Rodriguez and Tarantino pay homage to the classic grindhouse double features from the 70s and, in the style of their signatures, bring two movies that capture the look and style well and decorate the whole thing with fake trailers from other guest directors.

Planet Terror impresses with its exaggerated, bloody carnage, wild shootouts and crazy characters. 3/5

Death Proof impresses with quick-witted girls, cool dialogues and an exciting car chase. 4,5/5

The whole thing is rounded off by a dirty retro look, intentional sound and picture disruptions, miscuts and missing film reels.

I can live with the fact that Lynch movies (sometimes) cannot be fully deciphered. Most of the time, I am kept interested by fascinating visuals, camera angles, dialogues, etc. But "Inland Empire" hardly gives me a chance to keep track of things or follow the story, and during the three-hour running time its so boring and dull at times that I quickly run the risk of losing attention.

A movie in which the visual aids are deliberately kept to a minimum. It's about topics such as dependence, exploitation and the -an eye for an eye- principle. Although "Dogville" only takes place on a theater stage and also dispenses with almost all props, you hardly notice this anymore after a few minutes because the story is so fascinating.
Many movies rely on impressive effects to distract from their weak plot. With "Dogville" it’s the exact opposite. This is enough for the plot to have its full effect.

"There Will Be Blood" is a capitalism drama, a hard reckoning with infinite greed and no empathy.
In all its harshness, the movie shows something similar like humor about the human weaknesses in working after perpetual growth, even in the face of total loneliness.
The movie shows the American ambition in all its socially and environmentally destructive force, it shows a world in progress and regression at the same time. It's a tremendous trip through a single human psyche.

"Mulholland Drive" is an enigmatic confusion that, in its tragic destruction of hopes and desires, conjures an illusion of fears and beauty that will not be seen again in this magnetic, surrealistic and yet frighteningly fascinating style. The dream factory is torn apart, the odyssey of sex, charme, madness, hints and opaque darkness ends in a disturbing collapse of the facade that doesn't want to give any answers and doesn't come together coherently like a zipper.

The musical interludes weren't really my thing (surprising.. I know), the rest was great. Björk was phenomenal! A merging performance that integrates perfectly with the overall structure of this unique movie.

A lot of people like the first part better, but I think both movies are great in their own way and I'm glad that the second part isn't just a copy, but represents the equivalent piece of the puzzle that makes „Kill Bill“ to one big great movie!

Bloody but at the same time thoughtful vampire drama about a Catholic priest who only wants the good and succumbs to evil. Despite dramaturgical weaknesses, Park Chan-wook creates a wild, grotesque and visually powerful symphony about insatiable desires and moral questions.

"Riding in Cars with Boys" tells the story of a young mother's highs and lows with lightness and ease. Set in conservative 1960s America, she unexpectedly becomes pregnant by a slacker as a teenager and faces life with resilience, despite unfulfilled dreams and ambitions. The movie beautifully captures life's essence: not always nerve-wrackingly thrilling, but always relatable, often tragic, funny, and at times deeply touching, ordinary, repetitive, beautiful, and absolutely worth watching. The two hours just fly by.

There's a certain charme in seeing all these classic horror characters like Dracula, Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein etc. bundled together in one movie, but the whole thing is ultimately so over-the-top and backed by such a bad script that there aren't many positive things to say about it. But for some reason I still felt entertained (whether it was because of Dracula's hot brides is another matter..)