so that it gets in the way of enjoyment
4

Long Distance

A hybernating space traveller is ejected onto a planet, where he must find a way to survive various dangers and rescue other survivors

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
23-01-2025
5

Not so great

Well I guess someone had to try mixing space horror with comedy, but I found it terrible and it felt like a last resort when they realized this film wasn't going to fly. The continuous intercom conversations are weird and tiresome, the action hardly exciting and very 'only in movies'.
5

Star Abyss

When a spaceship gets trapped in a void, everyone turns on each other for the remaining resources. There's also a monster and killer twins.

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
13-01-2025
3.5

Sharp looking nonsense

The core idea is interesting enough, but unfortunately everything else is awful. The characters and acting is hideous, the story a mess. There was something interesting about the way it looked though. Not the design or FX itself, but the crisp colors and sharp lines stood out for some reason.
3.5

Levels

When his girlfriend reappears after being murdered before his eyes, a man discovers his world is not what it seemed

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
13-01-2025
6

A decent scifi story lacking magic

It's a pretty cool story, and it feels like a passion project in which everyone did what they could with a limited budget. I just wish it had some more energy and sense of wonder in it - it's all a bit dull and lacking stand-out moments.
6

Bad Moms

A mother refuses to live up to the high standards and schedules of modern motherhood

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
12-01-2025
7

Fun with some kick

Rather than playing it save and becoming an average comedy, the jokes are saucy enough to give it some personality. Near the end I was afraid it was going to sink itself in morals and lessons of life, but that remains within acceptable range.
7

Heretic

Two missionary girls ring the wrong door

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
12-01-2025
7

Nice

A really decent thriller with some mystery, interesting religious discussions and horror puzzles. using Grant was great casting; he didn't even need to really alter his style - his friendly demeanor combined with sinister undertones work great.
7

Black Eyed Susan

A broke man takes up a job to test a lifelike sex robot suitable for abuse. Will he be up for it? And will the robot?

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
12-01-2025
7.5

Who knew: Existentialism and softporn do mix

Even though it looks and sounds very porny, and looks like it was shot in 1970, it still manages to be a fairly interesting philosophical movie about being human. Remarkable.
7.5

Dirty Angels

A team of female specialists sets out to rescue kidnapped girls in Afghanistan

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
08-01-2025
5

Fake tough girls

I starts of pretty intense and serious, only to evolve into a rather average and unconvincing action movie. All of the characters feel forced and flat, and even my beloved Eva Green, with just a single grimace and zero emotions can't make her character comes live .
5

Konferensen

A group of government officials goes on camp for brainstorming about a new shopping mall, where a serial killer comes after them

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
08-01-2025
6.5

entertaining comedy-slasher

The goofy characters and their petty quarrels make this somewhat of a horror-comedy, even if some of the takedowns are fairly brutal. Quite entertaining indeed, but also quite shallow and volatile.
6.5

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