Im Westen nichts Neues: in Kriegsfilmen nichts Neues?
In this German language article, German Editor Freya Swinburne reviews Edward Berger’s highly acclaimed ‘All Quiet on the Western Front.’ In her broad analysis of this cinematic spectacle, she explores the extent to which the film fits the war film formula, and its significance for modern German culture.
Is life more beautiful beyond the adult, absurd world?
In the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day, Anja Gogo pays her own cinephile tribute by reviewing Life is beautiful, navigating controversies and deeper meanings.
The French Dispatch and Francophilia in Film
Dion Everett reflects on the bilingualism of Wes Anderson’s new film, and the way in which the oeuvre interacts with stereotypical views of the French perpetuated by blockbuster films.