Category: Movie

This event was hold on the 11th of September 2022 | »Three Thousand Years Of Longing« scored 7,9 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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A bittersweet modern fairy tale from one of cinema’s most bombastic virtuosos, George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” might have some reservations about the 21st century — the movie often wrestles with the impact that science and technology might have on our ancient sense of wonder — but at the bottom of this tightly bottled epic sits a question that should resonate especially hard with people who have spent too many of the last 3,000 days stuck inside their homes with nothing but “content” to keep them company: Are stories enough to satisfy our lives?

David Ehrlich in IndieWire

This event was held on the 28th of September | »Thirteen Lives« scored 7 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Thirteen Lives is a film that truly orients itself around a grounded cinematic approach to story, one largely told without big, grandstanding emotional speeches but instead focused on visually capturing subjectivity, demonstrating tension, and highlighting the life-or-death weight of the characters’ choices.

Jeff Ewing in Slashfilm

This event was held on the 28th of September | »The Humans« scored 7,28 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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There’s something both reassuring and terrifying about it all, the family’s resilient warmth and togetherness providing comfort as the existential horror of what it all amounts to chills us simultaneously.

Benjamin Lee in The Guardian

This event was held on the 24th of October 2022 | »Babysitter« scored 6,875 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Monia Chokri’s “Babysitter” is a riotous comedy in the body of a Technicolor nightmare. The story of middle-aged sex pest Cédric (Patrick Hivon), his over-compensating feminist brother Jean-Michel (Steve Laplante), his depressed wife Nadine — a new mother, played by Chokri herself — and their mysterious, youthful nanny Amy (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) who seems intent on spicing up their love life, the film arrives with thunderous, uncompromising energy that only lets up when Chorkri decides to veer into the phantasmagorical.

Siddhant Adlakha in IndieWire

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This event was held on the 30th of August 2022 | »Not Okay« scored 5,6 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Shephard’s steady direction and clever script allow things to hit exactly the right note. Deutch, O’Brien, and Isaac are all terrific, and “Not Okay” is one of the most pleasant surprises of 2022

Barry Levitt in Slashfilm

This event was held on the 14th of August 2022 | »Alcarràs« scored 6,5 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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In its expert blend of vivid cinematography and naturalistic performances, Alcarràs creates a refined study of heritage that understands life’s permanent absence of resolution – with every hard-earned answer comes a new riddle.

Rafaela Sales Ross in The Playlist

This event was held on the 9th of August 2022 | »Aloners« scored 7,06 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Eine junge Frau arbeitet in einem Call Center einer Kreditkartenfirma in Seoul; abgesehen von den Kundenkontakten per Telefon, die sie routiniert abarbeitet, pflegt sie kaum soziale Beziehungen, sondern bleibt für sich und in den engen Grenzen eines routinierten Alltags. Selbst der Tod ihrer Mutter scheint sie kaum zu berühren; um ihren Vater kümmert sie sich danach auf kühl-distanzierte Weise, indem sie ihn durch eine in seiner Wohnung versteckte Webcam im Auge behält. Durch den Tod eines Nachbarn und eine neue Aufgabe im Job, die sie zwingt, eine junge Frau einzuarbeiten, bekommt der Panzer ihrer Isolation schließlich Risse. Eine stille, von einer starken Hauptdarstellerin und einer präzise beobachtenden Inszenierung getragende Milieustudie über großstädtische Einsamkeit.

Filmdienst

This event was held on the 11th of August 2022 | »Nope« scored 7,725 Genusspunkte | @Filmpalast

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It doesn’t hurt that Peele’s latest boasts some of the most inspired alien design since H.R. Giger left his mark on the genre, or that Kaluuya’s eyes remain some of Hollywood’s most special effects, as “Nope” gets almost as much mileage from their weariness as “Get Out” squeezed from their clarity. It’s through them that “Nope” searches for a new way of seeing, returns the Haywoods to their rightful place in film history, and creates the rare Hollywood spectacle that doesn’t leave us looking for more

David Ehrlich in IndieWire

This event was held on the 18th of July | »RRR« scored 7,63125 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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People who hand-wring about movies being dead really need to check this one out. RRR proves that, yes, cinema is alive and well, but only if you’re willing, every now and again, to look past your backyard.

Cory Woodroof in The Playlist

This event was held on the 1st of August 2022 | »Bob’s Burger – Der Film« scored 6,99778 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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The Bob’s Burgers Movie isn’t exactly breaking new ground for this world and these characters, but instead, is showing how impeccably crafted and brilliant this world is when it’s firing on all cylinders.

Ross Bonaime in Collider