Werner Herzog archives | FlickFilosopher.com

The Binge: The Mandalorian S1 (#DisneyPlus)

Wed, May 26, 2021Fri, Nov 06, 2020 | 8 Comments

Here is the future of Star Wars, one not mired in the narrow threads of the movies’ mythology, but a story that acknowledges that there is a whole big complicated wonderful galaxy to explore.

Family Romance, LLC. movie review: coming to your emotional rescue

Fri, Oct 09, 2020Fri, Jul 03, 2020 | Leave a comment

A marvelously strange and perplexing meta meditation on human connection and ritual, on fact and fiction, on emotional truth. An existential cinematic rabbit hole as only Werner Herzog can deliver.

Queen of the Desert movie review: Gertrude Bell gets forgotten again

Wed, Nov 28, 2018Wed, Apr 26, 2017 | 12 Comments

This may be Werner Herzog’s most conventional film, but its mostly untold true story knows what it means for a woman to choose a life of adventure and intellect.

curated: happy new year from Werner Herzog

Wed, Nov 28, 2018Mon, Jan 02, 2017 | 1 Comment

He always knows the right thing to say.

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World documentary review: digital crazy quilt

Sun, Dec 02, 2018Tue, Nov 29, 2016 | 1 Comment

Skips away every time it seems like it’s about to delve deeply into something odd and fascinating. Feels like teases from a slew of other Herzog films.

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie review: a mirror cracked

Sun, Dec 02, 2018Tue, May 24, 2016 | 6 Comments

Believes six impossible things — like implausible character motivations, or big emotions — because they’re in the script, without bothering to earn them.