Thoughts written in Spanish on Parallel Mothers, Almodóvar’s latest uneven but thought provoking film
Mis reflexiones después de haber visto la nueva película de Pedro Almodóvar, Madres Paralelas. Como gran parte de las películas de Pedro Almodóvar, la historia de Madres Paralelas sucede en el presente y en la ciudad de predilección del director donde él vive, Madrid. No es su mejor película, pero como todas sus películas es […]
Two amazing films for different reasons
Minari (2020) – Un amour impossible (2018) A few weeks ago, I had the delight of watching Minari. I had wanted to see it ever since it came out earlier this year and finally took the time to do it. It was such a touching film from beginning to end. It starts slowly and gradually […]
“Promising young woman,” powerful #metoo film
Carey Mulligan stars in this dark comedy/thriller which takes place nowadays in Ohio’s suburbia. It’s difficult to categorize the film’s genre. It’s dark, it’s occasionally funny, it’s romantic, it’s mysterious, it’s several genres at once but it works and the story unfolds for the most part in unpredictable ways. Carey Mulligan plays Cassie, a 30 […]
Nomadland – The modern road movie, critical of the system
France McDormand plays the lead character and also produced this movie directed by Chloé Zhao. Although I had never heard of the director, I certainly had heard of McDormand who might win a third Oscar for her performance. McDormand carries this beautifully shot film on her shoulders as she is in almost every shot. She […]
Covid Weekend Films: Il a déjà tes yeux, Victoria & Abdul, Election
October 23-25, 2020: French, British and American comedies On Friday night, we finished watching “Il a déjà tes yeux” or “He already has you eyes,” a French comedy about black parents who adopt a white baby. There are some heartwarming and funny moments, particularly the ones that involve the black grandmother discovering her grandson is […]
Love, Scott – Film review
Last night, my partner and I watched a 75 minute long documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada. (You can watch the whole film for free online by clicking here or the film is at the end of this review.) The film had its own gradual pace, featured lots of subjective blurred images […]
Routines are important when working from home
I began writing this to help those who are working from home and who never really have before. This article is not finished yet but hopefully it gives you some ideas. Since 2002, I’ve worked as a freelancer, business owner but was also fully employed many years. I’ve learned to appreciate working from my own […]
Watching films in the time of confinement
As we retreat to our homes to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 virus, we are consuming visual content more than ever. To ensure we don’t all overload the telecommunication networks, Facebook, Youtube, and Netflix have stared to reduce the streaming quality. Makes us all regret Blu-Rays. There is currently a film that is extremely […]
Dolemite is my name, fun comedy with Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes
You got to give it to Netflix, they are firing in all directions to create original content. Although this is not groundbreaking stuff à la Roma, Dolemite is my name is a fun heartwarming comedy starring Eddie Murphy in the role of real-life Rudy Ray Moore, a man who never gave up his dreams of […]
2020 vintage: Strong Oscar-nominated short films
The Oscar-nominated live-action short films are always surprising, inspiring and this year’s five nominees did not disappoint. From the instagram-filtered to the politically charged, the films offered a glimpse into some of the issues facing our contemporary world. The films take place in the late 2010s in northern Africa, in Europe, North America and Central […]