High Rise is an abysmal portrait of the urban society of the 70s that mirrors the hierarchized society into a 40-story, autarke skyscraper full of fashionable condos in London. This model of living, framed by elegant-kaleidoscopic cinematography, does provide little reason to leave the house as a supermarket, a swimming pool, a spa, a gym, etc. are all provided. On top of the building and this society lives the architect of the project, Royal - in his blooming paradise with…

In Berlin gibt es Häuser, die sind 100 Stockwerke hoch - In Berlin, there are houses that are 100 stories high

Gerhardt Lamprechts filmic adaptation of Erich Kästners famous children's novel, with a screenplay by Billy Wilder, abducts the viewer into a peaceful Weimar Berlin, in which evil forces are summoning--in a symbolic form. Striking is Fritz Rasp's (known as The Thin Man from Metropolis) portrayal of the hitleresque criminal and con artist Grundeis/Mitlinski. 

While the portrayal of Berlin is…

A purling LA advertisement stretched into feature length--which does not fail to fulfill a single Hollywood cliché. As a city film, it might as well serve a first time Angelino as a tourist guide. Not really worth talking about, but an ideal replacement for the aquarium in your living room. 

Unfortunately, an actor's life in LA isn't a bowl of roses neither is it a La La Land. While the director and former McKinsey consultant covers the existential struggle of…