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Review: “Transit” Shows Hollywood Love Can’t Beat Fascism
BY Matt Gill
German director Christian Petzold's "Transit" explores today's rise in fascism through a classic Hollywood love story—or does it?
In “The Young Karl Marx,” Youthful Charisma Defines an Icon
BY Teen Sheng
The film paints Sherlock-Holmesian sketch of a man whose memory, to put it mildly, is tinged by whatever ideologies prevail.
Trailer: “Out of Control”, Starring T.O.P. And Cecilia Cheung, Premiere Delayed Indefinitely
BY Richard Yu
Out of Control (失控·幽灵飞车) is an upcoming thriller starring Big Bang's T.O.P. and Cecilia Cheung.
Review: Berlinized (Germany, 2012)
BY Jake Goldwasser
"Berlinized" is a peek into the bizarre art culture that grew out of the fallen Berlin Wall.
Top Five WWII Movies From the German Perspective
BY Jordan Li
The five best WWII movies (and one bonus TV show)... through Germany's eyes.
Review: Land of Mine (Denmark/Germany, 2015)
BY Anthony Kao
This Oscar-nominated Danish/German film explores a little-known part of WWII's aftermath.
Review: Colonia (Germany/France, 2015)
BY Anthony Kao
The story sounds too frightening to be true: a mysterious cult in Chile, run by a former Nazi, is unmasked as a haven of child...
Review: Look Who’s Back (Germany, 2015)
BY Anthony Kao
In 2012, writer Timur Vermes published Look Who’s Back, perhaps Germany’s most provocative and popular novel in recent memory. Its premise? Adolf Hitler has somehow...