This is a film very much akin to Adrift in Tokyo and resembling Slackers. Though it is fascinating like Adrift in our ability to absorb a completely alien culture. True, contemporary Germany is not exactly in another galaxy like the Japanese are, but nevertheless it is enjoyable to see the little oddities that make Berlin and Germans tick.   Right out of the gates I....

  Why Stop Now portrays the frustration of the imposition of loved ones on one’s own ability to grow as a person. And this is done in its most extreme form. Mr. Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy who has to dedicate a part of his life toward maintaining the livelihood of his family, thus interrupting his ability to continue to excel at flourishing with his gift. His mother is a drug....

  The American dream. What exactly does that entail? Is it live-in coffins or homes as FDR prescribed it, or is it something much more transcendent than meager human subsistence away from the wretches of the wild? A land of opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness, is much deeper than warmth from the coldness. Yet achieving this happiness is not guaranteed. And here, Eva the....