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As social and economic crises hit these generations the most, to monetise feelings of comfort, security and love is to head back to the 90s and early 00s: Everywhere we look there’s a reboot, remake, revival and anything else that stands for reproducing these decades. Are we stuck in the past or our present simply sucks?
Last week saw the world premiere of Rheingold, the newest movie by acclaimed German director Fatih Akin. Rheingold does not only mark his 22nd directing credit – including the critically acclaimed Gegen die Wand (Head-On, 2004) and Golden Globe-winning Aus dem Nichts (In the Fade, 2017). Rheingold‘s topic is the biography of German-Iranian rap star […]
The history of witches in pop culture is not only one about bad witches and evil acts but about hostilities and tensions in a patriarchal society that’s at odds with women, and witchcraft has historically been a way for women to step outside the bounds of society — or to fully reinforce it and conform to it, as seen on Bewitched.
Careful, spoilers ahead! With an expressive face and a unique gift to portray decisiveness disguised as naiveté, actress Mia Goth is a horror icon in the making. From Marrowbone and A Cure for Wellness to Suspiria and Pearl, Goth’s ability to play a horror leading lady is nearly unparalleled. Her work is raw and honest, […]
Olivia Wilde’s raised middle finger to the patriarchy isn’t quite the trainwreck that the disastrous press tour of this movie was – but it’s also nothing more than the epitome of average.Even before its official release to the cinemas, the question right already isn’t whether you heard about “Don’t worry, Darling”, but what you heard […]
Life in plastic with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling? It’s fantastic. The photos of the cast are a minor sensation: Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie. The “Barbie” film by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach already has cult potential – a year before its release. But why is it already so iconic? […]
When asked about his state of mind while directing Nope his third feature film Jordan Peele answered: “I was a little bit worried about the future of cinema. So the first thing I knew is I wanted to create a spectacle. I wanted to create something that the audience would have to come see.“ Since […]
When author J.K Rowling published her first novel of the now world famous series of fantasy novels about young wizard Harry Potter – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – she opened a gateway into a magical world that since then has expanded into a universe of spin off media, several books and merchandise. Rowlings […]
There actually was a time when words like “nerd” and “geek” were insults. Thanks to shows like The Big Bang Theory or the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we can nowadays find at least one nerdy store focussing on movie merchandise and comic memorabilia in every mall. The days of being bullied for reading […]
Escapism describes the longing for an imaginary or possible better reality and thus the escape or avoidance of the real world and its difficulties. It is a desire that is not unknown to some of us in recent weeks because the current world situation makes us quite strive for something beautiful and retreating. Shows and […]
