Category Archives: movies

the universal refugees (Film: Transit – Christian Petzold, 2018)

Posted on September 13, 2018 by admin

Refugees stories. Running away from persecution, hiding from the dangers of deportation, waiting for the visas that can save lives, boarding the ship that navigates to the promised shore of salvation – here are themes that resonate deeply for me, … Continue reading →

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an underrated cinematographic gem (Film: The Place Beyond the Pines – Derek Cianfrance, 2012)

Posted on September 11, 2018 by admin

Where does director Derek Cianfrance hide? It may be my fault for not remembering having seen any his movies before or even knowing his name. It is certainly the fault of the distributors of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines‘ which … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Bradley Cooper, Derek Cianfrance, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ryan Gosling, The Place Beyond the Pines | Leave a comment

murders in the cold (Film: The Frozen Ground – Nicolas Cage, 2013)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by admin

Having any of Nicolas Cage or John Cusack in the cast is enough to make me curious to see a movie in which one of them appears,even more when they play together, so I did not have much hesitation in deciding to … Continue reading →

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the better half (Film: The Wife – Glenn Close, 2017)

Posted on August 19, 2018 by admin

One knows that summer will come soon to its end when brainless films are no longer exclusively occupying the list of weekly premieres in cinemas. It must be about time as ‘The Wife‘ which premiered this week is the first … Continue reading →

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the film that has been imprisoned for 20 years (Film: Skrivánci na niti/Larks on a String – Jirí Menzel, 1969/1990)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by admin

It’s 50 years almost day-to-day since the Red Army and the armies of several “fraternal” states invaded the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and put an end to the experiment of socialism with a human face that had been tried by Alexander … Continue reading →

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samurais in Hollywood (film: 47 Ronin – Keanu Reeves, 2013)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

The laws of commercial success or failure are complicated. ‘47 Ronin‘ is a film that failed completely at the box office and is considered one of the biggest losers of the Universal Studios in the current decade, despite of belonging … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movies, Hiroyuki Sanada, historical films, Hollywood movies, Keanu Reeves, Ko Shibasaki, Rinko Kikuchi, Tadanobu Asano | Leave a comment

the thin line between us and monsters (Film: Wir Monster – Sebastian Ko, 2015)

Posted on August 8, 2018 by admin

What would you do or rather what would you not do to protect your kid if faced with the situation that she or he has done something very wrong? When do mistakes that everybody makes at the teen ages turn … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged German cinema, Janina Fautz, Mehdi Nebbou, Sebastian Ko, We Monsters, Wir Monster | Leave a comment

tradition, family, tea, Ozu (Film: Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice – Yasujirô Ozu, 1952)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by admin

The artistic path of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu spreads over 35 years, from the latest period of silent cinema until 1962. It’s the first time that I see ‘Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice‘ which belongs to the immediate post-war … Continue reading →

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long night’s journey into day (film: Victoria – Sebastian Schipper, 2015)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by admin

Sometimes, in the middle of the desert, one encounters a green, luxurious, exuberant oasis, full of life and beauty. This is exactly my feeling after having viewed ‘Victoria‘ in this summer cinematographic season which seems drier and duller and dummer … Continue reading →

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a rather boring night at the museum (film: Ocean’s Eight – Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, 2018)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by admin

I believe that I’m done with the summer movies for 2018. What a dry season! After having barely survived the 2h30min of the most recent ‘M:I6‘ I was hoping to spend a more pleasant time watching the constellation of talented … Continue reading →

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