There is no shortage of films and documentaries already made about WWII and the holocaust, so the trick for filmmakers is to find a fresh angle to tell the story. James Vanderbilt found his angle for Nuremberg via a book by American journalist Jack El-Hai’s The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, which highlights the relationship between …
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FlixChatter Review: The Zone of Interest (2023) – Jonathan Glazer crafted a totally visceral experience that’s hard to shake
There are a myriad of films/series about the holocaust that have been made in Hollywood, but nothing quite like The Zone of Interest. For one, filmmaker Jonathan Glazer chose to highlight the perpetrator instead of the victim. Though the story is fictional, loosely based on a novel by Martin Amis, the main character Auschwitz commandant …
Indie Film Spotlight: LET ME GO + Interview with writer/director Polly Steele
When I first heard about Let Me Go about a year ago, I was immediately intrigued. Not just in terms of its story, but I've always been a champion of #womeninfilm and this one has a female writer/director AND a terrific female ensemble cast! I really wanted to see the film at Bentonville Film Festival last …
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Guest Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2016)
Directed By: Niki Caro Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl Runtime: 2 hr 7 minutes The diversity of Holocaust-themed movies has increased over recent years as filmmakers try different storytelling approaches to keep alive our collective memory of what happened. One film that has divided the critics is The Zookeeper’s Wife (2016). While most of this …
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