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Mar 13, 2017

Review: Lommbock

When I used to go see the Sneak Preview regularly during my studies, German movies were a very common occurrence. The fact that we went to a small, independent cinema might have had something to do with it. Anyway, since we started to go to the Sneak Preview here in Berlin, this happened only very…

Till Helge Helwig in Sneak Review

Nov 9, 2017

Review: Streaker 👎

Take a misfit teacher, a small Swiss town, football, a stupid snap decision, bad luck, a really desperate idea, mix everything together and you get: Streaker [IMDb, Trailer (YouTube, German)], or “Flitzer” in German.

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Oct 10, 2017

Review: Darkland

When I hear about Scandinavian cinema, I immediately think of movies like In China They Eat Dogs [IMDb], The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [IMDb], The Green Butchers [IMDb] or Adam’s Apples [IMDb]. All of them are either known for their bluntness, an excessive amount of unconcealed violence or just…

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Apr 24, 2017

Review: Happy Burnout 👍

What happens when you combine an unemployed, alternative, leftist and disorganized layabout with a clinic that helps people with burnout syndrome?A surprisingly enjoyable movie called Happy Burnout [IMDb, Trailer (German)]. Writing about this movie in English is a little strange…

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Mar 10, 2017

Review: The Student and Mister Henri 👍

When the Sneak Preview movie started today, I was — to be honest — a little bit concerned that what’s coming might not be my cup of tea. First, there were no movie trailers, then the logo of an independent movie distributor (Neue Visionen Filmverleih, a German…

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Jul 18, 2017

Review: Alibi.com

Honestly, I could swear that there have been at least a couple of movies already that told the story of an agency that sets up alibis for other people. For some reason I cannot remember even a single one by name and after a couple of Google searches turned out nothing useful, I start to wonder…

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Jan 15, 2019

Sneak Overview 2019

This is the continuation of last year’s story about all the movies me and my group of Sneak Preview disciples got to see in our local cinema.

The logbook for 2020 can be found here.

The Peanut Butter Falcon 👍

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Aug 15, 2017

Review: Hampstead 👍

I will try to convince you that Hampstead [IMDb, Trailer (YouTube)] is an enjoyable movie, although apparently the wider audience so far did not like it. At least if you pay attention to scores on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, which I think do not really represent the audience this movie is…

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Jun 20, 2017

Review: Trespass Against Us

What happens when you go to the movies with a couple of people and end up being the only one who kind of liked it? You start looking for explanations and attempt to defend your views on why it was not a waste of time. That is exactly what happend yesterday, when we got to see…

Till Helge Helwig in Sneak Review

Jul 7, 2017

Review: Baby Driver 👍

I watch at least one movie every two weeks, so I’m exposed to a lot of trailers. (And I hate their spoilery nature, but I could write entire blog posts just about that…) Over the last months the trailer for Baby Driver [IMDb, Trailer (YouTube)] popped up regularly and I remember that at…

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As an avid Sneak Preview disciple, I have a new movie to write about every two weeks. This is where you can find my ramblings. You might find a useful recommendation or even a timely warning. Occasionally I will include a review about a movie I actually picked out myself. :)

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