Civil War ©DCM Pics ©A24 The USA is no longer united, the president is serving his third term and there are only two stars on the Star-Spangled Banner. It's "Civil War" and the title says it all in Alex Garland's new film. A four-man press team makes its way to the White House amidst chaos, terror and death, driven by the need for information and the desire for sensationalism. Garland spares neither large-scale spectacle nor profound thoughts on the nature of armed conflict. And last but not least, the whole thing is in competent acting hands with Dunst and Spaeny.

Alex Garland
His debut novel "The Beach" made Alex Garland, born in London in 1970, a star of the literary scene in 1996. This was surpassed when Danny Boyle turned the story into a film with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2000. Three further films were made in collaboration with Boyle, including "28 Days Later" (2002) and "28 Weeks Later" (2007), until Garland decided to direct the film himself. The two science fiction dramas "Ex Machina" (2014) and "Extinction" (2018) were followed by the psychological thriller "Men" (2022). And in his fourth film, "Civil War", Garland is also on the trail of the nature of man.

Robot Dreams ©Plaion Pictures It is two-dimensional, without stars, even without people and the dialogue lacks words, yet - or precisely because of this - "Robot Dreams" is one of the most beautiful films of the year. Spanish director Pablo Berger's film, based on the comic by American Sara Varon, is about nothing less than friendship. A lonely dog makes himself a robot friend and has a wonderful summer with him. However, the story only develops its true strength when, after a day at the beach, the salt water causes the hinges of the tin friend to rust.

Pablo Berger
Born in 1963 in Bilbao, Basque Country, Pablo Berger Uranga made his first short film at the age of 25 and won a scholarship for film at New York University. in 2003, he made his feature film debut with the comedy "Torremolinos 73". this was followed in 2012 by his dark Spanish version of Snow White, "Blancanieves", which won numerous international awards. After the black humour fantasy thriller "Abracadabra" (2017), the animated film "Robot Dreams" is his fourth feature film, which was awarded the European Film Award this year and was also nominated for an Oscar.

Wednesday Cover © Warner Home Entertainment Wednesday Addams is undoubtedly a style icon. Since she first saw the light of day in 1944 under the pencil of Charles Addams, spent her childhood in a monochrome TV series in the 60s and in two infamous cinema films in the early 90s, she has inspired 2-3 generations of girls to live dark and gloomy lives. Now the offspring of the morbid Addams family has finally reached puberty, and with it, boarding school. Eight episodes under the simple heading of "Wednesday" accompany her there (four of them directed by horror master Tim Burton).

Chants of Sennaar ©Focus Entertainment Discover, decipher, unravel. In "Chants of Sennaar", individual words are literally fought over, as the aim is to restore understanding between the peoples. This is exactly what the player is responsible for. Armed with a pen and notebook, you make your way from floor to floor of a labyrinthine pyramid, as the two French creators Julien Moya and Thomas Panuel were inspired by the Tower of Babel. Chants of Sennaar" is also given a truly meditative level by the music of Thomas Brunet.