The Top 10 Cinema Screens in Amsterdam
Amsterdam / Cinema reviews

The Top 10 Cinema Screens in Amsterdam

These are our top 10 cinema screens in Amsterdam. If you’ve read any of our reviews, it will come as no surprise that our list skews heavily in favour of independent cinemas. The Pathé Tuschinski is the only cinema on this list that belongs to an international cinema chain. (The Movies and De Filmhallen are a local chain.) You will find plenty … Continue reading

IDFA: The Look of Silence with Joshua Oppenheimer Q&A
Amsterdam / Documentaries / IDFA 2014 / Indonesian

IDFA: The Look of Silence with Joshua Oppenheimer Q&A

The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s second film about the massacres of communists that killed at least half a million people in Indonesia between 1965 and 1966. Like its predecessor, 2012’s The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence is both very specifically about these killings and a broader exploration of human psychology and of … Continue reading

eXistenZ & The David Cronenberg Exhibit
American / Amsterdam / Canadian / Cinema reviews / Exhibits / Film reviews

eXistenZ & The David Cronenberg Exhibit

All of David Cronenberg has been playing at EYE as part of their third annual big director summer exhibit. Last year it was Fellini, two years ago Kubrick, and this year it’s all about Canadian body horror. The exhibit itself is pretty great, featuring an abundance of props from all of Cronenberg’s films alongside truly skin-curling film … Continue reading