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KAI 10 | Arthena Exhibition

“Bodies, Grids, and Ecstasy” Exhibition at KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation—Verena Issel and Roy Mordechay in Conversation with Ludwig Seyfarth

From grids to layers to memory, so much of it was right up my alley.

Phantasm

Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm

For what the movie wants to be, it’s pretty darn good.

千禧曼波 [Millenium Mambo]

Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Millennium Mambo

Somewhat spoilery, but plot in this incredible movie isn’t the point.

Juilliard String Quartet

The Juilliard String Quartet at Robert-Schumann-Saal, Düsseldorf

Absolute treat for every string quartet aficionado.

Sympathy for the Devil

Yuval Adler’s Sympathy for the Devil

An entertaining two-hander with all the antics you can expect from a Nicolas Cage movie.

Der Besuch der alten Dame

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Besuch der alten Dame by Laura Linnenbaum

Great mood and acting, but too many compactifications.

Plan 75

Hayakawa Chie’s『PLAN 75』

A movie that’s not easy to digest, but apparently easy to misunderstand.

Universal Soldier

Roland Emmerich’s Universal Soldier

Body Count’s in the House.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

If this isn’t worth an Academy Award, I don’t know what is.

Die Theorie von Allem

Timm Kröger’s Die Theorie von Allem

I like the movie, and I heartily recommend watching it. But be prepared for some crumminess.

Mononoke Hime

Miyazaki Hayao’s もののけ姫 [Mononoke Hime]

With an excursion into conflict types and Greek Tragedy.

The Killer

David Fincher’s The Killer

Extremely stylish, suspenseful, and Fincher-ish.

Poltergeist

Tobe Hooper’s (Sort Of) Poltergeist

Now with an addendum on CRT TV sets.

The Creator

Gareth Edwards’s The Creator

Not everything’s top-notch, but still a must-watch for SF aficionados.

Anselm

Wim Wenders’s Anselm

Everything is of titanic proportions.

Tenet

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

10/10.

To Catch a Killer

Damián Szifron’s To Catch a Killer

Solid thriller, even if the script doesn’t invent the wheel.

Parsifal

Richard Wagner’s Parsifal by Michael Thalheimer and Axel Kober

Mixed feelings.

Wilhelm Tell

Friedrich Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell by Roger Vontobel

Schiller’s Tell packs a lot more punch than you think (or remember).

Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens

F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens

Burn the estates.