The archival footage of Patrice Lumumba that forms the spine of the violently outspoken documentary ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d Etat’ suffers from such rot and offsets the future that was bearing the ambitious promise of never coming into existence. A great foil to the movie’s cutting use of a collage of newsreels, excerpts from […]
“Music by John Williams” would have been a wonderful documentary for me even if it only went on to talk about the orchestral music that was composed for a film, such as a montage alongside exquisite visuals, because it does a wonderful job at igniting the nostalgia within us. But the interesting part is the
We are all simply travelers when it involves the pain suffered by another individual. That is not to be interpreted as being against the significance of compassion and empathy. Quite the opposite, they seem more crucial now than ever before. But there are boundaries as to how far we can substitute ourselves for other people.
The movie under the title The Christmas Pageant is an adaptation of the novel “The Worst Children in the World” which by the way was written in 1972 by Barbara Robinson. Its director Dallas Jenkins has put a lot of effort into the movie to spread the core message of hope and kindness over the
For more than twenty years, the Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto has earned a reputation as one of the most reliable professionals in his field. After reaching international recognition thanks to Prieto’s work in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Amores Perros” and “21 Grams’, Prieto has also directed Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain, Ben Affleck for Argo, Martin
Fingers crossed I won’t get penalized for this, but here it goes. “Starring Jerry as Himself” is an excellent example of any renowned person being truthfully strange and unlike any fictional character. Citing themselves and accepting that some things are partially false or have dramatic elements as they put it- makes such movies highly slippery
Malcolm Washington’s “The Piano Lesson” is a Revamping of August Wilson’s piano lesson, and the feature film marks Malcolm’s directorial debut. Washington collaborates with a well-known trio which includes John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, and Danielle Deadwyler, and this drama encapsulates the Black experience in America in terms of trauma, wealth, and history. The
For me, the idea of a supreme power that governs everything is scary but for some people not believing due to the supreme power is scarier. Such phenomena are explored in more depth thanks to Scott Beck and Bryan Woods in their movie “Heretic” which goes into a depth analysis of religion and faith. Just
In “Youth (Homecoming)” the final segment of Chinese director Wang Bing’s three-part documentary on young textile workers in the Northern Zhili town, the soft, yet firm, boundaries of expression are apparent. Wang, like most non-fiction directors, has to first shape his recordings, however, in this instance, it is not through a story. Wang along with
Taipei’s Weekend is a movie from the 90s designed to be a complete action-packed picture, B-Movie style, directed by George Huang. It’s been co-written by Luc Besson which gives a bit of insight into the movie’s style. Nonetheless, this movie portrays a few teenage characters engaging in fight sequences that make little sense. To add
