There is a particularly good moment towards the end of the sturdy, almost retro epic ‘Cabrini,’ by Brenda Longo and Kathleen Murphy, about an Italian Catholic missionary nun who set up the only orphanage in New York at the dawn of the twentieth century, which coordinated the building of homes and charities century later. In […]
Brian Eno is one such artist who has pioneered what some would designate as “generative art.” It was in the 1970s when he embarked on it as an art rock star with the band Roxy Music. Though he let out many a skronky sound with those fellas in the early days of machines, as he
Shuchi Talati, a writer-director makes her first attempt at feature film making with her “Girls Will Be Girls” is an awesomely sad documentation of generational girlhood. Mira (Preeti Panigrahi) is the brightest star in her school (in the center’s studies) As per our records first woman ever holds the position of head prefect in the
The Order: After watching the screening of “Babygirl,” which is an on-screen performance by Nicole Kidman that focuses on the oppression and submission at work that seemed to create waves with Brook, a work colleague claimed that, in spite of its problems, it is not “a, dismissible film.” So, feeling my oats, I said, Sewing,
When the Amazon workers on Staten Island voted to union in the spring of 2022, emerging as the first American workplace of the corporate retailer, it was one of the most significant labor achievements in the USA for over seven decades. In the spring of 2022, Amazon workers in Staten Island became the first group
For a couple of minutes, “Arcadian,” quite simply, is to “Aliens” with Nicolas Cage in the Ripley’s position, this time around a Colombian farm. That could quite possibly be the most compelling elevator pitch I have ever come across. You know if you want to sign up for that or not. Don’t get me wrong,
There are films that simply outshine other films in all aspects. RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys”, a film that adapts Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel into cinematic proportions, is made to a very high polish. It develops such confidence which comes like the first dregs of the strong chill blowing in during the overly humid, sun-exposed
Breathe: Jennifer Hudson loves her profanity, especially the term ‘frick’. She shocked me when she holds a gun on someone and still uses this word instead. This, on the other hand, was probably the most immersion breaking detail in the movie. Director Stefon Bristol, Breathe is set in a world ravaged by war where oxygen
At first, trees appear to stretch tall up to heaven in straight lines. The segments of the trunks do not hit each other, bumble-bees connive in the space between the formidable pillars, and the blessings of the greenery are in abundance as the rays penetrate into the earth. But, as The Devil’s Bath continues, murky
Find Me Falling: When most of us think about spending a holiday on the Mediterranean, all sorts of things, in order of importance and preferences, come into the mind’s eye, such as the crystal clear waters of blue and green, the seaside towns that dot the way along the coast, as well as the number
