The 2018 Berlin Film Festival – my top ten movies

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

The 2018 edition of the Berlin Film Festival was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a superior vintage; like myself, most critics I spoke with agreed that there were few if any truly outstanding films, though a couple whose opinions I respect did tell me they had discovered a masterpiece in  the Forum strand … Continue reading The 2018 Berlin Film Festival – my top ten movies

Turning Tarkovsky into music: Nuit blanche

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

A confession: while I recognise the cinematic importance of the late Andrei Tarkovsky – his influence on certain filmmakers, and the high regard in which his work is widely held – I myself have never been a great admirer of his films. I like Ivan’s Childhood and Andrei Roublev well enough, but I have always … Continue reading Turning Tarkovsky into music: Nuit blanche