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Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Shows Love’s Cohesion Of Body And Mind

In the late 1920s, English author D. H. Lawrence published his last novel that caused immense scandal: Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The plot about an unhappily married aristocrat beginning a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband’s country estate, caused consternation. At that time it was unthinkable for a woman of the intelligentsia, who had…

EO, A Wandering Of Wonder Through A Donkey’s Perspective

Poland’s entry for Best International Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards is a wondrous work of cinematic art. EO, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. The film is inspired by Robert Bresson’s 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar, that was inspired by an extract from…

DOC NYC Film Review – ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues’ is a Deep and Resounding Portrait of the Musician

When Louis Armstrong died in 1971, newscaster Walter Cronkite proclaimed, “We aren’t saying goodbye to Louis tonight, because a man’s music does not die with him, certainly not this man’s.” Armstrong was enormously influential and it’s difficult to find another musician who has left such an enduring mark on the industry and the world in…

TV Review: Jenna Ortega’s ‘Wednesday’ is a Nostalgic but Modern Protagonist in Netflix’s ‘Addams Family’ Spin-off Series

Refusing to live up to anyone else’s standards is a perfect guide to become a meaningful and memorable leader. Jenna Ortega is proving just that with her unique portrayal of Wednesday Addams, the iconic anti-heroine from the celebrate Addams Family franchise. The actress stepped into the role of the titular independent protagonist for the new…

DOC NYC Review: “After Sherman”, Spellbinding Cinema Down South.

“There is a birthplace and there is a home place”. The words from Reverend Norvel Goff Sr opens the documentary “After Sherman”. It is also the core of what is to follow. We are where we come from, but we become where we are. Wherever home is now, the past is always present. For the…

Film Review: Actor Jonathan Majors Flies Above Racial Barriers in War Biopic ‘Devotion’

Some of the most honorable people in the world are those who are so loyal to the people of their country that they’re willing to put their own safety into jeopardy. That was certainly the case for the first African-American elite fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, Jesse Brown, who served during the Korean War….

Film Review – ‘Disenchanted’ is a Perfectly Suitable Sequel to an Inventive Original

Fifteen years ago, Amy Adams starred as Giselle, a woman transplanted from an animated fairytale world into live-action New York City in Enchanted. Much has changed in the time since then, even just for Adams and for the studio that made the film. Adams has earned five additional Oscar nominations and regularly gets top billing…

DOC NYC: Theater Of Thought, Exploring The Human Brain With Werner Herzog

The pioneer of New German Cinema ventures into the intricate realms of the mind. Werner Herzog, who recently turned 80 is receiving DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and at that same festival is presenting his latest work, Theater Of Thought. The documentary explores the various scientific facets of the human brain, from artificial intelligence to…

Film Review: The Menu’s Ralph Fiennes Serves Exquisite Dark Comedy and Satire About the Luxury of the Upper Class

Infusing satire into a dark comedy is a powerful way for filmmakers to amplify the circumstances, while also retaining authentic elements, of any situation. That’s certainly the case for the story of the new ensemble dark comedy thriller, The Menu. The feature cleverly indicts the excessive, exclusive culture of the elite upper class in a…

Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend, A Tale About A Visionary Pursuing The Italian Dream

The Lamborghini name resonates in the hearts of automobile enthusiasts worldwide. Filmmaker Bobby Moresco — who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Crash in 2006, which he shared with co-writer Paul Haggis — traces the origins of the brand, by bringing to the silver screen a biopic about the founder of the…

Film Review – ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ is a Light but Enjoyable Dysfunctional Family Comedy

Life cycle events often bring people who wouldn’t otherwise see each other together, and that’s not always a good thing. Funerals and other mournful occasions may lead to the surmounting of previously problematic divisions, and they can also signify a complete and permanent separation since any relationship is no longer necessary with the passing of…