Golden Years
In this Swiss comedy, Alice (Esther Gemsch) and Peter (Stefan Kurt) are moving into the next phase of their lives together with Peter's retirement. As a retirement gift, their kids…
The Banality of The Zone of Interest
German philosopher Hannah Arendt famously said in her book "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil", which she wrote after covering the trial of the Nazi war…
Review: Wood and Water
Not a lot "happens" in this character study film, but that doesn't mean it's boring. It's the story of Anke (played by Anke Bak, the director’s mother), a German woman…
Review: Fabian
In this adaptation of "Fabian: Going to the Dogs", a German novel first published in 1931 but later banned and burned by the National Socialist Party, Jakob Fabian (Tom Schilling)…
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Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 14
This week I chose films from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 90s, and 00s. Two are from the same director. They take place in Rome and Paris and Berlin and Tokyo…
Review: Undine
This romantic drama from director Christian Petzold reunties actors Paula Beer (Franz) and Franz Rogowski who starred together in his film Transit a couple of years ago. She plays Undine,…
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French
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Japanese
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Swedish
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 13
This week's picks are heavy on big name directors: Louis Malle, Akira Kurasawa, Volker Schlöndorff, Ingmar Bergman, Billie August, Hal Ashby, and John Huston. Many of these are their first…
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Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 5
This week’s picks include a healthy dose of Roman decadence, an obsessive and tragic snoop, a ghostly romance, a grieving mother on the warpath, violent union busting, food to die…
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Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 1
What are you streaming this week? When the COVID-19 pandemic began, I started a list on my Facebook page, posting a film I love every day. That list has grown,…
Quickie review: The Tobacconist
In this coming-of-age story, set mostly in Vienna just as the Nazis are rising, 17-year-old Franz (Simon Morzé) arrives from the countryside to work at a tobacco shop owned by…
Review: Balloon (Ballon)
Seems like all I'm seeing lately are film based on true stories. In this one, two families living in Cold War East Germany in 1979 plan a daring escape to…
Review: Luz
The classic horror film hasn't entirely disappeared from the cinema landscape, but the current trend it to make more of it than just the easy jump out of your seat…
Review: The Invisibles
There are plenty of films about the Jews who lost their lives to the Nazis, but this is the first I've seen about those who hid in plain sight in…
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Award Winning
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Quick Takes: Never Look Away; Transit; Woman at War
With Arty Chick off to parts unknown to direct a documentary, it’s possible her reviews will be fewer and farther between for a while. So I will try and highlight…