Meshing an action movie sensibility with real-world international strife, Hicham Hajji's debut film Redemption Day attempts to nail a finite tonal balance. While zeitgeist ruminations centered on the Middle East oil crisis are well-intended, Hajii misguidingly molds his conceits into a stale, cookie-cutter actioner. Redemption Day follows Brad Paxton (Gary
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This Is Not A Movie: Review. A retrospective on the life and career of journalist extraordinaire Robert Fisk. By Ray Lobo. Early in This is Not a Movie Robert Fisk’s Syrian army escorts inform him that they are driving through a road in Idlib province dotted with rebel Al-Nusra
Tapping into the refined charms of old-school romances, Amazon's latest Sylvie's Love isn't merely an homage to a foregone period in film. Writer/Director Eugene Ashe recontextualizes this whitewashed period with charming results, placing the authentic struggles of black dreamers at the forefront in a refreshingly light romance. Set between the
Therapy And Movies: Some Examples If you haven’t seen it, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out is a wonderful film. Funny, innovative and intelligent in bringing to life those voices in your head: joy, sadness, fear, anger, disgust. In the face-to-face and online therapy world it is believed that pathos and humour in movies about mental
