
Adapting its title and theme from Thomas De Quincey’s murder text, this long-overdue Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
Gods and Generals (2003) Ron Maxwell, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Read More »
The Farewell / Abschied – Brechts letzter Sommer (2000) Jan Schütte, Josef Bierbichler, Monica Bleibtreu, Jeanette Hain

It is one of the last days of an exceptionally hot summer in 1956. Read More »
Drowning Ghost / Strandvaskaren (2004) Mikael Håfström, Rebecka Hemse, Jesper Salén, Jenny Ulving

Hundred years ago, three students at the Hellestads Boarding School were brutally slaughtered Read More »
Miss Cast Away (2004) Bryan Michael Stoller, Eric Roberts, Charlie Schlatter, Joyce Giraud

“Miss Cast Away” (aka “Island Girl”) is a mix of “There’s Something About Mary” Read More »
I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone / Hei yan quan (2006) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun

Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Read More »
The Big Picture / L’Homme Qui Voulait Vivre sa Vie (2010) Éric Lartigau, Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup

Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris’s most exclusive law firms Read More »
Chloe (2009) Atom Egoyan, Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson

Catherine and David, she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Read More »
Rough Cut / Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da (2008) Hun Jang

Gang-pae (So Ji-seob) is a gangster, who is always cool-headed and not easy to upset. Read More »
For a Moment, Freedom / Ein Augenblick Freiheit (2008) Arash T. Riahi, Navid Navid, Pourya Mahyari, Elika Bozorgi

A film based on true stories about a group of refugees trying desperately to reach the holy land of freedom. Read More »