Atomik

Favorite films

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • The China Syndrome
  • The Blues Brothers

All
  • The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

    ★★

  • Final Destination Bloodlines

    ★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Bridesmaids

    ★★

More
Metalhead

2013

★★★★ Watched

As a huge fan of old-school Metal I'm always searching for films that capture the spirit of Metal in a meaningful way. While I wasn't there myself in the 80s, I have spent most of my life loving Metal of that era and wish more films would capture the magic.
A lot of the times that turns out to be an onerous task, because either the creators don't have the same mindset about it as me or are simply not…

The China Syndrome

1979

★★★★½ Watched

A very underwatched film from the insane film-year of 1979.

This realistic, suspensful thriller about an incident in a nuclear powerplant in South California and a group of news reporters doesn't let you down scriptwise. Everything here feels justified and no stupid action is taken just to move the plot forward. Of course I'm no expert on atomic energy but it seems to me the plot is also technically sound, which is a nice deviation from the usual Hollywood movie.…

More
Tetsuo: The Iron Man

1989

★★★½ Watched

I kinda knew what I was diving in because I've read a lot about splatter movies years ago without actually watching them, but that movie was a few levels crazier than I could imagine beforehand. I expected a more coherrent plot throughout, maybe a more standard revenge flick or something like that. What I got was a black and white industrial nightmare. I can't really explain what I just saw, but I don't think you are supposed to. Just enjoy…

Miami Vice

2006

½ Watched

Couldn't finish it. Completely unwatchable garbage. The cameraman must have had a seizure the whole film. Even bad crime shows like NCIS look better than this crime against humanity.