Piety
“Piety” (2022), “La Pietà” or “La Piedad” is a highly stylized film about a mother, Libertad (Ángela Molina), and her...
Recent Reviews
Unstoppable
“Unstoppable” (2024) is an adaptation of Anthony Robles’ autobiography cowritten with Austin Murphy, “Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I...
The Brutalist
Some ninety minutes movies can feel like an eternity. Films like “The Brutalist” (2024), which has a daunting runtime of...
Hard Truths
“Hard Truths” (2024) is British director Mike Leigh’s latest film and his second film with Marianne Jean-Baptiste since “Secrets &...
The Last Showgirl
“The Last Showgirl” (2024) stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly Gardner, a dancer who performed at Le Razzle Dazzle for thirty...
Better Man
“Better Man” (2024) is a biopic about Robert, stage name “Robbie” Williams. Who? Apparently, he is a big pop star...
The Damned
“The Damned” (2024) is set after December 21, 1871 at an isolated fishing outpost off the coast of Iceland. Widow...
The Count of Monte-Cristo
“The Count of Monte Cristo” (2024) is a French adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ serialized adventure novel. The nearly three-hour brisk...
Harbin
“Harbin” (2024) is a historical epic about Korean independence fighters’ plan to assassinate Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi (Lily Franky)...
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Series
Gaga Chromatica Ball
“Gaga Chromatica Ball” (2024) features Lady Gaga’s seventh headlining concert tour and first all-stadium tour filmed on September 10, 2022...
Dance Brings Us Together -The Resilience of Dance Through the Pandemic
“Dance Brings Us Together – The Resilience of Dance Through the Pandemic” (2021) is a fifty-six minute television special which...
Ms. Marvel
“Ms. Marvel” (2023) is the superhero moniker for Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Muslim Pakistani American, Jersey teen, Captain Marvel...
Aillaendeu
“Island” (2022) unfolds on Jeju Island in South Korea, a real-life location for Dol Hareubangs, large rock statues that allegedly...
Squid Game
“Squid Game” (2021) is the name of a South Korean kids’ game, which later takes on a sinister meaning for...
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (2022) is a South Korean drama series about the titular character, Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin), who has...
Goblin
“Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (2016-2017) or “Goblin,” which is Dokkaebi in Korean, is a South Korean television series,...
UnReal
“UnReal” is a four season, thirty-eight-episode, series that focuses on Rachel (Shiri Appleby), a producer on Everlasting, a dating reality...
Books
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson’s well-known travel book, “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trial,” is about how Bryson...
The Final 8th
“The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals” addresses a common problem of being close to accomplishing...
The PDA Paradox
Harry Thompson’s book, “The PDA Paradox: The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism...
Camouflage
Dr. Sarah Bargiela’s “Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women” is a great, entry-level guide to autism in women if...
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Margareta Magnusson’s first book in a two-book series, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and...
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
I heard about KC Davis’ book, “How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help,” when I was...
Dear Girls
Dear Girls is an intimate, irreverent, bawdy memoir disguised as a letter to her daughters. It is thematically arranged and...
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
While I would issue a trigger warning because The Meaning of Mariah Carey deals with psychological abuse, sexual violence and...
The Cutting Edge
Summerdance 2024
The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations. On...
The Cutting Edge: Sights Unseen
The Cutting Edge is devoted to local filmmakers’ short films. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundation. On...
The Cutting Edge: Project Screenway
The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations....
