SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

HANS Seven directors and their view of time. Or maybe I should say six: Spice Lee's contribution might be interesting in another context, but seems misplaced here.The opening quote by Marc Aurel and the interludes with the melancholic trumpet and the flowing water feel a bit cheesy if you look at them in 2016.Several other reviewers have provided synopses for the segments, so I will only review the moments that stand out for me: The big old cook/nurse in Victor Erice's short that makes us not only understand, but feel the human bond of an extended, close-knit Spanish household a few decades ago.The tuberculous Indian warrior Tari in Herzog's short documentary, holding the white alarm clock to his head. It makes you cringe, because the scene makes him look like a true savage, almost like an animal. It touches you, because we know and, more importantly, the Indian knows that his time has run out.The strange mixture of female beauty, loneliness, silence, and comedy of Jim Jarmusch's segment.Chen Kaige gives us the moment where a group of simple minded, „modern" Chinese movers, who's brains have been dulled by the faceless progress that surrounds them, have a glimpse at the glory of their own unique past.Most of these directors have the one unique gift, to make us feel interested in their story or characters after only a minute or two.All in all, this collection of shorts does not always feel coherent, but maybe that wasn't the intention to begin with. It's like looking at short sketches of contemporary masters of cinema, and learning what they can do with 10 minutes of time, which is a lot. A very good way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon.

spacedrone808 1) Aki Kaurismäki (segment "Dogs Have No Hell") ATMOSPHERICTrue masterpiece. Aki as always brings brilliant story or how in 10 minutes: exit prison, quit old job, get a wife, escape to distant place.2) Víctor Erice (segment "Lifeline") UNINTERESTING AND BORINGEven black&whiting of THIS not making any sense.3) Werner Herzog (segment "Ten Thousand Years Older") HISTORICALLY AWESOMEDescribes contact with last "uncivilized" tribe on Earth.4) Jim Jarmusch (segment "Int. Trailer. Night.") DISTURBINGLY POINTLESSIt seems, that in this anthology, black & white is a sign of complete rubbish.5) Wim Wenders (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona") CURIOUSMan trying to reach hospital under accidental drug overdose.6) Spike Lee (segment "We Wuz Robbed") COMPLETELY UNINTERESTING US POLITICAL CRAPNothing less, nothing more.7) Chen Kaige (segment "100 Flowers Hidden Deep") THIS IS EAST, BABYYou have to watch this one by yourself.FINAL WORDS:I wonder who compile this anthology? Very weird selection. Episodes 2-4-6 should be expelled, they spoil all atmosphere of the movie anthology.

itamarscomix Has its ups and downs. Some good short films - Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders are especially good, and Jim Jarmusch is as sensitive and subtle as always. Some don't quite make the grade - Victor Erice's piece is irritating and self important, and Spike Lee's is quite interesting, but doesn't do well in the context of the films and in its ten minute space.The anthology is definitely worth watching if you're a fan of any of these directors, or of art-house cinema in general, and if you don't mind stories with no real plot to speak of. Generally speaking, I prefer more versatile film anthologies like Paris Je T'aime and To Each His Cinema, which offer a wider range of styles.

allstar_beyond A dream come true for art-house film buffs, and anyone whose out looking for an interesting way to spend 90 minutes. This is perhaps one of the most amazing collection of short films. The secret lies in the vast variety of genre and style of the films. From pure eye-candy to dramatic documentaries. In a collection like this, there is no such thing as "out of place". I found all the films enjoyable and interesting. For me, the weakest segment was the Wim Wenders film. It felt like an episode of a made-for-TV mini-series-road-movie. Another let down was the Aki Kaurismaki segment, maybe it's because this was my first Kaurismaki experience, I didn't really "get it". The most powerful being Chen Kaige's nostalgiac reflection of the ever-changing city of Beijing. The segments in order of preference: Chen Kaige, Werner Herzog, Victor Erice, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismaki.My preference could change after multiple viewings. I strongly recommend this collection to film-lovers. Can't wait to see the other collection: "The Cello"