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Sundance Film Festival Review – Daisy Ridley Anchors the Entertaining Human Comedy ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’

It’s often hard to explain natural impulses and the things that fill our dreams, or even our waking moments. Thinking frequently of one’s own death might seem morbid or terrifying, but it can also provoke a more neutral curiosity. That’s the case for the protagonist of Sometimes I Think About Dying, an antisocial office worker who…

Sundance Film Festival Review – ’20 Days in Mariupol’ is a Vital Journalism Documentary from Ukraine

One of the primary functions of documentary filmmaking is to educate audiences, and to expose something previously unknown to a wider breadth of people. The hope is that the world learning about an injustice will help to prevent it from happening again. Yet, unfortunately, that’s not always the case, and history all too often repeats…

Plane, An Action Movie Drenched With Adrenaline

Cinema has often found the fascination for stories that take place more than 10,000 metres above the ground, specifically aboard aircrafts. Flight and Sully are some of the most compelling movies that are narrated through the captain’s perspective. A new action thriller follows this pattern, Plane, directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Charles Cumming and…

TV Review: That ’90s Show is a Nostalgic, Humorous Sequel Series to That ’70s Show

Nostalgia is a powerful motivator for many people to pursue the opportunity to recapture the freedom and positive energy of their – or their parents’ – youth. That’s certainly the case for both the characters and the targeted audience of the equally humorous and sentimental new teen/period sitcom, That ’90s Show. The project serves as…

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic, A Suspenseful Drama With An Effective Takeaway Message

Do not be deceived by the title of the Finnish film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic: despite the comedic vibe it’s a gripping thriller and a profound drama. The timing of its release couldn’t be more perfect: it arrives in the United States a week before James Cameron’s 1997 box-office…

TV Review: Can HBO Strike Video Game Gold with “The Last of Us?”

Though there has been some recent success in the world of Video Game adaptations with the general acceptance of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies and the sheer brilliance of Josh Ruben’s Werewolves Within; bringing the interactive entertainment genre to larger audiences in the form of film and TV has not gone so well. But, with…

TV Review: Exterior Night (Esterno Notte), Bellocchio Returns To The Unstaunchable Wound Of The Moro Case

The Years of Lead is the term that defines Italy’s contemporary history characterised by horrific acts of bloodshed. This period of social and political turmoil — that lasted from the late Sixties until the late Eighties — was marked by both far-left and far-right terrorism. It was in 1978 that the leader of the Christian…

Film Review – ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ is a Gothic Thriller Fitting for Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is among the most well-known literary figures, with a distinct style that has inspired so much horror and other fiction in the century and a half since his death. online pharmacy wellbutrin over the counter with best prices today in the USA Those not intimately familiar with his work will likely still…

Gangubai Kathiyawadi, A Celebration Of Feisty Feminism

The Indian Hindi-language film Gangubai Kathiyawadi, is inspired by the true story of Ganga Jagjivandas Kathiawadi, popularly known as Gangubai Kothewali, whose life was documented in the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by Hussain Zaidi with original research by reporter Jane Borges. This publication gathers the stories of thirteen women who influenced the Indian…

Oscar Shortlist / Film Review – ‘Children of the Mist’ is a Vivid and Crucial Look at Bride-Knapping in Northern Vietnam

In an age where, in progressive circles, the need for consent in even the earliest relationship stages is emphasized, the fact that arranged marriages still exist can seem quite jarring. Different cultures have particular values and traditions that have dictated the way in which their communities couple and reproduce, and while those have evolved over…

Oscar Shortlist / Film Review – ‘Hidden Letters’ is a Vibrant Examination of the Hidden Female Language of Nushu

The existence of secret languages comes from the need for communication that can’t be discerned or understood by others. It can serve to unite those suffering from discriminatory treatment and give them a way in which to find hope and inspiration under miserable circumstances. The exposure and mainstreaming of such languages inherently takes away some…