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“Thanksgiving” Video Recommendation : We Offer What to Watch on Thanksgiving Weekend!

Now that Thanksgiving is here, it’s time for the US: the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and wait to start your Black Friday Shopping, but before you are attending the parade or choose what to buy for Black Friday Shopping, from our site, Cinema Daily US, we offer what to watch on Thanksgiving Weekend, and…

‘Rustin’ Film Review – An Uplifting and Important Spotlight of a Civil Rights Hero

From the most momentous events in history, some of those who were very crucially involved aren’t necessarily remembered. Part of that has to do with the fact that plans don’t always materialize, and something may play better with a crowd than it did on the page in the planning stages and as a result become…

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ DOC NYC Film Review – A Creative Look at an Incredible Mind

Unconventional people deserve to have their stories told in unconventional ways. A poet is rarely the subject of a film, and typically not until long after their work has been able to be digested and scrutinized in new ways by future generations with a better appreciation for their innovation and style. But it’s nice to…

‘American Symphony’ DOC NYC Film Review – A Story of Love, Music, and Passion

Ecstasy and devastation sometimes overlap, when the highest point of a person’s life or career coincides with the lowest. It can be difficult to square those two contradictory things, and to be able to be fully present in the understandable joy of a moment when something truly miserable is occurring at the same time. American…

“David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived”: A Story of Courage Before and After Tragedy / DOC NYC Film Review

@Courtesy: HBO Documentaries When people watch movies with dangerous stunts or fighting, it’s supposed to make you believe that it’s real. That is what a good stuntman or fight coordinator is supposed to do, keep it safe but look unsafe. Most people, if not everyone, has seen or heard of the “Harry Potter” franchise. You…

‘36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime’ DOC NYC Film Review – A Stirring and Ever-Relevant Spotlight on The Importance of Naming Hate

In February 2015, three young Muslim-Americans were killed by a white neighbor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The deaths of Deah Barakat, his new bride Yusor Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha rattled a place known for its diversity, and it took very little time to find the perpetrator. Tarek Albaba’s film 36 Seconds: Portrait…

‘Ashima’, A Teenage Sports Story Serves As An Example Of Perseverance / DOC NYC Review

@Photo : Keniji Tsukamoto : Ashima studying a claims in Spain. Japanese filmmaker Kenji Tsukamoto captures through a gentle documentary the story of Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers. The film Ashima — part of the 2023 DOC NYC line-up, where it had its World Premiere — follows the devoted training…

“The Killer” is Here to Open Our Eyes to Our Own Brutality

The Killer is someone you’ve probably never been. The Killer is a sociopath with a wealth of knowledge and skills. You’ve never been that adept at anything, let alone contract murder. The Killer is silent, deadly, an enigma. Certainly, you’ve never been a ghost amongst the world of the living. Though you may daydreamed about being slick, silent,…

“UnBroken” : One of the Many Untold Stories of the Holocaust / DOC NYC Film Review

“UnBroken” tells the story of how one family was able to stay together during one of the largest systematic genocides in human history. This documentary tells the unbelievable story of the Weber siblings. After their mother died in Auschwitz, they were hidden away by the help of a gracious farmer and his wife. They remained hidden…

The Marvels : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 34

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : “The Marvels” starts off with Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties…

‘Fancy Dance’s Lily Gladstone Thrives in Socially Conscious Character-Driven Native American Crime Thriller – Philadelphia Film Festival Review

Communities often have a harrowing way of showing its concern and support for other drastically different cultures, no matter how much they claim to be humanitarians. The new Native-centric drama Fancy Dance powerfully highlights that moral injustice. The film focuses on a family in the Seneca-Cayuga tribe that’s devastated by the indifference towards their plight…