4 December 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. BRIDGE OF SPIES ***1/2 Here are the facts about this film: Steven Spielberg directing, co-written by the Cohn brothers, cinematography by Janusz […]
Films this week: Francofonia, Cowboys, 21 Nuits Avec Patti
27 November 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. A RICH WEEK OF RUSSIAN and FRENCH FILMS! FRANCOFONIA **** (vo Russian with French subtitles) Ah, the depth of the Russian […]
This week Neptune gives a rare 4 star rating to the film l’Hermine
20 November 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. Don’t forget: Geneva’s refurbished EMPIRE CINERAMA is open! For Geneva’s film lovers, the brand-new Empire cinema at 72 rue de Carouge is […]
What do we want from Bond? Neptune reviews Spectre
12 November 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. Big news: Geneva’s refurbished EMPIRE CINERAMA is open! The big news this week for Geneva’s film lovers is the brand-new cinema […]
Asphalte, The Martian, Mon Roi
23 October 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. ASPHALTE (Macadam Stories) **** (vo French) A dismal banlieue somewhere in France, a few stray characters in a rundown apartment building, […]
This week’s reviews: Appia, Irrational man, Pan
16 October 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. APPIA ***1/2 (vo French) You may have never heard of the painter Dominique Appia. I had not. But thanks to writer/director […]
Sicario, The Wolfpack, L’etudiante et Monsieur Henri
9 October 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. SICARIO ***1/2 Remember the excellent “Traffic” by Steven Soderbergh? Well this is tighter, tougher and more intense. But then most tales […]
Everest, Les deux amis, Etre et devenir
25 September 2015 Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. LES DEUX AMIS ***1/2 (vo French) Here is a film that creates an ambiance that is very French. There is a […]
The Intern – Horizontes – Premiers Crus – Un Debut Prometteur
1 October 2015 Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. THE INTERN (Le nouveau stagiaire) *** Robert De Niro is utterly charming as a New York retiree and widower who decides […]
Film reviews: Dora, Au plus pres du soleil, Lamb, The man from U.N.C.L.E
18 September 2015 Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. DORA ou les névroses sexuelles de nos parents ***1/2 (vo German) A film from the Locarno film fest, this intriguing story […]
