<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Carmilla – Sin Lurking at the Door

Carmilla – Sin Lurking at the Door

Jul 16, 2020

Vampires have a wide range of portrayals in our culture. They have scared us (Noferatu, and Dracula), become love interests (the Twilight series), a metaphor for sexual variation (True Blood), comic figures (What We Do in the Shadows), or a mixture of all of the above...

Ramy – Searching for God

Jul 12, 2020

?I feel that the problem?s really that I just don?t know what kind of Muslim I am. Like there?s Friday prayers and then there?s Friday night and I?m, like, at both. I wanna pray. I wanna go to the party.? The Hulu original series, Ramy, takes us into the world of a...

The Tobacconist – Becoming an Adult

The Tobacconist – Becoming an Adult

Jul 10, 2020

?We?re not in this world to find answers, but to ask qestions.? Nikolaus Leytner?s The Tobacconist is a tale of looking for love, finding wisdom, and becoming an adult. As with many coming-of-age films there is movement from innocence to facing harsh realities. How...

Greyhound – Shepherd in the Midst of Wolves

Greyhound – Shepherd in the Midst of Wolves

Jul 10, 2020

Open sea. No air cover. U-boats hunting in a pack. 37 merchant marine ships taking supplies and troops to the war in Europe. A handful of destroyers trying to protect the convoy. The man in charge is a first-time captain. Greyhound is primarily an action movie, but it...

Widow of Silence – Help or Hinder

Widow of Silence – Help or Hinder

Jul 9, 2020

Kashmir has been the site of conflict between India and Pakistan since the partition in 1948. Although it is majority Muslim, it is controlled by India. As the conflict has gone on, there have been many who have been arrested (officially or unofficially) and never...

Guest of Honour: The Pieces of Life

Guest of Honour: The Pieces of Life

Jul 7, 2020

Atom Egoyan is adept at creating cinematic puzzles for us to assemble. We aren?t quite sure what it will all look like when it is complete, but as we piece together the various facts and memories, we discover not necessarily the truth as much as emotional and...

Suzi Q – A Rock Trailblazer

Suzi Q – A Rock Trailblazer

Jul 1, 2020

Suzi Quatro is for some a rock and roll icon. She was one of the first women in rock to play bass and be the front person. Before Deborah Harry or Joan Jett (both of whom we hear from), there was Suzi. But at least in North America, her fame is a bit tempered. Suzi Q,...