
Review: “1917” – Sam Mendes
It was the exact moment when lead actors George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman appeared on screen, that there was no escape from facing World War I yourself, because the whole atmosphere drags the audience into a claustrophic swirl which takes your breath. Award winning director Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) based his newest picture on a

Review: “The Peanut Butter Falcon” – Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz
An ode to friendship and camaraderie, to freedom and self-determination and to the meaning of life. Sometimes films are allowed to be nothing more than just beautiful and charming, although they do not reflect the image of a perfect work of art. However, if a story manages to affirm life, lets you have a good

Review: “Last Christmas” – Paul Feig
Every year just in time for Christmas there is no escaping – if you want or not you have to voluntarily surrender to the classic “Last Christmas” by Wham !, which is played on the radio on endless loop until the holidays and mercilessly nests in the ear canals. “Bridesmaids” and “Ghostbusters” director Paul Feig

Review: “A Rainy Day in New York” – Woody Allen
Woody Allen is currently in the spotlight again – and this time it also has to do with the personal accusations against the director. His newest film „A Rainy Day in New York“ was already shot in 2017 and was supposed to be one of four, which Allen was supposed to stage in cooperation with

Review: “So long, My Son” – Xiaoshuai Wang
Years ago Yaojun and Liyun’s son Xing died in a tragic accident, while his best friend Hao has to live with the guilt. For decades, Wang’s film has been a knotted web in the middle of Chinese one-child politics, jumping from scene to scene from past to present. The personal influence in the story is