A return to this severely under-appreciated film, for its discussion of storytelling, interpretation, film criticism, artificiality, stylisation, interconnectedness – and whether stories can become real.  [4]

As so often in films, Louder Than Bombs is not a dissertation, but a meditation on its themes and motifs. Seen in isolation, words and deeds may seem unexceptional – it is as a whole that Joachim Trier film takes flight.

"Homesick primarily plays on the unspoken. Dialogues are marked by pauses and silent tensions between characters. Most films increase their pace towards a climax, but in Sewitsky the pauses just grow longer and more pregnant."

A Shyamalan enthusiast is struggling mightily to come to terms with the conundrum of The Happening, a split identity film that swings wildly between excellence, rampant quirkiness and unchecked hysteria.

Zeitgeist is replaced by timelessness, chamber music by a symphony. The systematically unpredictable Thelma is Joachim Trier and his team's most sonorous, lyrical and adventurous film.

We are unable to let go of Interstellar...! This third article explores the film as an experience and its music, editing and consistency. And perhaps there are more plans in the film than Plan A and B?

«At Den norske filmskolen og TV-skolen begge bruker kameraer, nevnes ofte for å understreke slektskapet vårt. Dette er en kortslutning og et eksempel på en simpel retorikk,» skriver filmskolestudent Tarjei Sandvik Moe i sin kommentar til den pågående filmskole-streiken.

Although the framing story and twist are surprisingly prosaic, for long stretches of the main body M. Night Shyamalan's Old conjures up a combination of tension, absurdity and chaos that few other films have achieved.

This second of three analytical articles on Interstellar explores themes: identity, religion, lies and truth, inflexible worldviews, and the difference between the imagined and the experienced.

Dette er en engelskspråklig utgave av den norske artikkelen av samme navn, supplert med et nytt vedlegg med innspill fra diverse Facebook-diskusjoner om Denis Villeneuves film.

KVIFF 2023: Never underestimate the proverbial margin; it’s where new things are born. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s (KVIFF) signature programme “East of the West” may be gone but the concept resonates more than ever. 

Sciamma's fifth feature film is immediately striking in its gentleness as well as emotional and visual beauty, but what lies beneath the apparent simplicity are rich layers of structural echoes and quiet metaphors.

«Birk & Magna - Gruvens mørke hemmelighet er en effektiv og sjarmerende identitetsfabel og samfunnsmetafor. Selv om det ikke er vanskelig å finne skjønnhetsfeil i denne lavbudsjettsproduksjonen, har filmen et stort hjerte og en drivende god fortelling.»

A film of wanderings and street-level epiphanies, a romantic comedy ending in stripped-down tragedy, a portrait of the future artist as a young woman.

Oslo Pix 2023: Her er vår guide til årets festival, der vi anbefaler fem utvalgte filmer på Pix-programmet.

Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer stiller eksistensielle, moralske spørsmål og fokuserer på ringvirkningene som rammet «atombombens far», men filmen tier det høyst reelle skriket fra dødsriket som gjallet i Japan i august 1945. [4]