A fear of flying is no joke, except if it’s the subject of a comedy film. Northern Comfort opens with its terrified passengers holding on for dear life and sincerely freaking out all while aboard a small plane that hasn’t even left the ground. That’s essentially the calmest and most believable moment in the entire…
Being able to channel their heritage and upbringing into the corporate workforce that has long shunned their values, beliefs and overall identities is a courageous journey for anyone who’s determined to be seen by society. That’s certainly true for successful Mexican-American businessman Richard Montañez, whose life is chronicled in the endearing new biographical comedy-drama, Flamin’…
Mary Tyler Moore was a tremendous influential figure in television history, paving the way for other female comedians and actresses and advancing the depth of Hollywood’s portrayal of women. Her legacy has been preserved through reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but as is always the case, there…
William Shatner has had quite the career. The Canadian actor, who celebrates his ninety-second birthday this coming week, got a leading role on the original Star Trek series in his mid-thirties that has endeared him to many generations of ardent fans. Now, his admirers have spoken and come together via Legion M, which bills itself…
It’s been nine years since the first John Wick film broke audiences brain’s and helped kick-start a new trend in action films (I’ll still argue it started with The Raid: Redemption). Even though almost a decade has passed and we’re on the 4th installment of the series, it feels like people are still reacting to…
There is no specific point at which every person realizes that they’ve become an adult. Instead, significant life events may trigger emotional crises and a sense that they either need to get their acts together or that they don’t have nearly as much time left as they thought. Experiencing a medical issue typically associated with…
As described by the producers of Home is Somewhere Else, “The brilliance of animated documentary is that it can provide an imaginative space to envision someone else’s story.” Now being shown at the New York International Children’s Film Festival, this charming and provocative documentary by Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos is an arresting and sensitive…
The intricacies of consciousness, as it wanders through time and space restlessly jumping back and forth from present to the past, is lyrically represented by the Japanese film Sasaki In My Mind. Director Takuya Uchiyama craftily leads us back to a time when all our aspirations were possible, when the blank slate of the future…
Director Kōji Fukada brings to the silver screen a magnificent cinematic piece that portrays, with utter authenticity, how powerless we are in the face of life, death and often times love. As one of the characters says at one point, there is no science or religion that can protect us from mortality. Love Life is…
Throughout history, there has been a prevailing sense that one group’s ability to enjoy doing something will be inherently threatened by the inclusion of others. This has taken many forms over the ages, and in recent American history has involved exclusive clubs with membership requirements that ban people based on race, religion, and gender. Barriers…
After Two Friends (2015), A Faithful Man (2018) and The Crusade (2021), Louis Garrel returns behind the camera with The Innocent (L’Innocent), presented at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. This feature was recently part of the 28th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York City. Garrel throughout L’Innocent reminds his spectators how cinema…
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