NEGATIVE SPACE

Hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette, Berlinale! ("Son of Saul")

Cream of the Crop 2015 ist meine alljährlich wiederkehrende Tradition des Listenstaubsaugers, der alle Top Ten-Listen, die es in meinen Augen wert sind, gesammelt zu werden, an einem Ort vereint.

-- R.I.P. Richard Corliss --

NEU: Sebastian Selig, Rüdiger Suchsland, Ulrich Kriest, Christoph Draxtra, Andreas Beilharz, Eric Vespe, Harry Knowles, Lukas Foerster, Jenny Jecke, Etienne Gardé, Memo Jeftic, Peter Travers, Drew McWeeny, Mark Schilling, Lee Marshall

Wer fehlt: Ulrich Mannes, Milan Pavlovic, Thomas Schultze, Hans Schifferle, Katja Nicodemus, Björn Lahrmann, Bernd Begemann, Rainer Knepperges, Karina Longworth, Wesley Morris, Elvis Mitchell, Todd Brown, Scott Weinberg

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Kritiker/Regisseure/Persönlichkeiten

Geoff Andrew (27.11.): 45 Years, Aferim!, The Assassin, Body, The Club, Court, Jia Zhangke: A Guy from Fenyang, The Measure of a Man, Mia Madre, One Floor Below, The Pearl Button, Taxi Teheran [Anm.: Fünf Berlinale-Filme!]

Andreas Beilharz (04.01.): 01. The Exquisite Corpus 02. My Golden Days 03. The Assassin 04. Samuray-S 05. Cemetery of Splendour 06. Blackhat 07. Las Altas Presiones 08. Knight of Cups 09. A Spell of Fever 10. Mad Max: Fury Road

Peter Bradshaw (27.11.): Inherent Vice, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, London Road, Hard to Be a God, Bridge of Spies

Dave Calhoun (27.11.): 45 Years, Amy, The Club, London Road, Our Little Sister

Justin Chang (17.12.): 01. The Assassin 02. Mad Max Fury Road 03. Phoenix 04. The Look of Silence 05. Carol 06. The Tribe 07. Spotlight 08. Inside Out 09. Girlhood 10. Brooklyn

Michel Ciment (27.11.): A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, The Assassin, Carol, Knight of Cups, Son of Saul [Anm.: Schöne Erklärungen]

Mike D'Angelo (15.12.): 01. The Duke of Burgundy 02. Sicario 03. Mad Max Fury Road 04. The Forbidden Room 05. Carol 06. It Follows 07. Anomalisa 08. The Martian 09. Breathe 10. Tu Dors Nicole

Manohla Dargis (09.12.): 01. The Assassin 01. Mad Max Fury Road 02. Luminous Intimacy The Cinema of Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler 03. Bridge of Spies 04. Carol 05. In Jackson Heights 06. The Martian 07. The Kindergarten Teacher 08. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 09. The Big Short 10. Sixty Six

Christoph Draxtra (04.01.): Furious Seven, Die Hölle ist die Fiktion, Ich seh ich seh, Inherent Vice, Spy, It Follows, Mad Max Fury Road, Polizeiruf 110 – Kreise, Tokyo Tribe, The Visit, Wir sind jung wir sind stark, Härte

David Ehrlich (07.12.): 01. Carol 02 World of Tomorrow 03. Phoenix 04. The Look of Silence 05. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 06. The Duke of Burgundy 07. Eden 08. Kumiko the Treasure Hunter 09. Mistress America 10. Mad Max Fury Road

The Ferroni Brigade (27.11.): Wake, V lučach Solnca, The Man with the Iron Fist 2, Return of the Atom, The Thoughts That Once We Had

Lukas Foerster (03.01.): 01. Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III 02. Knight of Cups 03. Blackhat 04. Mad Max Fury Road 05. Cosmos 06. Last Angel 07. Cemetery of Splendour 08. An 09. Flotel Europa 10. Deux Remi, deux

Etienne Gardé (31.12.): Birdman, Whiplash, Ex Machina, Mad Max Fury Road, Mission Impossible 5, Straight Outta Compton, Inside Out, Sicario, Chef, Danny Collins

