— by BEV QUESTAD — America may be lacking moral leadership these days, but its vigilance and ethical spirit are stronger than ever. This year’s powerful 2017 Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) in New York City features the most crucial issues of our time, opening with a candid documentary on the current situation in […][...]
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Review: Two Soldiers (aka Due Soldati)
— by RON WILKINSON — Director Marco Tullio Giordana’s tale of love and redemption debuted at The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà’s 17th edition of “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” taking place through June 7. The film starts with a gritty army patrol in Afghanistan. The leader of the Italian patrol, […][...]
Review: The Confessions (aka Le Confessioni)
— by RON WILKINSON — This low-key pot boiler had its New York premiere June 1 at The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà’s 17th edition of “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” taking place the first week of June. The movie deals with a final judgment enacted on economic kingpins who have […][...]
Five great movies with major plot holes
Plot holes are Hollywood’s potholes. What started out as a laugh at the film-makers mistakes is now a cottage industry. The quality of a film is no protection from the gaffs which drive director’s to despair. Did Sergio Leone notice the car driving across the background as Eli Wallach climbed into the noose at the […][...]
Review: Chuck
— by RON WILKINSON — Nobody who saw director Philippe Falardeau’s award winning “Monsieur Lazhar” in 2011 would have imagined this. “Lazhar” was followed by two more touchy-feely up close and personal films about unique immigrant experiences. “Chuck,” which premiered at NYC’s 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, is the polar opposite. Born and bred in New […][...]
Review: Cardinal X
— by RON WILKINSON — In this coming of age thriller — written and directed by Angie Wang — the character of Angie, played by Annie Q., is based on the real-life experiences of the writer/director when she was an incoming freshman at a prestigious southern California university. Coming from a disadvantaged background, her college […][...]
Review: Afterimage
— by BEV QUESTAD — “Where can I find Dr. Strzeminski?” asks an eager new student at an art field trip. Flopping down on his stomach, Strzeminski rolls down the hill above her. His students shout out and roll in gay laughter down the mountainside as well. Władysław Strzeminski was known as the greatest Polish […][...]
Review: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
— by RON WILKINSON — The family-run bank Abacus became the only bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Like the crisis itself, this is a story of government, and banking, mismanagement. There is fault enough to go around. However, there is a depth to this movie that moves […][...]