No one likes to be told that they’re not capable of being in charge of their own life. But as people age and faculties begin to diminish, those who have previously taken care of themselves may need to depend on someone else. That can be a difficult transition, especially for someone whose mental capacity remains…
Photo by Peter Mountain/Universal Pictures Matthew Vaughn is such an interesting filmmaker. He has made a slew of very well known and well regarded films since jumping into the director’s chair. Yet, if you bring up his name to anyone who isn’t a direct fan, they probably would ask, “Who’s that?”. Sure, they know his…
People want to know about where they come from, especially if all they know about it comes from stories and relayed memories. In his second time directing, Jesse Eisenberg presents a look at the kind of trip that many descendants of Holocaust survivors make, traveling to a European country from which their families were deported…
People tend to romanticize the concept of sex, building it up as something life-changing that is sure to be satisfying and perfect on the first try. That’s rarely the case, and building an emotional relationship with someone doesn’t always go hand-in-hand with a sexual experience. But it’s also not what everyone wants, eager to simply…
@Courtesy of Sundance Institute Is it possible for young people to break cycles of violence? And what would it take for that to happen? These are the questions the Sundance winner of best international feature “Sujo” poses when portraying a boy who grows up under lurking cartel violence in the Mexican countryside. But instead of exploring the…
©Photo by Matt Infante/Matt Infante-Sundance Institute The most intriguing characters are often those who are bound by the empathic limits of their own lived experiences. That’s certainly true for Sebastian Stan’s protagonist of Edward in the new psychological sci-fi thriller, A Different Man, as societal expectations fuel his internal turmoil and sense of truth. The…
Journalism can be a dangerous profession, and the risks are amplified by the stability of the place news is being covered. Many hostile regions freely target members of the press, who typically travel in vehicles and clothing marked with their designations to hopefully shield them from harm. Covering war is never easy, but some still…
Located on the Ohio River just across from West Virginia, the village of Pomeroy (pop. 1,673) was a prosperous industrial town in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By 1870, Pomeroy had 5,000 residents who worked in a wide variety of industries including coal mines. steel mills, machine shops, a brewery, an organ factory, a…
Nature is an escape, a chance to connect with something that doesn’t involve a cell tower or wifi signal. Hiking and camping typically appeal to those who are athletic and not especially high-strung, open to long treks with considerable supplies on their backs and a less-than-glamorous night under the stars in a tent. But being…
Sundance has paved the way for Asian American cinema in recent years. As a result, films like “The Farewell,” “Minari” and this year’s “Past Lives” have all garnered Oscar nominations. Now at the just-ended 2024 edition, director Sean Wang won the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival for his debut feature “Dìdi.”…
There are certain key events that people from a particular generation will remember. One of them for Americans who were alive in the early 2000s is the case of Terri Schiavo, who was in a vegetative state and whose husband’s request to remove her feeding tube attracted national controversy and attention. Her story played a…
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