268. review: Tomas Alfredson
Watched with Hutch

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The snow falls in big white flakes, little drops of red blood dripping onto the snow. In the bare white wasteland, in a room in a blockhouse, a white-haired boy feels weak. Next door, a dark-haired girl feels too strong: both are already suffering. The boy is hurt by others, the girl hurts others, neither is to blame. An ancient formula is set in motion, Eli chooses, and Oskar doesn't run away,…

Nemo lived in a house by a lake, far from the smokestacks, chemical plants, and bad air of the cities. She was surrounded by green foliage, for our garden was soon to become a small forest, the chirping of birds, the rustle of reeds, the omnipresent scent of the nearby lake. She had never heard of environmental illness, deep ecology, or cults. Chemicals were banned from the house to such an extent that she didn't even like to use soap…

366. review: Luke Gilford

I thought that National Anthem would instantly become an divisive indie cult film, predestined by the subject matter (kinda trans heaven at the foot of the red cliffs), the aesthetically pleasing pop cinematography of photographer Luke Gilford and the soundtrack, which mainly features Perfume Genius and Elvis songs. I thought we were going to argue about it here, like the 'I saw the TV Glow' film or Emilia Perez. I could not have been more wrong.…

365. review: Harmony Korine

OK, cool, I get it, but is it only my fault that I'm bored by this overly didactic rabbit hole? Of course such a +thing+ has to exist! But it's basically the same as the previous one. Dark&funny, dance&violence, afterwards you feel like you've seen nothing or/ something damn interesting at the same time. The ending was completely unnecessary, I mean, everything was clear from the first frames... Don't get me wrong, Korine is Korine is…

293. review: Wim Wenders

So sorry, but I think that Wim Wenders' new film 'Perfect Days' is one of the biggest disappointments of this year, despite its heartwarming story. It follows the life and barely variable daily routine of a happy, very happy Japanese toilet cleaner in Tokyo. The ageing man begins each day by looking up at the sky and smiling. Then he gets into his car and plays Wenders' favourite retro playlist from a cassette player, shamelessly consuming…

269. review: Christopher Nolan

There is something symbolic in the fact that in the American Movie About the Birth of the Nuclear Bomb, in the Great Confrontation, the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are reflected in Oppenheimer's face only in the form of a horrified grimace. So much for the literal confrontation.

Doesn't it bother anyone that there isn't a single Japanese person or frame of Japanese footage in this American story of the destruction of two cities and hundreds…