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Dune, Visual Grandeur Does Not Compensate For Narrative Vacuity

The novel Dune, written by Frank Herbert in 1965, is a science-fiction that takes place in a distant future, within a feudal interstellar society where various noble houses control planetary fiefs. Many have defined it as an arduous, if not impossible, book to adapt for the screen. Nevertheless, David Lynch tried to embrace the challenge…

Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ is a Bizarre Tribute to a Futuristic Animal Artist

Those who see the world in a different way than others are often cast out and dismissed as fanatic, insane, dangerous, or some combination of negative monikers. In many cases, an ability to perceive or understand something others cannot means that someone is actually a visionary capable of seeing concepts that won’t be normalized or…

Toronto International Film Festival Review: ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ is a Wild Story Anchored by Fantastic Performances

Religions have an incredible ability to enlist followers, and the concept of a higher power can greatly change the attitude of worshippers in how they live their daily lives. More importantly, it can change how they spend their money, which is how many institutions, from small parishes to megachurches, fund their operations. While it is…

Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Encounter’ Spotlights Family in a Sci-fi Drama

How would you react if you found out that there was an insidious force threatening the livelihood of your family? Parents spring into protective mode if there is any danger facing their children, and may go to any lengths to ensure that harm does not come to them. Others may not react in the same…

Toronto International Film Festival : Review – ‘The Starling’ is an Upbeat Look at Loss and Relationship Rebuilding

Loss has the power to disrupt every aspect of normal life. Activities not related in any way to a person or thing that is gone may still be upsetting and difficult to complete due to the effect that an absence has on an individual’s overall wellbeing. online pharmacy hydroxychloroquine over the counter with best prices…

Toronto International Film Festival : Review – ‘The Guilty’ is a Suspenseful and Thought-Provoking English-Language Remake

People call 911 when there is an emergency happening and they are in desperate need of assistance. As has been increasingly shown in a public forum in recent years, not everyone engages the same way with the police or regards them as a protective force for good. But when someone calls for help, they expect…

Toronto International Film Festival : Review – ‘Mothering Sunday’ is an Ode to Love, Loss, and Dreams of a Different Life

Love doesn’t tend to discriminate based on the factors that often separate people, like gender, race, or social status, but that doesn’t spare the people involved from the influence of the world on their relationship. Two individuals may determine that they transcend what society tells them is acceptable, but getting others to agree is usually…

Toronto International Film Festival : TV Review : ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Hellbound’ Uses Demons to Probe Human Flaws

A great number of people around the world believe in a higher power. What an idea of God looks like varies incredibly among religions and cultures, but, generally speaking, whatever that celestial being is, it is capable of incredible things. Such miracles and all-knowing action are typically relegated to biblical times and fabled stories, since…

“Kate” : Film Review- Why All the Hate For, “Kate?”

Rehashing trends is nothing new in Hollywood. If a genre or type of story hits big, expect to see clones not too far behind. Try to count on your hands how man Zombie, Time Loop, and of course…Revenge flicks you’ve seen, or heard of in your life time. Even if the premise is tired and…

Film Review – Worth is a Provocative, Emotional Historical Thriller About the Morals of American Politics

Placing a monetary value on a human life after such an unprecedented, horrific tragedy as the September 11th terrorist attacks is a contentious, harrowing process that elicits and exacerbates such raw emotions as anger, devastation and sadness amongst its victims. The new biographical film, Worth, which is based on the 2005 book, What Is Life…

‘Town Without Sea’ Review: Japan Cuts at Japan Society – An Unripe Journey Through Eudaimonia

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…