Crime sequel "Glass Onion" with Daniel Craig
In the "Knives Out" sequel "Glass Onion", ex-James Bond actor Daniel Craig returns to investigate as the quirky detective Benoit Blanc. This time, Blanc is invited to the private island of tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) to solve a fictional murder case with his friends. When the detective arrives on the island, however, he finds out that Bron didn't invite him at all. A little later a real murder happens and all the guests are suspects. Blanc gets to work.
Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn and pop singer Janelle Monáe star in director Rian Johnson's second crime thriller, Knives Out. The pleasantly old-fashioned Whodunnit entertains with a brilliant Craig, original gags and a lot of holiday flair.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, USA 2022, 139 minutes, FSK 6, by Rian Johnson, with Daniel Craig, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn
New Disney film leads to a "Strange World"
The new Disney animated film "Strange World" tells the story of the Clades family. The Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threaten to jeopardize their final and most important mission. You embark on a journey to an uncharted land and meet all sorts of strange creatures there. On their journey to the "Strange World" they are faced with various challenges. "As is the case with most families, however, they often have different opinions on how to master these," writes Disney.
Strange World, by Don Hall, USA 2022, 90 minutes, FSK o.A., German dubbed by Dennenesch Zoudé, among others
Poetic horror drama starring Timothée Chalamet
After the acclaimed film Call Me by Your Name, director Luca Guadagnino has teamed up again with Timothée Chalamet in Bones and All. "Bones and All" tells the story of two young cannibals who are searching for their identity and fall in love with each other. The film won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It's a kind of tender horror drama full of blood and death, but also love and soft tones.
Bones and All, Italy/USA 2022, 130 minutes, FSK from 16 requested, by Luca Guadagnino, with Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Chloë Sevigny, Mark Rylance
"Times of Upheaval" with Anthony Hopkins
US director James Gray presents a personal coming-of-age story in his new film "Times of Upheaval". Starring Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, the drama explores the American dream - and the fact that it doesn't hold the same promise for everyone.
"Times of Upheaval" is set in Queens in 1980, just before the presidential election. The focus is on young Paul Graff, part of a well-to-do Jewish family. At school he befriends Johnny, a black boy. The two hatch various pranks at school, which have increasingly serious consequences over time. It becomes clear: Because of the racist attitude of parents, teachers or police officers, the effects are much more devastating for Johnny than for Paul.
Times of upheaval, USA/ Brazil 2022, 115 minutes, FSK from 12, by James Gray, with Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Sir Anthony Hopkins
"Grump - In Search of the Escort" by Mika Kaurismäki
The old man seems like a misanthrope: always grumpy, rejecting his sons, despising everything modern. But he loves his Ford Escort from 1972. When he crashed it, the Finnish farmer flies to Hamburg to buy a used model. There he meets his brother again after a long time. On the journey through Germany, the two experience an emotional journey that makes them realize what is important in life. Director Mika Kaurismäki tells the bizarre feel-good road movie in a somewhat striking way, but with dialogue humor and two Finnish film greats.
Grump - Looking for the Escort, F/D 2022, 109 min., FSK 6+, by Mika Kaurismäki, with Heikki Kinnunen, Kari Väänänen and Rosalie Thomass
