Action movies may be the most milked dry genre when it comes to generic movies with the same, albeit slightly divergent, plot, the same acting methods, the same lead character and above all, the same ... Read More »
In the 1960s, racial issues were already boiling, but on July 23 1967, things really exploded. What became known as the 12th Street riot was the bloodiest race riot of the year, and cost the life of 4... Read More »
When we say ‘Holland’, you’ll probably say ‘tulips’, and quite rightly so. Tulip Fever zooms in on the trade of tulip bulbs in the 17th century in Holland, be it only marginally. The real st... Read More »
One of the world’s biggest issues right now is the energy we’re consuming, and where to get it in the future, as sources are slowly running out. It’s a debate that should leave no one untouched,... Read More »
In The Promise, the love triangle between Mikael, Ana and Chris is an important aspect of the story. What the film is really about though, is the Armenian genocide in Turkey, at the end of the Ottoman... Read More »
While Deborah Lipstadt, an American professor of Holocaust studies, is giving a lecture, all of a sudden one man in the audience stands up, and starts asking her questions about her latest book ‘Den... Read More »
High school can be rather hard, especially for some people. Some just don’t fit in, get bullied or have a hard time with puberty. Teenagers have a lot of issues and some of them might not have a lo... Read More »
Although the quality of life has increased in certain countries, for some it might seem that time stood still. In some areas in India for instance there is still a lot of poverty which didn’t change... Read More »
Trials can get messy, especially when the case is about a murder with the son as the criminal. These type of cases surely are a tangled web of mysteries and it is hard to find the truth. Michael is in... Read More »
Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil, the directors of New Kids, a well loved comedy series in the Netherlands, are back with another film: Ron Goossens, Low-Budget Stuntman. The humor in Haars and van... Read More »