Category: Movie

This event was held on the 16th of August 2022 | »Men« scored 5,25 Genusspunkte | @Studio Kino

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To put it in a way the kids do: Men is vibes.

Jordan Hoffman in The A.V. Club

This event was held on the 18th of August 2022 | »To the Ends of the Earth« scored 7,66 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Trying to explain how this movie works as well as it does, without using excessive jargon or some kind of audiovisual aide, is tricky since “To the Ends of the Earth” isn’t about anything less than its heroine’s uncertain relationship with her foreign environment, and what she chooses to communicate simply by being seen and heard. Which is often thrilling to behold, but not so much to explain.

Simon Abrams in RogerEbert.com

This event was held on the 29th of July 2022 | »Moneyboys« scored 8,5 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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Ein junger chinesischer Prostituierter unterstützt seine Familie in seinem Heimatdorf, die zwar das Geld nimmt, aber seine sexuelle Neigung verachtet. Er selbst steckt in einem erotischen Dreieck mit zwei jungen Männern fest. Das subtile Underdog-Drama durchleuchtet in ruhigen Bildfolgen den unauflösbaren Konflikt zwischen privatem Glücksstreben und gesellschaftlichem Erwartungsdruck. Die tragische Romanze ist dabei in ein vielfältiges Geflecht aus sozialen Beziehungen und gesellschaftlichen Konflikten eingebunden.

Filmdienst

This event was hold on the 21st of June 2022 | »Hustle« scored 7,35 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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Im Streaming gibt es noch eine ganz ganz ganz schwierige Person aus der Filmwelt: Adam Sandler. Auf Netflix. Wer jetzt noch nicht schreiend weggelaufen ist, den sei vorsichtig und mit Vorbehalt das Basketball-Drama »Hustle« offeriert. Sandler versucht mal wieder einen ernsten Film mit einem talentierten Nachwuchsregisseur zu drehen zu machen, was erstmal interessant sein könnte. Wohl eher klassisches Sportdrama, aber da er zum Streamen ist, kann man wohl mal einen Blick riskieren, sollten die Kritiken nicht zu vernichtend sein. Nicht zuletzt konnte Sandler ja vor nur 2 Jahren erst eine Goldene Schnecke gewinnen, also geben wir den Mann mal noch nicht völlig auf. Ist ja auch teil der sportlichen Fairness.

Joris in Juni Preview on Baumannconsulting

This event was held on the 10th of July | »Der beste Film aller Zeiten« scored 7,98 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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If awards season gets up your nose, with its self-congratulatory speeches and luvvie back-patting, this playful and wildly entertaining Spanish satire on the filmmaking process is the perfect antidote.

Phil de Semlyen in Time Out

This event was held on the 10th of June 2022 | »Sundown« scored 7,25 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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There are moments when, like the gaudy lights of Acapulco, Sundown flickers into something rather special when seen from the right angle, in the right mood: a film about a goodbye to life which is also a film about a kind of afterlife.

Lee Marshall in Screen Dailey

This event was held on the 12th of June 2022 | »France« scored 7 Genusspunkte | @Blankeneser Kino

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The film captures behind-the-scenes media drama in a much better fashion than the American streaming series “The Morning Show.” Seydoux brings a vulnerability to the role even when the character is at her most monstrous. In part because of the depth of Seydoux’s performance, the film becomes less an allegory of a nation and more a gripping character study, a portrait of a mask of personal and professional regard slowly slipping away.

Mark Olsen in Los Angeles Times

This event was held on the 5th of June 2022 | »Der schlimmste Mensch der Welt« scored 8,483 Genusspunkte | @Scala

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The film’s opening quirky comedy routines give way to something much richer––a startlingly observant, sharp, romantic, provocative, and poignant view of millennial culture and how life comes at you fast.

Ed Frankl in The Film Stage

This event was held on the 31st of May 2022 | »The Tsugua Diaries« scored 7,33 Genusspunkte | @JFK-Plaza

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A wistful and sunny antidote to lockdown blues, Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes’s infectious summer tale blurs the line between cinema and life.

The Tsugua Diaries is a hangout film in the process of being at once made and unmade, where the line between life and cinema is enchantingly hazy. While it may have begun as an “in between” project, it succeeds as a triumph of the imagination and is one of the most restorative films of the year.

Andréa Picard für TIFF