The Rain Master


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The Rain Master movie review

It has now been ten years since Swedish director Hannes Holm created a modern cult figure in comedy cinema with

Pressure


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Pressure movie review

From battlefield epics like “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Longest Day” to the espionage thriller “The Needle” and the romantic

Ice Cream Man


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Ice Cream Man movie review

During my visit to the filming of “Ice Cream Man” in Toronto, Canada, director Eli Roth described his new shocker

Steckelfisch fiasco


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Steckelfisch fiasco movie review

Director Ed Herzog’s Eberhofer cinema franchise now includes ten parts – even though “Dampfnudelblues” was actually shot for television at

Jim Queen


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Jim Queen movie review

It is certainly progress when the greatest danger in a thoroughly gay film is no longer society’s homophobia, but rather

Forbidden Fruits


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Forbidden Fruits movie review

If there is one nanogenre that has been underrepresented in cinema, it is witch films. Hardly any other archetypal figure

You, Me & Italy


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You, Me & Italy movie review

Such decidedly cheesy, intentionally shallow films like “You, Me & Italy” are (unfortunately) hardly ever shown in cinemas anymore, but