?You are my city of joy.? Mona Fastvold?s The World to Come takes us to a world that seems long past, but that reflects many of the same struggles people face today. It is a love story filled with yearning. But it also is a story of confinement and oppression. Set in the mid-19th century,…
Viggo Mortensen?s directorial debut, Falling, is a story of an unrepentant prodigal father and the son who strives to be forgiving and loving. It is the story of the dynamics of a lifelong struggle to maintain a relationship that includes a very fragile loving bond. John Peterson (Mortensen) lives in California with his husband Eric…
Set in the foothills of Ireland, Wild Mountain Thyme tells the story of Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt), a strong-willed farmer who yearns to win the heart of her emotionally-stunted neighbour, Anthony Reilly (Jamie Dornan). Struggling to commit to his role in the family farm, Anthony also struggles to take a risk with his feelings for his beautiful…
?Why are you helping me?? ?You were in my path.? Surviving may be all that someone can handle at times. It?s not just a matter of physical survival, but can require surviving the kind of pain and sorrow that seeks to kill one?s soul and spirit. In Land, the directorial debut of Robin Wright, a…
Sundance offers the chance for many first-time filmmakers to share their films. First Date is the premier feature film from directors Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp. It is a film that doesn?t fit nicely into any single genre, rather it mixes several together. The results sometimes work, but not always. Mike, a somewhat shy high…
Ok. Doing this spoiler-free isn?t the easiest thing, but it?s what I?m going for. So, wish me luck. Marvel showed up with Friday?s 4th episode of WandaVision. And when I mean showed up, I mean THIS felt like the Marvel I?ve been tracking with since Iron Man was released in 2008. Don?t get me wrong,…
Warner Bros. is venturing into new territory with dual in-theater and on HBO Max releases for its films this year. While there are a few that have arrived since the splash of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day, The Little Things starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto is the second “big”…
?Clearly we were in a boat that needed desperately to be rocked.? The 1960s was a turbulent time. Society was struggling with the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, and the early groanings of the women?s movement. For many, the church (especially the Roman Catholic Church) was the place they expected stability, tradition, an unchanging constant. But…
What if you know something bad is happening, but no one will believe you? Perhaps they think you?re crazy. Perhaps you even begin to think you?re crazy. The Swedish film Knocking is part of the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival (happening virtually this year). It is a psychological thriller which saves its revelation…
What does it mean to be a mother? Japan?s submission for Best International Feature Film, True Mothers, creates a very human picture of motherhood, but it also is multifaceted. It is the story of two mothers of a child. They have two very different stories, but can they find a way to bring them together?…
