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Jugend ohne Gott (2017)
Pretentious mess
German cinema as a whole, but German genre cinema in particular has been a mess for decades. Blatantly mediocre at best, utterly cringeworthy at its worst with very, very few glimmers of hope in between. "Jugend ohne Gott" is just another addition to the pile of rubbish that my country has unfortunately accumulated while attempting genre cinema. The movie is terribly pretentious, on the nose and cliché-laden. The social commentary is formulaic, simplistic and superficial, the dialogue is mostly cringeworthy and inauthentic. The movie as a whole lacks depth in every aspect and is only saved from being completely unwatchable by the halfway decent cinematography and the good production values by German standards. Nevertheless: Avoid.
Gretel & Hansel (2020)
A waste of great cinematography and production design
Visually absolutely stunning for most parts and blessed with a dark synth score that sets the mood wonderfully, the movie is completely ruined by its extremely poor writing that makes it a tedious watch despite its striking visuals. A waste of great cinematography and production design.
Let Us Prey (2014)
Flawed
The soundtrack is great and Liam Cunningham locks in a strong performance but the film is nowhere near as strong as the slightly similar themed Last Shift mainly due to its cliched characters, foreseeable scares and plot as well as some rather cheap set design.