What is your favorite movie? Is the one from your childhood, or the one that has become almost a ritual during periods of depression or when a certain holiday season comes? Is it just one movie? Can you even answer that question? Or do you still need to discover it? Synopsis: The true story of … Continue reading Spotlight (2015) – The Heroism of Investigative Journalism
Tag: 2015
Simonetta – An Almost Accurate Portrait of a Life
There is something when a book makes the effort to be as historically accurate as possible, since history itself can be so intriguing, yet this book does not capture one's attention as it should. Summary: Have you ever wondered about who Botticelli chose to depict in his immortal painting Birth of Venus? Was she a … Continue reading Simonetta – An Almost Accurate Portrait of a Life
Allerleirauh – Good, but Could Have Been Better
I read this book a while back, and thought it was good, so here is my review! Trigger Warning: Incest and rape. Synopsis: A beautiful princess must escape one treacherous vow… And she must do so alone…without a prince to save her. Princess Aurelia is bound to the wicked king of Tränen by her mother’s single, … Continue reading Allerleirauh – Good, but Could Have Been Better
Othello: We too have our Othellos (2014) – Shakespeare Turned on its Head
What better way to start a venture in to regional cinema than with a bit of Shakespeare, yet not really an adaptation of one the Bard's plays, but rather a mix of all of them in a flowing narrative. Summary: Three characters come together as they come in and out of each others lives. Bankim, … Continue reading Othello: We too have our Othellos (2014) – Shakespeare Turned on its Head
Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) – Love in The Brutal Country
This isn't a period movie if you want a good time. No, its depressing and yet somehow satisfying in its bleakness (I've watched too much Game of Thrones and now I think I am cynic for writing this), but that is also its strongest point. There is more to life than romance, but there is … Continue reading Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) – Love in The Brutal Country
Piku (2015) – A Quirky Tale of Family, Heritage and Hierarchies
This is just a lovely film and all too familiar to many of us. It's the perfect combination of everything I would hope for in a film like this and the way the story goes, its not just watching a film, but watching a family. This time with ALL the flaws to go with it … Continue reading Piku (2015) – A Quirky Tale of Family, Heritage and Hierarchies
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