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Loosely inspired by real events, Der Tunnel is the story of escapes from East Germany trying to get their family out. Tunnel's story is solid, but fake events added for dramatic effect drag the movie out a longer than is needed. The German view of victimization can be tiring, as real events of Statsi blackmail are compared to entirely imaginary accounts of the duplicity of Hollywood producers. The central romance never happened. 7 out of 10 stars.


Mind-bogglingly stylish, this combination of 300's impossible battle and American Splendor's (reviewed below) narrative-with-in-a-narrative is one of the greatest films of all time. Stylistically inspired by the Book of Hours, this color, 1944 adaption of Shakespeare's play transitions the viewer from "what a cute old movie" to "this movie, if made now, would be groundbreaking." The play is meant to follow Henry IV, and as such an otherwise pointless death scene doubtless makes more sense in the broader context. The romance with Catharine appears to be tacked on. Henrvy V gets 9 out of 10 stars.