Mauritania is located on the West coast of Africa. It is the homeland of The Mauritanian the subject of a film that explores the captives at the Guantanamo Bay military detention camp at the southern shore of Cuba. The film follows Mohamedou Ould Salahi (Rahim) a captive of the U.S. government who languishes in Guantanamo […]
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Our Friend
Our Friend brings us through the short interesting life of Nicole Teague (Dakota Johnson) in a non linear presentation of her life as a wife and mother. Far too often films that deal with the death of a relatively young person work hard to draw emotional sadness from the audience. They’re called “tear jerkers.” […]
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman is compelling and at the same time uncomfortable. Carey Mulligan’s Cassandra in the hands of outstanding direction by Emerald Fennell holds our attention as she travels a pattern of revenge that is confusing yet deliberate through out the entire script. Cassandra is a promising young woman, or at least she was […]
Fatale
Like a pebble that falls into the sea and becomes a tsunami Michael Early as Derick is caught up in one incident in Los Vegas that grabs him and won’t let go. Similar to Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction who is pulled into a whirlwind by Glenn Close after a one night stand. Here, Hilary […]
The Last Vermeer
Based on the book The Man Who Made Vermeers we follow a Dutch folk hero Han van Meegeren (Guy Pearce) who sold forgeries of Johannes Vermeer paintings to the Nazis. He is considered the most successful art forger of all time. Beyond the main theme which ends in a spectacular Perry Mason style court case, […]