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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…

Film Review – ‘Alice, Darling’ is an Unsettling Portrait of an Abusive Relationship

It’s not always possible to recognize signs of abuse while they’re happening. Some believe that any sort of mistreatment must involve physical violence, and the absence of that therefore negates any claims of abuse being perpetrated. buy zofran online https://rebalancenyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/zofran.html no prescription pharmacy Yet there are unfortunately many ways in which people can torment and…

Film Review – ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a Winning Remake Featuring Tom Hanks and MVP Mariana Treviño

Would you believe that Tom Hanks could be the grumpiest man in America? The long-working Hollywood actor who is generally perceived as one of the nicest guys in the business is known for his smile and his charm, but he’s also capable of stepping into darker roles, like the one he played in Road to…

Living, A Valuable Work Of Humanist Cinema That Remains A Carbon Copy Of Its Inspirer

South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus takes a spin on the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru directed by Akira Kurosawa. The original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro — inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 Russian novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich — finds a modern adaptation with  the British drama Living. The film is set in London in the…

Argentina, 1985, Gives Visibility To The Disappeared

This year marked Argentina’s triumph on multiple fronts, from the victory of the World Cup in the field of sports, to having a motion picture arriving to the Oscar’s shortlist and Golden Globes nominees. The film in question is Argentina, 1985, directed by Santiago Mitre and presented at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The…

I Wanna Dance with Somebody, A Film That Pleases The Houston Estate

The biographical musical film I Wanna Dance with Somebody is based on the life and career of American pop singer and actress Whitney Houston. This is not the first time that the story about the singer nicknamed “The Voice” has landed on the silver screen. Other cinematic enterprises tried to capture on film the life…

TV Review: ‘Alice in Borderland’s Second Season Tells a Surprisingly Relatable Sci-fi Dystopian Story

Sometimes the most fantastical sci-fi-driven dystopian stories can prove to be the most relatable to real-life modern society. That’s certainly the case with the new eight-episode second season of Netflix’s popular Japanese thriller series, Alice in Borderland. The drama’s sophomore season was greenlit in January 2020, two weeks after its first season premiered. At the…

Broker, Kore-eda Continues His Cinematic Study On Unconventional Families

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, Broker, was in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. During the French kermesse the film received a standing ovation from the audience for 12 minutes. The story is set in Seoul and it begins with…

Film Review – ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ is an Entertaining Final Showcase for its Incomparable Protagonist

Every great character’s arc must come to an end, or at least that’s how it used to be. Now, franchises are being constantly rebooted and reimagined, and even a supposed swan song may just be the last time audiences see someone until the next time they do. In the almost two decades since Puss in…

Wildcat, Projects The Power Of Ecological Connectivity

The directors-producers of Wildcat,  Melissa Lesh and Trevor Beck Frost, lead audiences on an incredible journey of healing through nature. In this story, that takes place in Peru, multiple coming-of-age stories intertwine. Harry learns to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, Sam acknowledges that she needs to overcome her Wendy Syndrome, Khan succumbs to the perils of…

Fairytale, A Transcendental Confrontation Amongst The Most Contentious Legislators In History

The politicians and dictators who have forever changed history meet in Purgatory waiting to find out whether they’ll cross the door to Paradise or descend to Hell. This is the dark and visionary Fairytale (Skazka) brought to life by the revolutionary Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Sokurov. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Yosif Stalin, Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte…