2018年5月8日星期二

Barbara Fialho


ph: Ruo Bing Li

Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer (2015)


The story of the man who brought high-ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.

Well-played, but a bit artless biographical movie about an important post-WWII German judge isn't really very revelatory concerning the historic events depicted.

New Stuff: Janelle Monáe


Annaleise Smith


ph: Serge Leblon

In the Cut (2003)


A New York City writing professor has an affair with a police detective, who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.

Unusual serial killer mystery which gives more focus to the romance than the crime has a good cast, atmosphere and excellent moody photography, but a very uneven plot.

Halliwell*: "An often pedantic take on the serial killer genre, where even the women who don't end up dead are seen as victims of predatory men; Beebe's cinematography captures the seedy anxiety of its setting."

Maltin**1/2: "A daring look at a sexual relationship between two emotionally fragile people...Provocative and doggedly antiromantic, the storytelling is faulty and drawn out, but the atmosphere and performances are first-rate."

Louise Brooks


New Stuff: Sonny Rollins


Who's That Girl?


Art: John Stezaker

Johanna Fosselius


ph: Jeff Hahn