It might sound harsh, but this is what pure Oscar material looks like. The Theory of Everything tells the astonishing life story of one of the greatest minds of our time, Stephen Hawking, who, despite suffering from severe amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), rose to become one of the most influential scientists regarding cosmology, black holes, time and other amazing science stuff which he brought to us via popular science books, so we simpletons can comprehend at least a few of…

After it has become quite a trend nowadays for well-know movie stars of a certain age to star in a hard-line action flick with elements of a cinema era in which hard-line action flicks centering on a stoic but utterly capable hero had been the order of the day, the last few years have been something like a little renaissance for this particular kind of genre. Liam Neeson's Bryan Mills from the Taken franchise might be the most prominent example,…

If you're not from Germany, Stromberg won't mean anything you to. It's basically Ricky Gervais' The Office in German (there were some legal battles in the beginning of the German show with the creators of The Office UK too), and it was quite a hit in German TV, utterly funny and extremely offensive. Now, some years later, there's the much-anticipated movie to the series, Stromberg - The Movie. And it's a real service to all the fans out there, as…

This might be one of the most German movies of all time. And this is not because of a distinct topic director Frauke Finsterwalder (what a name) has chosen, it’s because of how she has dealt with Germany, its inhabitants and their attitude in this very fine movie called Finsterworld. It’s a salty satire, it’s exaggerated and overly metaphorical, but most of all, it’s quite true to reality. It might be a bit too blatant and subtextual at moments, but…