An actress took a seat next to me at a wedding reception in London, and though effort she spoke with the plummy diction and flawless projection learnt as cheap seats at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. “You do understand,” she stuck in her surliest voice as though speaking the words of Coward that “AC-tor […]
In 2020, Luke Gilford, a photographer by profession, issued a book throat National Anthem that describes the queer population within the set of International Gay Rodeo Association. The photos are mesmerizing and gorgeous. Born and raised in the Southwest, Gilford was fond of rodeos since childhood. But the culture itself–masculine, often suppressive of gayness, did
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
On a hot summer day, New York City has no more valued item than a functioning air conditioning unit. This is why writer/directors Simon Hacker and Edith Akoms’ father-daughter relational comedy “Notice to Quit” works so well. That is why the real estate broker it follows on this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