J. Hoberman (27.11.): The Assassin, No Home Movie, Cemetry of Splendour, Phoenix, Amy

Stephen Holden (09.12.): 01. Carol 02. The Big Short 03. Spotlight 04. The Fool 05. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 06. The Look of Silence 07. Truth 08. 45 Years 09. Tangerine 10. Brooklyn

Nick James (27.11.): Amy, Evolution, Carol, Following Nazarin, The Assassin, Mad Max Fury Road, 45 Years, Son of Saul, Cemetry of Splendour

Jenny Jecke (03.01.): 01. The Assassin 02. Carol 03. Run All Night 04. National Gallery 05. Bridge of Spies 06. The Pearl Button 07. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year 08. Spy 09. Polizeiruf 110 - Kreise 10. Magic Mike XXL 11. John Wick

Memo Jeftic (29.12.): Mad Max Fury Road, The Duke of Burgundy, The World of Tomorrow, Tangerine, Mistress America, Bone Tomahawk, My Love Don't Cross That River, It Follows, 100 Yen Love, The Assassin, Star Wars The Force Awakens

David Jenkins (27.11.): My Golden Days, Knight of Cups, Sunset Song, Aaaaaaaah!, Arabian Nights, Carol, The Assassin, Right Now Wrong Then, No Home Movie, Evolution

Alan Jones (27.11.): Carol, Mad Max Fury Road, Brooklyn, The Devil's Candy, Bone Tomahawk

Mark Kermode (13.12.): Inside Out, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Girlhood, Carol, The Falling, Song of the Sea, Brooklyn, Sunset Song, The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson, The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Harry Knowles (03.01.): 01. Anomalisa 02. The Walk 03. Mad Max Fury Road 04. The Hateful Eight 05. Star Wars The Force Awakens 06. The Revenant 07. Carol 08. Cinderella 09. The Martian 10. Crimson Peak

Robert Koehler (27.11.): The Treasure, Arabian Nights, Lost and Beautiful, Right Now Wrong Then, The Assassin

Eric Kohn (27.11.): Son of Saul, Anomalisa, Heaven Knows What, Horse Money, Heart of a Dog, Buzzard, The Tribe, Taxi Teheran, Tangerine, Mad Max Fury Road

Dieter Kosslick (27.11.): Taxi Teheran, Victoria, Love & Mercy, Body, Mad Max Fury Road [Anm.: Nur drei aus dem eigenen Wettbewerb, Dieter?]

Ulrich Kriest (12.01.): Norte the End of History, Taxi Teheran, Die Lügen der Sieger, Amour fou, Ich will mich nicht künstlich aufregen, Art Girls, Gefühlt Mitte Zwanzig, Une jeunesse allemande, Inherent Vice, Eine neue Freundin

Guy Lodge (27.11.): Carol, 45 Years, Mad Max Fury Road, Arabian Nights, Magic Mike XXL

Tim Lucas (27.11.): The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears, Inherent Vice, Ride in the Whirlwind, Mad Max Fury Road, Fargo Season 1

Lee Marshall (18.12.): 01. The Assassin 02. Carol 03. Anomalisa 04. Arabian Nights 05. Inside Out + Docu: Behemoth, UK: 45 Years, Undiscovered Gem: Family Film

Todd McCarthy (11.12.): 01. The Tribe 02. Brooklyn 03. Son of Saul 04. The Revenant 05. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 06. Anomalisa 07. Mad Max Fury Road 08. Seymour An Introduction 09. 45 Years 10. Carol

Drew McWeeny (21.12.): 01 Anomalisa 02. Mad Max Fury Road 03. Room 04. Creed 05. Call Me Lucky 06. Ex Machina 07. Brooklyn 08. The Hateful Eight 09. Star Wars The Force Awakens 10. Beasts of No Nations

Adam Nayman (27.11.): Noite sem distância, Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton, Right Now Wrong Then, Chevalier, The Assassin

Amy Nicholson (15.12.): 01. Chi-Raq 02. Anomalisa 03. The Hateful Eight 04. American Ultra 05. Mad Max Fury Road 06. Room 07. Victoria 08. Spy 09. The Second Mother 10. Tangerine

