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Film Review: No Hustle Needed to Enjoy “Hustle”

There’s a hefty linage of classic basketball films out there in the world. Hoosiers, Blue Chips, White Men Can’t Jump, He Got Game; these films are just a small sample of the myriad of hoop-centric films out there. By now, it’s hard to even fathom a new entry into any genre would be worthy of…

Film Review – ‘The Janes’ Highlights the Inspiring and Important Work of Underground Abortionists

This is an urgent moment in American history for action on abortion rights. The landmark Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court in 1973 making abortion legal in the United States is set to be overturned, and activists for reproductive justice have already begun to mobilize to ensure that doesn’t happen. It’s a particularly…

Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s), Roger Michell’s High Jinks Celebrate The Inspirational Monarch

Oscar-winning director Roger Michell enchants audiences with his latest and last film Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s). The British filmmaker known for directing Notting Hill (1999), Venus (2006) and The Duke (2020), passed away on September 2021 after completing his final cinematic oeuvre: a whimsical collage documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Using archive images spanning…

Film Review: “Crimes of the Future” is a Return to Form for David Cronenberg

Though the style of his work has varied through-out the years, the lasting memory of David Cronenberg’s work for many has always been met with one very specific descriptor; body horror. As he may very well be the king of the body horror genre, his last six films– while maintaining an overall sense of Cronenbergian…

Review: ‘Stranger Things’ High School Heroes Face Real-Life Monsters In S4

The thrilling and poignant first part of the fourth season of Stranger Things is now streaming on Netflix. The nostalgia-charged, 1980s-set, sci-fi drama picks up about a year after the events of Season 3. The quirky, lovable main characters, most of whom are now navigating the treacherous waters of high school society in addition to…

Cannes Film Festival: Nostalgia, Mario Martone’s Adaptation Of Rea’s Novel Gets Nine Minutes Of Applause

Mario Martone’s new film, Nostalgia, is set in Naples, precisely in the Rione Sanità — a neighbourhood that was historically established for the upper crust, but in modern times became one of the most infamous and degraded areas of the city. The motion picture — that adapts Ermanno Rea’s eponymous novel for the silver screen…

A Chiara, An Enlightening ‘Ndrangeta Coming-Of-Age Story

The very young Swamy Rotolo won the David di Donatello Award for Best Leading Actress  (the Italian Oscar) in A Chiara, directed by Joans Carpignano. The film conquered the festival circuit, starting from Cannes where it earned the Best European Film Prize, as part of the Europa Cinemas Label competition of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs;…

Film Review: The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a Hilariously Quirky and Heartwarming Adaptation of the Offbeat Comedy Show

Bob’s Burgers has long captured audiences’ attention with its hilarious jokes, delightfully silly songs, quirky characters and familial relationships, and equally offbeat and heartwarming storylines. Now the long-running Emmy Award-winning animated comedy television series, which debuted on FOX in January 2011, is further capitalizing on that successful formula with its upcoming big screen adaptation, The…

“Men” : Review / Alex Garland Takes You to the Journey of Human Nature

Haunted by the death of her husband (Paapa Essiedu), Harper (Jesse Buckley) flees to recuperate in the village of Coston, England, a quiet town with a lush green forest. online pharmacy buy cymbalta online with best prices today in the USA The land is captivating in its beauty and tranquility; it appears to be a…

Chicago Japan Film Collective: Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan, A Testament To The Valiancy Of A Culture

Ainu means “human” in Ainu language. This is exactly the pursuit of film director Naomi Mizoguchi who through her Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan  — part of the 2022 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective — shares the humanity of this culture nestled in Hokkaido.  The film craftily conducts this filmic experience through…

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Film Review – Sundance Winning Film ‘Midwives’ Shines an Important Spotlight on Reproductive Justice

The debate around reproductive rights in the United States has intensified considerably in recent weeks as those who believe access to abortion should be available for those who need it have protested against the impending overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade legislation. While that remains central within the United States, other countries have remarkably…