The threat of public embarrassment is a tremendous motivator, one that can be exploited by nefarious actors to exert control over others. Evolving technology has made the potential for obtaining and distributing personal and potentially damaging information much easier and more dangerous. The playfully-titled My Sextortion Diary takes audiences through the saga of one woman’s…
It was fate that brought them together, “Banel & Adama.” Their love is stronger than centuries of traditions, tougher than the stubbornness of the land. It almost seems to border on madness. But it’s not easy to love unconditionally for a young Senegalese couple when the sun, the superstitious and the customs are against them….
Heeding the advice of their elders that they should accept their individuality and most valuable attributes is one of the most valuable lessons for the young characters – and audiences – of all family-friendly media. That beneficial advice is one of the most intriguing and beneficial attributes of the new Netflix action fantasy television series,…
Photo by Courtesy of Warner Media – © Warner Media Frank Herbert’s Dune was and still is a progenitor of classic Sci-Fi storytelling. Many classic films could be seen as thinly veiled rip offs of the general Dune mythos. Yet, I’ve always had my issues with the story of Dune. Many of those issues were still…
©STUDIOCANAL INTERNATIONAL Losing your teenage son to adulthood can be tricky enough for some parents. But to see him turning into an animal would surely be a tough one. Well, that is what the father in Thomas Cailley’s “The Animal Kingdom” must cope with in a world where humans are transformed into hybrid animals. The…
The Coen Brothers are a household name, collaborating on darkly funny, violent cinema beginning four decades ago with Blood Simple. Since then, they’ve won Oscars for their Fargo screenplay and for writing, directing, and producing No Country for Old Men. Joel Coen made his first film without his brother in 2021, the black-and-white Shakespearean adaptation…
ONLOOKERS Women Give Alms © Kimikat Productions Several times in my life, I’ve found myself grappling with an introspective question echoing eerily in my head: if there were no portable cameras, let alone smartphones, would I be as interested in traveling overseas as I am now? After a moment of contemplation, the answer is always…
Have you ever wondered if there are dark secrets in your family? Stuff that has been done or things said that don’t quite add up? That is what Sierra Barter has dealt with her whole life in relation to her step-grandfather Jim Mordecai. Jim Mordecai, on the outside, was a well known athlete, teacher, and…
Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Film Critic : Abe Friedtanzer Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars,…
©2020 “Asadas” Production Committee The ACA Cinema Project Japan dedicates a spotlight to director Ryōta Nakano, who has spent his career keenly capturing the intricate feelings of families who are facing adversity. His latest picture, The Asadas, centres on the power of love within a household and is presented along with his two previous works, A Long Goodbye and Her…
More than ten years after A Royal Affair (Academy Awards nomination for Best International Picture) Danish director Nikolaj Arcel and international star Mads Mikkelsen have teamed-up again for another period-drama set in 18th century Denmark. The Promised Land follows the story of ex-captain Ludving Kahlen, who after serving 25 years in the army decides to…
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