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Maximilian Von Thun

Maximilian Von Thun's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Farewell My Concubine (1993) 90% 4/5 EDIT “The aspirations of art pitted against the never-ending flux of politics. That is the underlying conflict driving Farewell My Concubine.” – CineVue Apr 6, 2022 Full Review Next to Her (2014) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Director Asaf Korman, writer Liron Ben-Shlush and cinematographer Amit Yasur have come together to create what is a remarkably assured debut feature. The script is psychologically convincing and full of fascinating little details.” – CineVue Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Goodnight Mommy (2014) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Goodnight Mommy might be a flawed film, but it remains an original and refreshing take on a tired genre. Its fantastic production values make it a highly enjoyable watch.” – CineVue Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Only the Dead (2015) 88% 3/5 EDIT “The footage is incredible -- both in terms of what it shows and the danger Ware puts himself through to get it -- and permits none of the censorship we're accustomed to.” – CineVue Apr 8, 2019 Full Review A Private War (2018) 87% 5/5 EDIT “Anchored by a career-best performance from Rosamund Pike and flawless direction and storytelling by Heineman, A Private War tells the tragic story of famed Sunday Times reporter Colvin.” – CineVue Feb 13, 2019 Full Review Vice (2018) 64% 4/5 EDIT “McKay finds a delicate balance between taking a Veep/Thick of It pleasure in the superficial thrills and farce of political life, and solemnly confronting the death and destruction unleashed by Cheney's actions.” – CineVue Jan 25, 2019 Full Review Colette (2018) 87% 3/5 EDIT “Colette is undoubtedly an enjoyable watch, anchored as it is by excellent performances from the two leads, and highly polished direction and cinematograph.” – CineVue Jan 14, 2019 Full Review Shoplifters (2018) 99% 4/5 EDIT “Kore-eda's warm and naturalistic aesthetic style, which revels in capturing the magic of everyday activities... bonds us to the Shibatas before we even have time to question the morality of what they do.” – CineVue Dec 28, 2018 Full Review The Price of Everything (2018) 92% 5/5 EDIT “The Price of Everything certainly doesn't hold back in its skewering of a contemporary art world defined far more by financial gain and status seeking than a genuine love of beauty.” – CineVue Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Distant Voices contains some of the most beautiful, poetic filmmaking in British cinema.” – CineVue Sep 6, 2018 Full Review Cold War (2018) 92% 4/5 EDIT “While one can't reproach Pawlikowski for lacking authenticity, their constant bickering and falling out makes one question whether they should be together at all, with nothing substantial... underpinning their love, just raw erotic energy.” – CineVue Sep 4, 2018 Full Review The Guardians (2017) 92% 3/5 EDIT “The Guardians is a subtle, beautifully made and quietly feminist work about the fortitude of women during wartime.” – CineVue Aug 21, 2018 Full Review The Heiresses (2018) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Martinessi's frequent close-ups of Chela's face make her emotional ups and downs the driving force of The Heiresses.” – CineVue Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) 62% 3/5 EDIT “Sicario 2 remains highly watchable thanks to what it does preserve from the original: its mood of constant dread and impending doom.” – CineVue Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Lean on Pete (2017) 90% 5/5 EDIT “Neither falsely optimistic nor hopeless, Lean on Pete is a deeply humane film that is never anything less than believable.” – CineVue May 11, 2018 Full Review A Gentle Creature (2017) 74% 4/5 EDIT “[A Gentle Creature] is a wonderfully strange and thought-provoking cinematic experience.” – CineVue Apr 13, 2018 Full Review 1918: Journey's End (2018) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Journey's End deserves commendation for its refusal to descend into melodrama; this is not nostalgic period drama, but an unvarnished depiction of organised murder.” – CineVue Feb 20, 2018 Full Review Phantom Thread (2017) 91% 5/5 EDIT “New Year celebrations have only recently been and gone, but it may well prove difficult to find a more perfect film than Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread in 2018.” – CineVue Feb 16, 2018 Full Review Insyriated (2017) 89% 3/5 EDIT “As a viewer one certainly leaves Insyriated with a more visceral understanding of what the Syrian conflict means for millions of families. Whether that is of any help to them, is a separate question.” – CineVue Dec 27, 2017 Full Review On Body and Soul (2017) 90% 4/5 EDIT “Both Morcsányi and Borbély play their roles to near perfection.” – CineVue Dec 27, 2017 Full Review Human Flow (2017) 91% 5/5 EDIT “Ai Weiwei might be best known for his sculptures and installations, but with Human Flow he has created a masterpiece that truly captures the humanity at the heart of the global refugee crisis.” – CineVue Dec 27, 2017 Full Review Icaros: A Vision (2016) 90% 4/5 EDIT “Icaros achieves this hallucinatory effect through its top-notch cinematography, special effects and soundscape.” – CineVue May 15, 2017 Full Review 20th Century Women (2016) 88% 5/5 EDIT “20th Century Women speaks to the ultimate inscrutability of each and every human being.” – CineVue Feb 6, 2017 Full Review Tower (2016) 99% 4/5 EDIT “An eclectic combination of reenactment, voiceover recollection and contemporary newsreel footage.” – CineVue Feb 2, 2017 Full Review Hell or High Water (2016) 97% 2/5 EDIT “The only saving graces are the (admittedly excellent) cinematography and production values -- the action scenes are crisp, smooth and packed with tension -- but they feel almost irrelevant when the content they have to work with is this bad.” – CineVue Dec 31, 2016 Full Review
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