Chloé Zhao's success in telling this sixteenth-century story and presenting its characters in an eminently contemporary manner is striking. "With an aching heart, lush visuals, and magnetic acting, Hamnet is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year and will continue to resonate with audiences for years to come." Screen Rant
The film features luminous performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and an oustanding ensemble.

"When the storm breaks loose in John’s head, there is no stopping it. The friendly, helpful young man unleashes a stream of foul language and vile insults—none of which he actually means. John suffers from Tourette syndrome; he is teased, humiliated, and beaten because of it, yet he manages to become a respected advocate for the rights of those affected, finding wonderful allies along the way. Wonderfully portrayed in the film by Maxine Peake and Peter Mullen.

Based on the true story of the Scot John Davidson, this delightful tragicomedy by Kirk Jones (*Waking Ned Devine*) features Robert Aramayo in the lead role; he plays the part with deep understanding but also with an eye for the unintentional situational comedy—humor that spares no one, not even the Queen.” Knut Eltsermann – radioeins

Princess Saira chases a lesbian entity across space to save her ex—colourful, queer and irreverent! "The introverted Princess Saira, daughter of the flamboyant lesbian Queens of planet Clitopolis, is devastated when her girlfriend, the bounty hunter Kiki, suddenly breaks up with her for being too needy. When Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens – forgotten incels of the future – Saira must leave the comforts of gay space to deliver the requested ransom: her Royal Labrys, the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind. The only problem is… Saira doesn’t have it! With just a 24-hour window to get the weapon and save Kiki, Saira finds herself on an inter-gay-lactic journey of self-discovery which includes encounters with a problematic spaceship and a new-found friendship with gay-pop runaway Willow. A riotous, candy-coloured animated comedy adventure through the vastness of queer space." Berlinale

A sensual movie of emotions, based on a subtle screenplay by veteran script writer James Ivory (Maurice, Howards End, Room with a View), set in northern Italy in 1983: the Perlmans are spending the summer in their well-appointed villa. Combining admirable determination, youthful hubris and exaggerated shyness, 17-year-old Elio makes a pass at Oliver, a doctoral student in archaeology who specializes on Roman cultural history and whom Elio’s father has employed for the summer.

Rob Reiners sommerlich, stimmungsvoll-melancholischer Coming-of-Age- und Abenteuerfilm über vier Jungs an der Schwelle zum Erwachsenwerden. Nach einer Erzählung von Stephen King. Für gleich drei junge Darsteller war der Film das Sprungbrett für eine große Hollywood-Karriere: John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland und River Phoenix. Und aus Umwegen für Wil Wheaton, der vielen aus Big Bang Theory bekannt sein dürfte. Der Titelsong von Ben E. King wurde durch den Film zum Klassiker.

Gordie, Chris, Teddy und Vern sind vier Freunde, die in dem beschaulichen Castle Rock, Oregon, Mitte der 1950er-Jahre trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Herkunft und Familiengeschichte gemeinsam durch dick und dünn gehen. Als sie sich auf die Suche nach einem vermissten Jungen machen, der in der Nähe eines Bahndamms vermutet wird, beginnt eine zweitägige abenteuerliche Wanderung, bei der sie eine Menge über sich selbst, das Leben und die Freundschaft lernen.

"Marty Supreme is a stunning achievement, a breathless yet precisely controlled joyride full of vivid characters, hairpin turns and did-that-just-happen moments – and a modernist fairy tale about big ambitions colliding with grubby street-level realities and capitalism’s seedy imperatives. This is a film that’s built to last." Time Out

When a serene, poetic and in some respects distinctly northern German film both receives rave reviews at its premiere in Cannes and goes on to win the Bavarian Film Award, one should take note—and head straight to the cinema! The movie focusses on twelve-year-old Nanning who encounters the changes occurring in the final phase of the Second World War with a striking combination of naivety and obstinacy. Above all, he is keen to please his mother. "Amrum features gorgeous landscape and nature photography by Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Independence Day). Images of the sun setting on the tidal flat, the wind in the dunes, beatles on blades of grass, aquatic birds on the beach and the colours of the majestic sky lend the film a profound radiance." kinozeit

A harmless game the bride and groom play with their chosen witnesses a few days prior to their dream wedding puts everything on the line. Emma (Zendaya) shares a secret that turns the world on its head for the others and makes not only Charlie (Robert Pattinson) question their relationship.

"I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. That, or his Dudeness. Or Duder. Or El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.” A season without the Dude, Walter, Jesus and the Nihilists seems inconceivable. Join us for our annual Lebowski celebration: let us do justice to the significance of rugs in tying rooms together and rejoice in the White Russian as just the right beverage for every occasion. In short: All hail the Dude!

Hallo Hollywood! As this season's fabulous, visually appealing, funny, nimble and heart-soothing space hit shows, it's not the umpteenth superhero movie but independent, original and unusual films like this that have audiences thronging the box office. "Ryan Gosling's discreet comedic timing has never been better." The Hollywood Reporter

Tilda has decided to get a grip on her life. She's juggling her studies, her job as a supermarket cashier and a high-maintenance family. A job offer in Berlin and the return of a friend usher in rather too much change for her liking. "A thrilling movie that strikes an entirely idiosyncratic tone—about growing up, love and sticking together unconditionally" WDR

Michael Verhoeven’s Meyerhoff adaptation is indeed "the funniest German film in years” (Filmstarts). BUT, and we cannot stress this enough: it is also so much more. Bruno Alexander delivers the breakout performance of the season as the principal protagonist—including the most poignant rendering of Tainted Love ever. The film oozes irony and a profound understanding of life’s big questions. You’ll laugh a lot, to be sure, but you’ll also be wondrously moved. Should Senta Berger and Michael Wittenborn not feature on your list of top ten actors yet, they certainly will once you’ve seen this movie.

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