sebastianhafner's Reviews (151)

City of Darkness, City of Light: Emigre Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939 by Alastair Phillips, Thomas Elsaesser

City of Darkness, City of Light: Emigre Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939

Alastair Phillips, Thomas Elsaesser

3.25

challenging dark informative slow-paced

Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity by Edward Dimendberg

Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity

Edward Dimendberg

4.0

challenging informative slow-paced

Architectures of Revolt: The Cinematic City Circa 1968 by Mark Shiel

Architectures of Revolt: The Cinematic City Circa 1968

4.0

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

2.5

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Goodbye, Eri

Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.5

emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Menschenwerk by Han Kang

Menschenwerk

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles by Mark Shiel

Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles

4.0

challenging informative medium-paced

Cities and Cinema by Barbara Mennel

Cities and Cinema

3.0

informative fast-paced

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

5.0

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes