Pattinson works double time in sci-fi satire “Mickey 17” at Berlinale

It's not often that a science fiction film comes along that deals with serious themes like dictatorship, human rights and extermination of indigenous populations and also manages to be laugh aloud funny. Such a film is “Mickey 17”, which had its world premiere, out of competition, at the Berlinale film festival on Saturday. It stars…Read more Pattinson works double time in sci-fi satire “Mickey 17” at Berlinale

Dumont’s “L’Empire” sci-fi satire fails on liftoff at Berlinale

Anamaria Vartolomei as Jane in Bruno Dumont's Berlinale competitor "L'Empire" The highly anticipated space sci-fi offering “L'Empire” from Bruno Dumont, one of the leading lights of French intellectual cinema, failed to achieve warp speed at the Berlinale, where it had its premiere on Sunday and is in contention for the festival's main Golden Bear prize.…Read more Dumont’s “L’Empire” sci-fi satire fails on liftoff at Berlinale