Tobi Jochum
Wide awake
OUT NOW! A pleasant surprise awaits as Angelina Jolie takes on the role of Sleeping Beauty's dark fairy godmother in MALEFICENT. Read more
It's alive?
OUT NOW! I, FRANKENSTEIN takes the Frankenstein tale 200 years into the future towards Hollywood oblivion. Read more
Not so down to earth
OUT NOW! Self-indulgent father-son bonding exercise AFTER EARTH leaves the viewer space-sick. Read more
Cruise control
OUT NOW! Tom Cruise goes old school to foil acid tongued, über-villain Werner Herzog in JACK REACHER. Read more
Is Oliver stoned?
OUT NOW! Oliver Stone's latest outing, SAVAGES, skimps on topicality for a fast-paced, hallucinatory thrill ride. Read more
Hot Tub Time Machine
OUT NOW! Could have been funnier, but with the power of 1980s star John Cusack doing a 1980s piss-take, its worth the viewing. Read more
Gainsbourg
OUT NOW! Gainsbourg's biopic is a worthwhile endeavor even when Bardot's portrayal kind of fizzles, rather than sizzles. Read more
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
OUT NOW! This year’s Palme d’Or winner – an enigmatic piece of borderline-experimental cinema – demands a lot from its audience. Read more
Veronika Decides To Die
OUT NOW! Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Paulo Coelho adaptation: it's not Buffy-land anymore... (Unfortunately.) Read more
Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen
OUT NOW! Oskar Roehler's deliberately provocative new film: the 'life story' of Ferdinand Marian, the actor who starred in Goebbels’ notorious 1940 propaganda film. Read more
Interview: Oskar Roehler
OUT NOW! Oskar Roehler is used to controversy. After his hate-it-or-love-it 2006 adaptation of Houellebecq’s The Elementary Particles, the German director is back with fuel for a final roasting: Jud Süß. Read more
Ponyo
OUT NOW! Hayao “the Japanese Walt Disney” Miyazaki knows how to tickle the inner child out of anyone. Read more
Jane's Journey
OUT NOW! Everybody's favourite chimp advocate has led quite the life. Shame about the Katie Melua songs... Read more
"Fear good movies"
It’s all “fantasy” at the 24th annual Fantasy Filmfest (Aug 17-25) – from the British thriller Harry Brown, in which Michael Caine snaps in the face of social depravity, to gory trash like The Human Centipede. Read more
Salt
OUT NOW! "Who is Salt?" We’re still not sure. But by God, she's something to look at! Read more
The Karate Kid
OUT NOW! Jackie Chan - and a bunch of pre-teens beating the crap out of each other. Wahey! Read more
Tap or bottle, dead or alive
In 2003, bottled water surpassed Germany’s per-capita consumption of beer. So - what’s with the tap water? PLUS: Have you been left thirsty at a Berlin restaurant? Tell the world... Read more
Tempelhofer Feld: Elysian (air)field
Only recently opened to the public as the city’s largest park, Tempelhof airfield offers more than Nazi bullies and Kaiser’s A&P Summer Rave. Go and see for yourself… Read more
Interview: Duncan Jones, director of Moon
NOW SHOWING! The man formerly known as "Zowie" is stepping out of the shadow of his famous dad with a surprise hit: a small-budget, retro-futuristic space film. Read more
