Tag: Film dramas
thriller "Saltburn" on Amazon Prime: Dear Lord
England’s new star director Emerald Fennell is now also dissecting her own caste, the super-rich. Their darkly humorous banger “Saltburn” burns like salt in the wounds of the class system.…
"Eileen" in the cinema: A life so gray
America’s literary star Ottessa Moshfegh is adapting her own novel – the unruly drama “Eileen”. source site
“All your faces” in the cinema: It helps to talk to each other – culture
A circle of chairs as the centerpiece of a film? That seems daring, but the glamor factor of such meetings is ultimately manageable. On the other hand, the Arte series…
Action film "Silent Night" in the cinema: Silent Night, Deadly Night
Hong Kong action film pioneer John Woo returns to Hollywood with a modern silent film revenge thriller: “Silent Night”. source site
Artist biography “Munch” in the cinema: Give me the cry, baby – culture
How did Edvard Munch, Norway’s most famous painter, become a pioneer of Expressionism? After Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s film biography, you’re hardly any wiser than before. The fashion of turning every…
“Like wild animals” in the cinema: Once upon a time in Galicia – Culture
When it comes to their rides, even the toughest guys soften up and pet, groom and scrub their horses. Only in Galicia do they wrestle with them: at the annual…
"How to Have Sex" in the cinema: Girl, say something
All these new female characters who can’t express their discomfort in intimate situations: thoughts on Molly Manning Walker’s directorial debut “How to Have Sex.” source site
"Leave the world behind" on Netflix: deer staring at people
The famously cast apocalypse thriller “Leave the World Behind” tries to do a lot at once. It’s still entertaining though. source site
“Maestro” in the cinema and on Netflix: It’s just a nose, rabbit – culture
After a shitstorm-strong prelude, the film about the nose prosthesis finally follows. “Maestro”, Bradley Cooper’s opulent biopic about the gifted conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, had already caused amusement and…
"Goldzilla Minus One" in the cinema: war disabled
Shortly before the 70th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise, “Godzilla Minus One” goes back to its origins. This feels very right – at least for a while. source site