• The Idiosyncratic Ingenuity of Yorgos Lanthimos

    It was a rainy and cold October evening in Glasgow, back in 2015, when I decided to set forth to the cinema. The roughly 7-minute walk offered me the distinct privilege of making decisions based on nothing in particular. […]

    Oct 28, 2019
    Julian A. Leu
  • 6 Films Set in Airports

    Last week, I was on the bus to the airport, ready to speed through the luggage control area and get to my gate. Unfortunately, this nice plan was ruined by a text I received a moment later, which informed […]

    Oct 20, 2019
    Julian A. Leu
  • Early Favs for the Award Season

    Yes, it’s very early to predict the big winners of the January-February award season. I haven’t yet seen many of the big names, but I can already see them falling into place. Sure, some of the names listed here […]

    Oct 12, 2019
    Julian A. Leu
  • 7 Iconic Films of Martin Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese is undoubtedly one of the finest directors out there, having made masterpiece after masterpiece for many decades. With the impending release of The Irishman – a film that should top the list of every gangster movie lover […]

    Oct 4, 2019
    Julian A. Leu
  • 5 Great Danish Series

    We’re used to seeing too many American and British series. It’s a fact. Yes, some of them are good. No doubt, some of the good ones are true masterpieces. What a lot of people are not aware of is […]

    Sep 18, 2019
    Julian A. Leu
  • Under the Tree (2017) (Review)

    The most recent World Happiness Index lists Iceland as the fourth happiest country in the world. Suffice to say, Under the Tree doesn’t exactly delve into that optimism, and instead focusses heavily on feuds, misunderstandings and outright hatred. It’s […]

    Aug 21, 2019
    Julian A. Leu