Why on earth do I increasingly hesitate to write reviews? Well, there are three reasons: For one, I’m utterly bored with mainstream cinema. It’s a special effects bravado with little to no story, it’s predictable, […]
What a ride! That Netflix Original series OZARK combines brilliant film workmanship with a great storyline and unforgettable, hilarious twists. Ok, I found TRUE BLOOD hilarious as well. Jason Bateman (love him in ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) not […]
Flames. In the first seconds the film EGON SCHIELE – DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is on fire. Eyes, money, faces, limbs, all in golden light. Then suddenly a blue-black avalanche of coal hits the ground […]
Michael Caine gives us some great advise here … so I’ll watch my fav actors even closer, knowing that the likes of Stephen Moyer or Kristen Stewart don’t need to be told that kind of basics […]
Tom Cruise as a sleazy communications officer who does not want any part in any combat situation is a funny entree to this INDEPENDENCE DAY meets GROUNDHOG DAY meets MISSION IMPOSSIBLE story. Cruise’s character gets caught […]
“In der Walachei habe ich Tausende gepfählt, nur um sie sterben zu sehen.” Der das sagt, im Film HE NEVER DIED, das ist einer, der sich schwer zuordnen lässt. Irgendwie wirkt er nett und ruhig. […]
We see a man in a field. He recites French words. Then he glances at his strangely futuristic pocket watch and gets his gun ready. On a blue plastic canvas before him appears a man […]
(c) Elisabeth Schabus