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“Joker: Folie à Deux”: That’s (not) entertainment

In 2019, Warner Brothers still had a big smile on its face: While the DCEU kept going downhill because they couldn’t manage to find the right dark tone for their films, ‘Hangover’ director Todd Philipps came around the corner and created a surprise hit with “Joker”. Not only did it earn the studio over a

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“The Apprentice” or the American nightmare

There was a time, way before the ‘Winter Solider’, when Sebastian Stan was simply the pretty boy of network TV. He stayed in the background and embellished the overall picture, be it in “Gossip Girl” or “Once Upon A Time”, but for a few years now you can see that the actor has realized where

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Review: “Whiplash”

Shortly after Damien Chazelle released his eighteen-minute short film, titled “Whiplash” in 2013, in which J.K. Simmons plays the eccentric and manipulative music professor Fletcher pushing the young Andrew Neiman to peak performance, the young director won the “Short Film Jury Prize” at Sundance, which supported him to make a feature-length film out of this

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Essay: “Afire” and the glowing embers

It is night and he looks out at the open sea. Until now, he has ignored this beauty, this glitter on the water – he didn’t even wanted to notice it. But now that the emptiness envelops his body and takes over his soul, he suddenly pays attention. How a single fire, a blaze within

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Review: “The Zone of Interest”:

“The Zone of Interest” is the very reason cameras were brought into existence. There was no visual horror provided in this film but it captivated my senses with a subtle chill thinking about what has really happened. From the first moment on it gave me goosebumps all over my body and an uneasy feeling in

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