Tim Robey (27.11.): Carol, Arabian Nights, Mad Max Fury Road, 45 Years, Bone Tomahawk

Jonathan Romney (27.11.): Son of Saul, The Forbidden Room, Inside Out, Arabian Nights, Anomalisa

Mark Schilling (24.12.): 01. Three Stories of Love 02. Fires on the Plain 03. 100 Yen Love 04. Our Little Sister 05. Kabukicho Love Hotel 06. Being Good 07. Obon Brothers 08. Bakuman 09. Round Trip Heart 10. Antonym

A. O. Scott (09.12.): 01. Timbuktu 02. Inside Out 03. Spotlight 03. The Big Short 04. Heart of a Dog 05. Carol 05. Anomalisa 06. Taxi Teheran 07. Out 1 Noli Me Tangere 08. Mad Max Fury Road 09. Creed 10. Results 10. Welcome to Me

Sebastian Selig (18.01.): Black Hat, The Duke of Burgundy, Hard to Be a God, Evolution, Ich seh ich seh, It Follows, Knight of Cups, Love, Mad Max Fury Road

Matt Singer (15.12.): 01. Inside Out 02. Anomalisa 03. Mad Max Fury Road 04. The Duke of Burgundy 05. The Look of Silence 06. Bridge of Spies 07. The Walk 08. The Hateful Eight 09. Tangerine 10. Ex Machina

Rüdiger Suchsland (12.01.): Still the Water, Bande de filles, It Follows, Tokyo Tribe, Eden, Une jeunesse allemande, Wild Tales, Unsere kleine Schwester, Victoria, Broadway Therapy

Peter Travers (17.12.): 01. Spotlight 02. Steve Jobs 03. Carol 04. Mad Max Fury Road 05. Brooklyn 06. Straight Outta Compton 07. Tangerine 08. The Martian 09. Star Wars The Force Awakens 10. Inside Out / Anomalisa

Eric Vespe (04.01.): Mad Max Fury Road, Anomalisa, Room, Ex Machina, Star Wars The Force Awakens, The Martian, Creed, Spotlight, Sicario, Carol, Bridge of Spies, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out

John Waters (01.12.): 01. Helmut Berger Actor 02. Cinderella 03. The Forbidden Room 04. Tom at the Farm 05. Mad Max Fury Road 06. Carol 07. The Diary of a Teenage Girl 08. Tangerine 09. Fly Colt Fly 10. Love

Alison Willmore (15.12.): 01. Mad Max Fury Road 02. Anomalisa 03. Carol 04. Phoenix 05. Creed 06. Taxi Teheran 07. It Follows 08. Ex Machina 09. Eden 10. Spotlight

Neil Young (27.11.): Toponymy, Brouillard: Passage # 14, Chappie, Sound of a Million Insects Light of a Thousand Stars, The Exquisite Corpus

Stephanie Zacharek (04.12.): 01. Spotlight 02. Phoenix 03. I'll See You in My Dreams 04. Clouds of Sils Maria 05. Iris 06. Mustang 07. Tangerine 08. Creed 09. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 10. Ex Machina

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Institutionen:

Cahiers du Cinema (27.11.): 01. Mia Madre 02. Cemetery of Splendour 03. In the Shadow of Women 04. The Smell of Us 05. Mad Max Fury Road 06. Jauja 07. Inherent Vice 08. Arabian Nights 09. The Summer of Sangaile 10. Journey to the Shore

Film Comment (15.12.): 01. Carol 02. The Assassin 03. Mad Max Fury Road 04. Clouds of Sils Maria 05. Arabian Nights 06. Timbuktu 07. Spotlight 08. Phoenix 09. Inside Out 10. The Look of Silence

Sight & Sound (27.11.): 01. The Assassin 02. Carol 03. Mad Max Fury Road 04. Arabian Nights 05. Cemetery of Splendour 06. No Home Movie 07. 45 Years 08. Son of Saul 09. Amy 09. Inherent Vice 11. Anomalisa 11. It Follows 13. Phoenix 14. Girlhood 14. Hard to Be a God 14. Inside Out 14. Tangerine 14. Taxi Teheran 19. Horse Money 19. The Look of Silence

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