Kairo

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Born in '59 and living in The Netherlands ever since. I live in as much hermitage as I can get. I wouldn't say I'm a misanthrope but I do love horror movies, most notably art house, nouvelle vague, and horror movies from Italy and the Far East. Apart from watching movies and writing about them, my time is mostly consumed by running a family with a wife and 2 kids, a couple of jazz and metal bands as a composer and a guitarist, and a local culture venue. My chimey smokes from my professional endeavours as a tax lawyer, but I'm still spending some of my wee hours trying to get my masters degree on philosophy.
Posts by Kairo

Review: The Descent (2005)

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Submitted by Kairo on Tue, 2006-08-01 00:00

The Descent is British director Neil Marshall's second offering after his cult hit Dog Soldiers, and again sees his foray into the horror genre. While Dog Soldiers was a cheap but cheerful and thoroughly enjoyable werewolf gorefest, The Descent takes a turn for the serious, offering a startling and intense movie that combines visceral shocks with punishing suspense. Although he relies on a simple concept, Marshall achieves the rare feat of tapping into something truly primal with a brutal and at times nihilistic tale, not only of survival, but also of evolution and rebirth. The result is one of the best horror films of the last few years, and one, which deserves to lift the director into the highest ranks of the genre.(read more...)

Review: Three... Extremes (2004)

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Submitted by Kairo on Wed, 2006-04-05 00:00

This is a review of the International version of Three... Extremes. The segments are reviewed in the order of appearance for that version. The US version is ordered differently, with Miike's "Box" being shown last instead of first. - ed.(read more...)

Review: Kichiku Dai Enkai (1997)

Kichiku Dai Enkai
Submitted by Kairo on Mon, 2006-01-16 01:00

Based on an incident in 1972, a clash between a radical left wing student group and the police known as the Asama-Sanso incident, Kichiku Dai Enkai is one of the most notorious Japanese horror movies to have seen the light of day over the past years. It’s a brutal, bloody portrayal of gang politics gone wrong. This powerful movie was shot while director Kumakiri was studying during his final year at the university and the whole thing was put together on a shoestring.(read more...)

Review: Blade: Trinity (2004)

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Submitted by Kairo on Sun, 2005-12-11 17:29

Having endured fangless vampire entrees like the bland Underworld or the inept Van Helsing, vampire fans should find solace once more as their favorite slayer Blade returns for his third slice of ass-kicking attitude and blood-soaked mayhem. David S. Goyer, writer of all three chapters, takes the helm for his directorial debut in hopes of reconstituting the success of the series and showing why audiences can't get enough of the Marvel-based character.(read more...)

Review: Saw II (2005)

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Submitted by Kairo on Mon, 2005-11-28 01:00

What's great about horror flicks like Scream is that, while not being truly original, they take what's been done before and transform it into a refreshing package, infusing new life into the slasher subgenre. Now, about a decade later, it becomes increasingly clear that Saw may very well have the same impact.(read more...)

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