8 years ago
All posts by Anna Tatarska
No Michelin Star for “Tasting Menu”
Roger Gual's Tasting Menu is a light, summery invitation for a conventionally attractive film date that won't necessarily turn into a lifelong thing. Despite its pretty face, this cinematic partner's IQ is slightly too low to get you seriously hooked.
The d...
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Vampire 3.0: How Jim Jarmusch Evolves The Bloodsuckers
Only Lovers Left Alive is Jim Jarmusch' antidote to the declining prestige of the vampire image.
In Jarmusch' latest film a whole army of stars decides to test-ride immortality. However, even though Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and John Hu...
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No Retirement for Entertaining Marvel Sequel, “Captain America: The Winter Solider”
"Captain America retires! " Such scandalous news made headlines in the American media a few days ago. Chris Evans, one of the key players in the Marvel-inspired film universe, announced that he's abandoning acting indefinitely in favor of directing. The reason...
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“Bad Words”: Spell this, Adam Sandler!
In his directorial debut, funny man Jason Bateman is seduced by the irresistible charm of words: his character is a forty-year old louse taking advantage of a loophole by competing in kids' spelling bees. After watching Bad Words, one fact becomes crystal clea...
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“Mr Peabody and Sherman”: …And Equality For All!
Films for kids are never only for kids. Even if meant just as a carrier and safety-provider, an adult guardian is always present alongside its 3,4, even 11 year old in the cinema seat, equally deserving at least partial recognition during the screening. Mr. Pe...
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“Fatal Assistance”: Lethal Charity
230,000 dead. 300,000 wounded. 1,500,000 homeless. The January 2010 earthquake has taken an unbelievably cruel toll on the struggling Haitian community. One might think surviving this nightmare is enough of a blessing. Raoul Peck, a Haitian born documentary fi...
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Berlinale Review: “Beauty and the Beast” is Devouring Good Taste
Popculture, counterculture, gender patterns, satire, social perspective... the list of the potential filters is expanding so fast, it's basically endless. From Catherine Breillat's Sleeping Beauty, through Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan to Adamson and Jenson's ...
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Berlinale Review: “In Order of Disaperance” Is A Darkly Comedic Revelation
Stellan Skarsgard might be one of the busiest - and most laid-back - actors of today. Recently seen in Lars Von Trier's controversial Nymphomaniac, with a role consisting of neverending lines of complex dialogue, this time the Scandinavian star has chosen acti...
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Berlinale Review: ‘Love is Strange’ And So is Society
Berlinale is a lucky event for Keep the Lights On's Ira Sachs. Two years ago, the Festival's 62. edition brought him a Teddy Award (awarded to the best LGBTQ feature). His latest entry, Love is Strange, which was enthusiastically received at Sundance, is a par...
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Berlinale Review of ‘The Midnight After’: David Bowie’s Asian Kid On Speed
Fruit Chan's The Midnight After, screening in 64th Berlinale's Panorama Special section, is an utterly disarming experience. To not only endure its 124 minutes but also fully enjoy this crazy, half-drunk ride, one has to really challenge themselves.
Chan, a...
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