The Santa Cruz skating scene and the greater counterculture were bound to be co-opted by corporations, yet still it feels sad that there used to be times when you could alienate yourself from society by simply hanging out with other kids who don’t fit in. Capitalism has a way of eventually swallowing everything, but we […]
Beaujon public hospital situated at Clichy in the Parisian suburbs is one of the many casualties of French healthcare budget cuts and that was before this year’s announcement of new slashes. The facility has just one psychiatrist on staff: a specialist who treats patients admitted for other reasons (often trauma, sometimes suicide attempts). This doctor
Eye Level War is generally established at the step of everyday life, a hopeless existence for Ukraine. ‘Eddy’s War’ does not appear to be miserable from now on. Still, the viewer knows what lies behind destroyed houses and clouds of smoke in the sky, because this viewer is aware of current events. We meet a
The Owl example shows that film-making is not only time-consuming but also complex. This pet project took six years to create and was funded by donations towards the end of its production. Julian Pham, the movie’s writer, director and cinematographer who also dances wrote on his crowdfunding page for the debut feature on Indiegogo: “We
In this pleasant, family-friendly comedy set in South Africa, the one-liner “Where is it lekker?” becomes a catchphrase of sorts that reminds us that local is indeed “lekker”. Frankie en Felipé follows the story of two once inseparable half-brothers who are torn apart when Frankie (Brendan Olivier) is taken to a home for lost boys.
LISBON, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ On this day, the 19th of April commemorates the beginning of a massacre that lasted three days and took away around three thousand Jewish lives in Lisbon. The pyres burned higher than the rooftops, in a city filled with quartered bodies and heads on spear points paraded through its streets.
Few things are more suspicious than an artist who releases a so-called “late career return to form album.” Recently, the Rolling Stones and Foo Fighters each had one of these, and they were just fine. But that’s the problem they were only fine. I spent a lot of good will on them. They still felt
Jaya Krishnamoorthy displays many talents in this film, as he directs and acts in it too. Because of this, the movie becomes more profound and true. It starts slow but then reveals itself as an anti-alcohol story that has a strong impact on people. The plot revolves around Jai who is brought up by his
This documentary tells the story of deaf children who want an education, but it also has another layer. On one hand, it shows how kids with hearing problems are discriminated against; on the other hand, it demonstrates that a school committed to fighting prejudice can succeed. Aniqa is a mother who knows what will happen
Oh, Mercy! Just added to the catalog, Roubaix, One Lumière fully enters our selection of films to see on Amazon Prime Video. The film is inspired by a real-life news story that occurred in 2002 and by the documentary by Mosco Boucault Roubaix, Commissariat Central. Commissioner Daoud entrusts newcomer Louis with the case of an
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