The documentary “After: Poetry Destroys Silence” highlights the contributions historians and poets make in reconstructing events of unthinkable tragedies. Where the movie’s compositional and auditory presentation complements the featuring poets, who vividly recite and elaborate on the notion of communication that accentuates the residuals of factual recitation, archival images, and dramatic reenactment. Even as the […]
In the movie “The Graduates,” Tyler’s death has caused Genevie, portrayed by Mina Sundwall, confusion about her future. It’s been a year since her boyfriend was murdered in gun violence and life has been very unclear since then. Times after a great loss can be very disorienting. But with the summer of graduating high school
The Gutters (2022), written and directed by the Lester brothers Isaiah and Yassir, being an afro-american, made me realize that the color community can make ridiculously dumb heated comedies too. Shameik Moore plays the role of Walt, an idiotic guy who barely has clothes. Most of the time, he ends up messing up and so
In the rather impressive but baffling four hours of documentary editing, “(Youth Hard Times)” tumbles into chaos depicting the colorful portrayal of Zhili migrant workers who are based in the children’s garment industry. The world has been edited by Wang Bing along with his assistant and CueA editor, Dominique Auvray, in 2015-2019. They recorded nearly
Liam Neeson’s transition into an action hero came with the unexpected success of the film ‘Taken’ which was worldwide IllMaim Neeson’s skill set and translates it into commercial violence. He has portrayed various characters in that skill set that the audience has taken a liking to. Having passed the mark of 70 now, Liam has
‘Juror #2’ is a classic and one that is a treat for the viewers; Clint Eastwood, a 93-year-old, shows no signs of aging, but rather showcases a perfect fusion with the courtroom style. With other productions we’ve seen such as ‘The Mule’, ‘Cry Macho’, and ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ being slight letdowns, it is a
As the bulldozer hovers behind the house, demolition imminent, a woman screams, “My daughters are still in there!” at the soldier pushing her out the door. The soldier says, with no feeling or hesitation, “Doesn’t matter.” “Doesn’t matter.” The coldness of it, the dehumanization, is so complete it’s shocking, even after everything else we’ve seen,
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.
