Tag: Thomas Kretschmann

Infinity Pool | Review

The Dualists: Cronenberg Doubles Down on Class Cliches “Sorrow is concealed in gilded places, and there’s no escaping it,” wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky in his...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #33. Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool As we learned late last year, cinephiles can now expect Cronenberg riches from not one, but three sources. Sprinkling his filmography with a...

Balloon | Review

An Air Affair: Herbig Revisits GDR Getaway in Strait-laced Thriller German director Michael Herbig, best known for his comedic films in his native country, makes...

Central Intelligence | Review

Little Big Man: Unlikely and Illogical Buddy Comedy Runs on Vestiges of Charm The usual formula we’re used to seeing in the tireless buddy comedy...

Hitman: Agent 47 | Review

Hanna and Her Sisters: The Art of the Persistently Insipid Video Game Reboot A tip of the hat to 20th Century Fox as they valiantly...

Avengers: Age of Ultron | Review

The Wrath of Bland: Whedon’s Poo Poo Platter Continues Mainstream event cinema continues to shackle box office glory and narrative familiarity to a creative deathbed...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...