Browsing Category 'Europe'

Sint (Saint) 2011 Netherlands

Outfitted like a Catholic Bishop was an evil man named Sinterklaas or Sint for short. He wasn’t nice at all, his Moorish minions would attack seaside towns and demanding gold, silver, meat, virgins, wax and servants. The Moors were named Black Petes and would crash through doors, slither down chimneys and carry off children in sacks.

Miten marjoja poimitaan (How To Pick Berries) 2010 Finland

To locals they’re invaders; little more than thieves. Labourers from Thailand are brought in at great expense to strip the wild delicacy for export to Germany and Japan..

New Kids Nitro 2011 Netherlands

The mullet sporting boys from Maaskantje are back. They’re still living their lives with minimum effort and maximum redneck attitude. They have a new protagonist in Dave from a neighboring town named Schijndel. Equally red-necky and stupid they seek ways to out do each other.

A.C.A.B.: All Cops Are Bastards 2012 Italy

A story of four Rome riot cops who serve the public peace but are hated by the people they protect. These are men besieged by darkness, wielding the baton, raising their shields, and dispersing the public as they battle their personal demons.

La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) 2011 Spain

Robert is a man of medicine. His wife died from burn injuries suffered in a car crash. As a renowned plastic surgeon, he’s dedicated the next 12 years to creating a new skin to save burn victims. In his estate he runs a clinic with only one client, her name is Vera. One that never leaves and is not allowed and sharp objects.

Iron Sky Germany 2012

Fleeing a world and a war they were likely to lose, Nazis retreat to the dark side of the Moon. The exiles to thrive on the Moon as they harness a precious energy source called Helium 3. It’s now 2018 and they’ve returned to claim back what they’ve lost in the last world war.

Hell 2011 Germany

It’s 2016 and the world as we know it is no more. The earth’s temperature has risen 10 degrees in 4 years and scientists are baffled by why. The sun now burns and blisters unexposed skin in minutes. With food and water depleted, society has utterly broken down.

Snabba Cash (Easy Money) 2010 Sweden

Stockholm is home to three men involved in various parts of the criminal underworld. Two are lifelong criminals, the other a poor but bright finance student aspiring to raise his status in life. A drug shipment coming to town that unsettles the criminal power base. The dream of a big score entangles the three.

Freetime Machos 2009 Sweden

4/10 A documentary about male bonding in Finland, steam rooms, a blowup mascot, piss poor rugby and lots of gratuitous slow motion sport shots.  This is all you really need to know about this film.  If made more like a comedy, this would have at least fit the tone of how poorly these men play [...]

Intouchables 2011 France

8/10 It seems like the French have a knack for making great films about disabled people. Like 2007′s The Diving Bell and Butterfly, Intouchables is also about a paralyzed man but takes a lighter approach to the situation.  It’s both serious, funny and affirming all around. François Cluzet plays privileged Parisian, Phillipe.  His great wealth [...]

Attack The Block 2011 England

When aliens invade South London, the only thing between them and world domination is a gang of thugs. They live in the government social housing otherwise known as council housing or as the kids refer to it: The block.

Finisterrae 2010 Spain

It’s amazing what a sheet with 2 dark holes can do. Imagine what 2 sheets can do! Finisterrae is an abstract visual feast about a pair of ghosts, that is devoid of a plot but is absolutely captivating. Set to an eclectic collection of tunes, it’s an enthralling 80 minutes.