Bruno Ganz
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Jojo Rabbit: between daring and bad taste in Nazi Germany
- Film
- January 3, 2020
Philosophers still argue over what Theodor Adorno meant by “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric”. We can, however, safely wager that those who(...)

Cannes 2019: New Pedro Almodóvar, Terrence Malick, Ken Loach films, but no Tarantino
- Film
- April 18, 2019, 14:06
New work from Terrence Malick, Ken Loach, Pedro Almodóvar and the Dardenne brothers will compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival next m(...)

Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in ‘Downfall’, dies aged 77
- Film
- February 16, 2019
Actor Bruno Ganz, who died of cancer at his home in Zurich on Saturday aged 77, will be popularly remembered for two roles: as the bemused, partially (...)

The House that Jack Built: Lars von Trier delights in sadism for sadism’s sake
- Film
- December 14, 2018
A hint of guilt has always attended the appreciation of Lars von Trier’s work. It’s not just that you feel yourself absorbing unlovely attitudes to ge(...)

Cillian Murphy as a ‘handsome banker’ in a toe-curling misfire
- Film
- October 10, 2017
It’s bad form to expect movie goers to fork out for a film that, without credits, stumbles just past the hour mark. Insufficient length, however, is t(...)

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix
- Film
- July 29, 2016, 12:30
A few years ago, we published a guide to the best films available on Netflix. It proved to be one of our most popular stories ever. Since then many n(...)

In Order of Disappearance review: revenge, Norwegian-style, served up ice-cold and bloody
- Film
- September 12, 2014, 00:00
Stellan Skarsgård is Nils, a snowplough driver who goes on a vengeful rampage after his son is murdered. Moving stealthily and violently through the h(...)

Film review: The Counsellor
- Film
- November 15, 2013
THE COUNSELLOR *Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Rubén Blades, Rosie Pere(...)

Nosferatu the Vampyre/Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
- Film
- November 8, 2013
There’s a whole lot of staring going on in Werner Herzog’s magnificent reworking of FW Murnau’s 1922 classic Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, th(...)