Berlinale 2018: Perspektive Deutsches Kino – No Safe Space
“Under the direction of the gutsy Linda Söffker, the Perspektive Deutsches Kino continues to tell some of the most interesting stories at Berlinale.”
“Under the direction of the gutsy Linda Söffker, the Perspektive Deutsches Kino continues to tell some of the most interesting stories at Berlinale.”
Weekend Vibes is a Friday column about streaming recommendations, new release hype and entertainment events.
“While messy in parts and offering more of a sprint than a narrative marathon, there is great heart and ferocious energy in this cartoonish caper.”
“Messy and real, touching and convincingly brought to the screen, ‘Daughter of Mine’ is a joyous, heart and mind-expanding film.”
“‘Bringing Up Baby’ delves joyfully beyond the stiff pretences of modern life to reveal the wild and lustful animal that still lies beneath the surface.”
“In post-Hunger Games mode, Jennifer Lawrence continues her streak of pushing the envelope.”
Leslie Hatton and Ciara Wardlow Discuss Cillian Murphy’s Career
“‘The Prayer’ – and its strange mountain community – is oddly timeless or out-of-our-time.”
“Screwball comedies don’t get much funnier, or screwier, than Howard Hawks’ ‘Twentieth Century.'”
“For those who didn’t think Petzold could improve after ‘Phoenix,’ you might have to reconsider after experiencing ‘Transit.’”
“As both a man and an artist, Paul Robeson deserves more recognition in 2018 and beyond.”
Weekend Vibes is a Friday column about streaming recommendations, new release hype and entertainment events.
“While nearly all Oscar-nominated shorts are doomed to eventual obscurity whether they win or not, that’s the key to one’s artistic staying power.”
Love Is Love: Peter Putzel Marries FilmStruck
“This filmmaker’s oeuvre has never been a showcase of ‘good taste’ or conventional demonstrations in character/story development, so why should we expect him to play by the rules now?”
“New York might have the physical structure where one can project themselves onto a city, but Los Angeles’ mutability allows people to graft their life into its cultural fabric.”
“‘Ajji’ successfully imparts the notion that it’s compulsory for victims to retaliate against extreme injustice by transforming into wolves.”
“While The Soft Moon has always released music that could best be described as ‘none more bleak,’ with ‘Criminal,’ there seems to be something like acceptance. Maybe that’s the bleakest timeline of all.”
“Art is a product of its time; is it Get Out’s fault that the time mostly resembles a horror production?”
Marshall Shaffer’s 2nd annual #FilmStruckFebruary begins!