This week there is again a good mix of new films: Action with “21 Bridges”, star cinema with “Bombshell” and even Oscar-winning fun with “Jojo Rabbit”.
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21 Bridges
Genre: Action, comedy
Director: Brian Kirk
Actor: Chadwick Boseman, J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller, u. a.
Why is? A disgraced New York policeman hoping for redemption chases a cop killer. In doing so, he uncovered a conspiracy in which his colleagues were involved. While Manhattan with its 21 bridges is being sealed off, the police officer runs the risk of turning from hunter to hunted.
Available at: iTunes, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand
Bombshell
Genre: Drama
Director: Jay Roach
Actor: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, u. a.
Why is? Fox News star presenter Megyn Kelly is let down by broadcaster Roger Ailes. The young Kayla Pospisil ensures a career boost behind closed doors. Presenter Gretchen Carlson is suing Ailes for sexual harassment. Whose side are the women at Fox News on?
Available at: iTunes, myfilm (only for rent), Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand (rent possible)
Jojo Rabbit
Genre: Comedy, drama
Director: Taika Waititi
Actor: Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, u. a.
Why is? Germany, 1945: 10-year-old Jojo, who served in the Hitler Youth, finds out that his own mother is hiding a Jewish girl. Completely overwhelmed by the situation, Jojo asks his imaginary friend for advice – an imaginary friend named Adolf Hitler.
Available at: iTunes, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand
Come to Daddy (ab 8. Mai 2020)
Genre: Comedy, horror
Director: Ant Timpson
Actor: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, u. a.
Why is? Norval’s life turns upside down when, after 30 years, he receives a letter from his father, in which the latter asks him to visit him. The father’s house is remote, the father is strangely grumpy. A family reunion follows, which Norval had imagined differently.
Available at: iTunes, Teleclub on Demand
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Birds of Prey
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director: Cathy Yan
Actor: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, u.a.
Why is? The criminal Black Mask is after the young Cassandra Cain, who is in possession of a precious diamond. Your life is in danger as a result. But the hardened Harley Quinn and her colleagues Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya come to the rescue.
Available at: iTunes, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand
Sorry We Missed You
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Actor: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, u. a.
Why is? The Turner family is going through difficult financial times, which is why father Ricky takes on a tough job as a delivery truck driver. Now he’s out and about six days a week, 14 hours a day. A stressful field of work that his family will soon feel.
Available at: cinefile, filmingo, iTunes, myfilm, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand
La Gomera
Genre: Crime, comedy, thriller
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Actor: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, ua
Why is? A corrupt police officer comes to the Canary Island of La Gomera to learn a whistle language. The goal: an imprisoned businessman should be freed and his loot secured. But the project turns out to be more complicated than expected.
Available at: filmingo
The good times
Genre: Comedy, drama
Director: Nicolas Bedos
Actor: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier, ua
Why is? Marianne shows her husband Victor in front of the door. Since he has nothing else to do, he uses a service that enables you to relive a historical epoch. He decides on the day he met his wife.
Available at: iTunes, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Teleclub on Demand
The Giant – The Giant
Genre: Drama
Director: Johannes Nyholm
Actor: Christian Andrén, Johan Kylén, Anna Bjelkerud, among others
Why is? Rikard is an autistic and severely deformed man who was separated from his mother at birth. Thirty years later, he is convinced that he can win her back if he wins the Scandinavian championship in pétanque. He tries to achieve the impossible with the help of a giant at his side.
Available at: Outside the Box
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Christoph Schelb [crs]
Christoph has been working for OutNow since 2008 and has been editor-in-chief since 2011. He loves Christopher Nolan’s films, the Cannes and Toronto festivals and can’t really do much with Jean-Luc Godard, which is probably mutual. Winner of the Filmpodium-Filmbuff-Quiz 2019.
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