This is a brilliant example of how blood bonds are stronger than any ideology. Lyuda (Vysotskaya) is a dyed in the wool Stalinist who advocates against the people in the factories striking in protest of increasingly stringent policies set by the Khrushchev government. In her role as head of the production sector on the City Committee of […]
Gica Enache has been living on a small island in a nature preserve outside the city of Bucharest for 18 years. During that time, he has acquired a wife and nine children, and they continue to live in a homemade shack. The oldest boy Vali goes out and catches fish, some of which they eat, and some
Rahmin Bahrani’s films are recognized for their relevance and social commentary in films such as 99 Homes, Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, and Goodbye Solo. Here, he takes on the caste system in India, brilliantly illustrating its unfairness and how antiquated it is, along with the corruption found in the highest as well as the lowest rungs of society. Along
A beautifully artistic rendition of brutality along the trail of Mexicans traveling to make it across the border into the U.S. Artistry of the film involves using reality-based truths and magical-realism to comment on a culture adrift, trying to comprehend and understand immigration. The all-female group of filmmakers (director and co-writer with Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, cinematographer
Just when you think you have had about as much cancer drama as you can stand, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s latest pivots to a different perspective. Aptly titled, “Our Friend” is a film about that friend we all wish we had who gives up everything to help his best friends through the most difficult event in their
Peter (Schoenaerts) and Michael (Kinnaman) are certainly brothers by blood (and it could be brothers inblood), because not much else connects them. They are very different people with different values. We see them growing up in Philadelphia in families involved in gangs and crime. Peter is the logical one, trying desperately—all his life—to escape the violence surrounding him. Michael insists
This is a history of Martin Luther King’s courageous fight for civil rights in this country from 1955 to 1968. From the beginning of his activism, he was a suspect for treason in J. Edgar Hoover’s mind. The head of the FBI grew up in the south, and maintained an attitude toward Blacks signifying that they are by
Netflix’s first action flick of the new year opens with an explicative “this,” explicative “that,” explicative “everything,” covered by a barrage of gunfire intended to bait the mindless action movie fan on the end of their remote. If you remember that terrible Anthony Hopkins exorcism film called “The Rite” (2011), it’s the same director. Mikael
With contenders like Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan, and Frances McDormand, it might surprise you to hear that it is actually British newcomer Vanessa Kirby who is the frontrunner for best actress at the upcoming Academy Awards. Maybe newcomer isn’t fair, because you have probably seen her as Princess Margaret on “The Crown.” She
