No one, as far as I know, has come to the Berlinale in search of Gillian Anderson, the strawberry-blonde vixen who set millions of hearts aflutter -- and not just male ones -- with her role in the supernaturally beloved ’90s show The X-Files. But Anderson has surprised those of us who love her by showing up -- in small roles, but still -- in two films here, James Marsh’s Shadow Dancer and Ursula Meier’s Sister. In Shadow Dancer, a thriller set in early-‘90s Belfast, she’s a British secret-service officer who squares off against a colleague (played by Clive ... [Continua a leggere]

It’s hard to say if “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” is exactly the movie fans of the revered series — which aired from 1993 to 2002 — are hoping for. The relatively straightforward plot involves only minor trickery, and you don’t need much previous knowledge of the “X-Files” universe to follow it. The director, Chris Carter, the creator of the original show, has dispensed with the convoluted mythology that bogged down the show in the last third of its run. “I Want to Believe” comes off like a solid — if not great — episod ... [Continua a leggere]