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In a documentary on our society as it enters a new technological age, Werner Herzog explores the effect of the Internet – as well as its history and future – and the wonders of robotics. Herzog does not himself use a phone (smart or otherwise) and rarely goes online. Ironically this makes him the perfect […]

Caravaggio var en omtalad, uppburen men också mycket kontroversiell konstnär redan under sin alltför korta livstid. När han målade sina berömda tavlor, ofta med motiv från den kristna mytologin

Under många år har FEM SVARTA HÖNS legat etta på svenska folkets lista över de miniserier som vi helst vill att släpps på dvd.

Following his release from prison, Oscar Wilde spent his last years a shadow of the character that he once was. Not that his waspish humour left him, as star and director Rupert Everett highlights in this intelligent and moving portrait. It’s a superb performance by Everett, conveying both the pain and preening of the noted […]

Sidney Lumet’s 1973 crime drama Serpico remains one of the most influential cop movies – alongside Al Pacino’s nuanced performance in a disturbing portrait of corruption and morality in the city that never sleeps. A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but his unwillingness to play dirty […]

Based on the infamous urban legend and featuring one of the most famous and gripping opening scenes in horror movie history (homaged by Wes Craven in the opening of Scream), Fred Walton’s When a Stranger Calls is a masterclass in suspense that has rarely been equalled. A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the […]

Dallas (Erika Linder) är trött på sin tillvaro – hon sliter som takläggare på dagen och träffar älskarinnor på natten – samma sak varje dag. Tills hon träffar den självsäkra och framgångsrika moderedaktören Jasmine på en klubb. Från första ögonkastet dras de som magneter till varandra, och kastar sig rakt in i en passionerad affär. […]

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in […]