documentary

From this year (2020) we have moved criticism of documentaries to attached MOTHER TIMES REVIEW. Our critics write there about international documentaries (most often the political one). See also PDF of the magazine on e-editions.

Personal and impressionistic war pictures

Aleksander Huser - 2 November 2023

NORWEGIAN GAME FILM: 83-year-old Knut Erik Jensen is back with Longing for the present. A film that does not fit neatly into the ranks of modern Norwegian blockbusters about the Second World War.

Colonialism in motion

Aleksander Huser - September 4, 2023

AFRICA: The film series Tidløs reise, which is now staged in several of the country's cinematheques, shows films rooted in African culture and history – but also Africa's connection to Europe and China.

Oppenheimer also misses grossly and loudly

John Kendall Hawkins - September 1, 2023

NUCLEAR BOMBS: Oppenheimer is an epic biographical thriller. But the film about the enigmatic man has its weaknesses. A proposal to most people with entertainment instead of facts?

A cinematic world was put into play

Aleksander Huser - 8. June 2023

THE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN OBERHAUSEN: 'Machinima' – films made through computer games – reflect and illuminate the digital worlds we are moving ever further into. It is also reasonable to believe that artificial intelligence will make a significant impact on this field in the future.

Political thriller from real-life Egypt

Aleksander Huser - 15. March 2023

ARAB MOVIE DAYS: "Boy from Heaven" is first and foremost a well-composed suspense film, but at the same time gives an exciting insight into religious environments and political lines of conflict in today's Egypt.

With hope for Africa

Aleksander Huser - 20. January 2023

ENVIRONMENT: "It's about changing people's mindset," says Volker Schlöndorff (83) to MODERN TIMES. The veteran German director himself describes his film about agronomist Tony Rinaudo's reconstruction of forests in Africa as propaganda.

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