Saturday, 8 June 2019
Replicas (2018)
A scientist becomes obsessed with bringing back his family members who died in a traffic accident.
Mediocre sci-fi nonsense would have been more entertaining, if it showed some irony, but it doesn't.
Hostiles (2017)
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Intense Western with splendid performances and cinematography has some harrowing scenes of violence; the anti-racist message, however, is presented without much depth and is quite predictable.
Thursday, 6 June 2019
Die Architekten (1990)
The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for a satellite town in East-Berlin.
The last DEFA production is a strong, biting criticism of the ossified socialist state; its impact (and recognition) was lost in the turmoil of the downfall of the Berlin Wall.
Conte d'automne (1998)
A widow's best friend tries to find her a new husband, but the ad posted in the newspaper attracts more than one possibility.
Éric Rohmer's version of a screwball comedy: ever so slightly humorous and very realistic.
Halliwell**: "Gently perceptive, witty drama, given a physical and spiritual autumnal setting, and one that is rooted in the realities of everyday life."
Maltin***1/2: "Delicious adult comedy...This is Rohmer at his best; glorious fun with a most appealing cast."
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