The whole DC Icons thing – a series of young adult books set in the universe by comic book publisher DC Comics – went right past me. Furthermore, I have never heard of the author before. I didn’t know who Sarah J. Maas was until I picked up my copy of «Catwoman: Soulstealer» at an … →
Die Neuverfilmung von Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer kommt in ein paar Tagen in die Schweizer Kinos. Wird der Film dem Erbe der Geschichte gerecht? Lohnt es sich, den Film anzusehen? Ich war an einer Schweizer Premiere und habe Antworten.
What would happen if you could access alternate versions of your life? What if you could be a superstar in your field? Would you do it? And what would it cost? These are questions that Blake Crouch wants to answer in his book «Dark Matter». He succeeds two out of three times.
There have been three Death Race movies, none of them particularly successful. Now there’s a fourth one. Does it deliver? Is it a bomb? One thing’s certain. I love every second of it.
There are few directors who have developed and improved on their style over the course of their careers. Wes Anderson is one of them. In his latest film, Isle of Dogs, it seems the director has found his style. Despite the fact that it’s stylistically as perfect as it’ll get, some things get lost among … →
Marvel’s latest movie, Black Panther, opens in cinemas this week. While it’s a very good movie, it’s not without its flaws. It does, however, show that Marvel can still create engaging stories that are not reliant on spectacle.
The Disaster Artist ist das wohl ungewöhnlichste Meisterwerk der jüngeren Filmgeschichte. Warum? Weil nicht nur geht es im Film um einen schlechten Film, den schlechtesten Film sogar, sondern das Verrückteste: Der Film basiert auf einer wahren Geschichte.
It’s going to be another year until The Mortal Engines, based on a novel by Philip Reeve hits cinemas. Time to look at a book that is supposed to be the first chapter of a «new saga». Hester Shaw didn’t have it easy. Well, she did. And then she didn’t. Having lived a fatherless life … →