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Film Review – ‘Gold’ Treads Familiar Territory in Its Visit to a Bleak Future

The future doesn’t look especially bright, with any number of ways that humanity can destroy itself. Chief among them is the eradication of our environment, which could, in a frighteningly short time, make the planet uninhabitable. Whether that happens before another global war or the collapse of society for a different reason remains to be…

Film Review: Going Back in Time with, “The Adam Project”

Quick; if you could go back in time, what would you do? Though the popular answers will range from placing a bet on a sporting event to killing baby Hitler, the one thing no one comes up with is; maybe try to heal some emotional wounds. While The Adam Project– the second team up of…

Song For Cesar, The Chant Of A Movement That Inspires To This Very Day

The ontology of the farmworker movement comes to life within the thorough documentary by Abel Sanchez and Andres Alegria, Song for Cesar. The film retraces in detail the life and legacy of the labour leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The picture captures an epoch and all the main social actors that defined it,…

Film Review – ‘Turning Red’ is Another Positive Cultural Spotlight from Pixar

Tradition is often at war with modernity, and people, particularly teenagers and young adults, sometimes feel a pull towards the latter at the expense of the former. Ancient customs and religious heritage may feel antiquated and counterproductive to societal progress, but there is a reason they have endured for so long and remained the fabric…

Film Review – ‘Asking for It’ is a Sophisticated, Thought-Provoking Exploration of Gender Inequality

Throughout human history, it has been an unfortunate reality that those with power are able to get away with taking advantage of and mistreating those with less. In modern times, the idea of privilege has helped to reframe the natural advantages that certain people have over others that they may not realize because they have…

A Balance, Battles Between Familial Love And Virtue

Winner of the New Current Award at the Busan International Film Festival, the Jury Award of the 2020 Pingyao International Film Festival edition and an official selection at Berlinale, Yujiro Harumoto’s second feature film, A Balance, is currently part of the the third ACA Cinema Project series. The New Films from Japan programme, is organised…

TV Review – Netflix’s ‘Pieces of Her’ is a Constantly Engrossing Mystery

People tend to show their true selves in moments of crisis. Everyone would like to believe that, when the time comes, they will be able to react instinctively and quickly, bravely stepping in to protect those around them from whatever threat is present. Yet it’s impossible to know until it happens, and the aftermath of…

Blue, A Cinematic Encomium Of The Defeated

ACA Cinema Project — which organised the recent “Flash Forward” film series at Japan Society — returns with the theatrical release of Blue, directed by Keisuke Yoshida showing at New York’s IFC Center. The filmmaker who was named ‘The Master of Psychological Drama’ and was honoured with a special Director in Focus programme at 2021’s Tokyo…

TV Review – HBO’s ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Tells an Engaging Sports Story for All

Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? Knowing that things ultimately turn out well for the underdogs isn’t usually a detractor because watching them go from nothing to whatever celebratory accomplishment they achieve is the real reason to tune in. HBO’s newest series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, foretells its subjects’ fate…

Lucy And Desi, Unveils The Comedic Duo In All Its Facets

After Aaron Sorkin’s biopic Being The Ricardos, starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, a new film tributes the life and work of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: Lucy And Desi. This documentary — available on Amazon Prime from March 4th — is a love letter to a  legendary comedienne, made by a contemporary woman who…

Film Review: The Oddly Fresh Take on Dating from “Fresh”

Does anybody like the dating scene? Whether or not people are willing to admit it, the entire venture is not just a crap shoot for everyone–but a whole distinct world of disappointment and woe for women. online pharmacy estrace over the counter with best prices today in the USA Unwanted advances, staggeringly self centered cads,…