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Darrel Manson

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Darrel’s Dozen for 2022

Darrel’s Dozen for 2022

Jan 13, 2023

The time has come to share my favorites of the last year. Things are still struggling to get back to normal in the world of movies. But things are beginning to look up with films from both established and upcoming filmmakers. The order of my list would probably change...

All That Breathes – Ode to life

All That Breathes – Ode to life

Jan 9, 2023

Shaunak Sen?s All That Breathes, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for World Cinema Documentary and the Golden Eye award at Cannes, is the story of two brothers trying to run a bird rescue in New Delhi. If that were all it was, it would be a run of the mill...

Living – Finally finding life

Living – Finally finding life

Dec 28, 2022

?If only to be alive like that for just one day.? What makes a life important? What gives a life meaning? Do our mundane lives have any lasting impact on the world? Those are some of the deepest questions we may ever consider, yet, often they seem too difficult to...

Mindcage – Not so psychological thriller

Mindcage – Not so psychological thriller

Dec 16, 2022

In Mauro Borrelli?s Mindcage, a serial copycat killer is on the loose. The police must  ask the original killer for help. One of the detectives helped put him away, and is dealing with trauma of having to deal with these cases. What price will the original killer...

Benediction – A life looking for meaning

Benediction – A life looking for meaning

Dec 15, 2022

?Are you searching for truth?? ?Isn?t everyone?? ?And if you find it, what then?? In Benediction, from director Terence Davies, we follow 20th century poet Siegfried Sassoon in his search for ? well, maybe truth, but often happiness, belonging, and some sense of...

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Dec 14, 2022

?They had said, ?We will come back for you. No matter how long it takes, we will come back.? Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, from director Arthur Karari, is the story of the last soldier fighting World War II. The film is loosely based on the true story of a...

Emancipation – Fight for freedom

Emancipation – Fight for freedom

Dec 9, 2022

"We will not ask for freedom. We will not wait for freedom to be handed to us. We will take freedom!? As one might expect from the title, Antoine Fuqua?s Emancipation is a story of freedom. The true story the film is based on involves a photo known as ?Whipped Peter?...