A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
German and German-language Films, Italian and Italian-language Films
Michele Mally, “Taboo – Egon Schiele” (2026) In this lively documentary on the life of early 20th-century Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), Italian director…
German and German-language Films
Andres Veiel, “Riefenstahl” (2024) Gaining access to 700 boxes of archives of the work of notorious German film director Leni Riefenstahl (1902 – 2003), who made…
British Films, German and German-language Films
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest” (2023) As films about the Nazi Holocaust go, “The Zone of Interest” is one of the most disturbing I have…
German and German-language Films, North American Films
Todd Field, “Tár” (2022) It has all the ingredients to be a great film – an excellent cast, a stunning performance from its main star Cate…
British Films, French and French-language Films
Ruben Östlund, “Triangle of Sadness” (2022) Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip … er, sorry, this won’t…
German and German-language Films
Karim Eich and Dirk Wachsmuth, “Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island” (2017) An unexpectedly deep and melancholy short film, this sci-fi short is set in a not…
German and German-language Films
Niels Bolbringer and Thomas Tielsch, “Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus” (2018) Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the artistic / aesthetic movement by…
German and German-language Films
Sarah Vianney, “Botswana’s Heavy Metal Queens” (2018) Despite the title, the heavy metal queens of Botswana featured in this Deutsche Welle documentary aren’t musicians and there’s…
Eastern European Films, German and German-language Films
Nick Baker-Monteys, “The Final Journey / Leanders Letzte Reise” (2017) The plot may be a familiar one – aged pensioner Eduard Leander (Jurgen Prochnow), recently widowed,…
German and German-language Films
F W Murnau, “Faust” (1926) Visually powerful and stunning, with an incredible opening scene of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse riding high in the sky,…