True Blood 

Alan Ball followed up Six Feet Under (2001-2005) with something completely different, even if death was a prominent theme on this show as well. The story began after the creation…

Far from Heaven 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder wasn’t the only one in awe of Douglas Sirk. In this drama, Todd Haynes recreated everything from Sirk's films to perfection. One in particular in fact, All…

American Beauty: Beyond Italian Upholstery

Mena Suvari. Photo: DreamWorks The story of how American Beauty, one of the most celebrated films of the 1990s, was made is the story of how a struggling TV writer…

Rebel Without a Cause: Forever Young

James Dean. Photo: Warner Every time I watch this movie it's impossible not to think about the heartbreaking tragedies that ended the lives of its three young stars. This was…

Girl with Hyacinths: Secrets and Lies

Eva Henning and Anders Ek. Photo: Terrafilm In this time and age, it’s pretty much impossible to write a review of Hasse Ekman’s most accomplished film without talking about the…

Six Feet Under: Death Is the Beginning

Photo: HBO In the beginning of the series finale, one almost expected the opening to fade to white with the following written in black: “Six Feet Under 2001-2005”. That’s how…

Will & Grace: A Lovably Gay Agenda

Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally. Photo: NBC A part of me wants to talk only about this show as just another one of those fine sitcoms…

Diamonds Are Forever

James Bond (Sean Connery) goes undercover as a diamond smuggler to locate a large amount of stolen gems; it turns out that Blofeld (Charles Gray) is once again responsible. The…

Seed of Chucky 

Another movie starring the evil dolls Chucky and Tiffany is being made in Hollywood, but soon the toys, who are quite alive, wreak havoc on the production and its star,…

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Fashion designer Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen) begins a relationship with the much younger Karin Thimm (Hanna Schygulla), but is once again unable to find what she’s looking for. Who…