Elaiza Ikeda, a Filipino-Japanese actress and fashion model, marks her directorial debut with the feature Town Without Sea, part of the line-up of North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema: Japan Cuts. The story is set in Tagawa, within the Fukuoka Prefecture, and describes the coming-of-age of a shy teenager, who is at a…
As the adage says: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Being a public figure puts a spotlight on the lifestyle one leads, therefore it is inspiring that several notable members of the entertainment community use their stature to advocate for the well-being of our planet. However do all Hollywood celebrities who support environmental causes, truly…
The Twentieth Century Studios movie Free Guy, uses video games to create an existentialist parable about humans’ ability to make choices against society’s expectations. Guy is a bank employee (Ryan Reynolds) who discovers he is an NCP (non-player character) in an open world video game, who decides to become the hero of his own story…
The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn — produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures —is based on the eponymous DC Comics. The tenth film in the DC Extended Universe follows the chaotic adventures of the imprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary, who are sent by…
Bastille Day is the French celebration that marks the moment in history when the people uprose against the aristocracy; this revolutionary act led to the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Despite it being a quintessentially francophone feast it is heartfelt all over the world, even in the…
There are several visionary women who have inspired the world about the wonders of our planet, from Rachel Carson with her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea, to Jane Jacobs who championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building; from Alice Waters who advocated for local sustainable agriculture, to Jane…
Satyajit Ray is a milestone of Indian thought, with an ancestry that can be traced back for at least ten generations and an intellectual talent that lead him to become a prominent writer and filmmaker. His cinematic style, that was expressed during the years in which Bollywood films were booming, took a more introspective approach….
Marvel Studios returns with an installment entirely dedicated to Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow — based on the beloved Marvel comic series first published in 1964. The film, directed by Cate Shortland, is set between Captain America Civil War and Avengers Infinity War, and shows how the titular character will have to come to terms…
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 is a documentary written and directed by Joshua Zeman, where the award-winning filmmaker becomes a contemporary Captain Ahab, seeking his own whale. His Moby Dick is the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent his entire life in solitude, calling out at a frequency that is different…
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, conquers the silver screen through the documentary directed by Vanessa Roth, Mary J. Blige’s My Life. Blige is credited with influencing the musical marriage of hip hop and R&B, having won an array of the most prestigious music accolades. Nine-time Grammy-winning recording artist and Academy Award nominated singer and actress…
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