NR | 1h 15min | Documentary, Nature | 22 April 2023 (USA/Australia) Try as it might to be a newfangled attempt to warn viewers to the perils of mankind’s collective assault on the global ecosystem, the gorgeously shot but narratively bereft documentary “River” is a narrative train wreck. It achieves little beyond reminding general audiences why art house posturing and tree-hugging…
Film Review: ‘River’: Wonderment, Naval-Gazing, and Ecological Flummery
ANALYSIS: Tucker Carlson’s Exit Shakes Up Cable News
News analysis April 24, 2023, will be known as a day that shook up cable news: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon out at Fox News and CNN, respectively. Fox News said they and Carlson parted ways while Lemon said on Twitter that he was terminated. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways….
‘The Egg and I’ from 1947: Buying the Chicken Farm
Commentary Have you ever wanted to get away from the strife, complication, and corruption of modern society? Perhaps you’ve dreamed of escaping it all and living a simple, wholesome life on a chicken farm. Getting away from the excessive technology and pollution of modern life may seem like a 21st-century phenomenon, but escapism is nothing…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Freedom Writers’: Teachers Must Be Learners First
PG-13 | 2 h 3 min | Drama, Biopic | 2007 In 2021, at least 31 U.S. states reported rising high-school dropout rates, over twice that in the previous year. That wouldn’t be as tragic if it weren’t for the fact that graduates are likelier than dropouts to secure jobs, earn better, and escape street-crime,…
Film Review: ‘Chevalier’: Harrison Shines Despite Shoddy Filmmaking
PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama, History, Music, Biography | 21 April 2023 (USA) There are few lesser-known historical figures in need of becoming the subject of a sprawling screen biographical epic than Joseph Bologne. However, “Chevalier” is neither sprawling nor is it an epic and is, in effect, the cinematic equivalent of a half-complete CliffsNotes study guide. Born in 1745 to…
Talent Scout | I Married Joan Season 1 Episode 13
Joan is tricked by a couple of con men pretending to be talent scouts and finds herself filming a movie scene where a jungle girl costume sharing screen time with a scene-stealing chimpanzee. …
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Miracle at Manchester’
2022 | Not Rated | 1h 28m | Family Films that feature Christian morals and values have come a long way in recent years, often having a broad enough appeal to make them relatable to non-Christians as well. Actor and filmmaker Eddie McClintock directs and stars in one such faith-based film—a 2022 production (not released…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Homeschool Awakening’: An Incredibly Revelatory, Must-See Documentary on Homeschooling
2022 | Not Rated | 1h 40m | Documentary By most accounts, the year 2020 was pretty traumatic after all we witnessed and experienced, and the widespread overreach in both the public and private sectors that limited our rights. The public was locked down, there was a huge transfer of wealth from average citizens and…
In Award Winning Film, ‘The Quiet Epidemic,’ Technology Proves Existence of Chronic Lyme
After decades of being accused of being hypochondriacs, sufferers from chronic Lyme disease have been exonerated in an award-winning American documentary called “The Quiet Epidemic.” The 2022 film proves that Lyme spirochetes, in approximately 20 percent of those affected, remain active in the human body long after the customary three-week round of antibiotics. Doctors and…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Made for Each Other’: Faithfulness in Good Times and in Bad
Not Rated | 1 h 32 min | Drama, Comedy | 1939 Director John Cromwell’s film may be old hat for long-married couples, but it can be a welcome insight for those just married or about to be. Opening credits overlay a pair of hands signing the names of his lead actors into a marriage…
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