 |  | Black Gravel - Black Gravel (Blu Ray) | The years immediately before and after the Second World War have largely been overlooked when it comes to German filmmaking. Seems obvious why, of course, but it does leave somewhat of a significant gap in cinema history between the German Expressionists and the 70s auteur movement of Herzog, Fassbinder, Schlöndorff, Wenders et al. So, it’s no surprise that during this seemingly barren period, there were in fact a handful of filmmakers doing good work, including one Helmut Käutner, who despite a lack of recognition outside of his home nation, gained a reputation as one of Germany’s greatest filmmakers.
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 |  | Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Nuits sans Nuit | What is the music that comes after the apparent exhaustion with all forms of sonic articulation? Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila have managed to construct a soundtrack for such times, fueled by enervation rather than anything like an endgame or final statement. Nuits sans Nuit is the result, and with titles like, "Closing Time: The Party is Over", "Waste Disposal", and "Here Is Your New Anthem", the thematic lines are clearly drawn. The music is primarily electronic landscapes, sparse and droney, populated by various acoustic instruments – double bass, reeds, etc. Things move as listelessly as one would expect them to under such an umbrella and have the sensation that the performers are just about ready to give up. No pathos about, though, just really being done.
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|  | Dirk Serries - Zonal Disturbance... | Zonal Disturbances II finds long-term experimental mood setter and improviser offering up four slices of brooding to raw ambient guitar scaping. The CD relea...
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|  | Matthew Holmes - Of razor-sharp t... | It’s fair to say the Sharksploitation genre is often tried, tested, and to be honest, tired. Fear Below is a 2025 Australian film that tries to do some...
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