“Strange Way of Life” is a short film, with a major emphasis on the short part. This ‘Western’ themed slice-of-life drama blows in like a desert breeze, but lasts for less than an hour. It is from a celebrated director, with two fantastically talented actors in the lead roles. But the abbreviated story and screen time makes for a ‘strange way’ to utilize all of this talent.
“The Creator” is a worthwhile addition the large stew of ‘Humans vs. Robots” movies of the past decades. But there is no ‘SkyNet’ here, and no rogue ‘Replicants’ coming back to Earth from the Off-World. The combat is fierce, and the struggle to survive is strong on both sides. The future world holds many uncertainties. And, if we are not careful, this might point us to a direction that is not the right way — but the way that we are currently heading… Read more
“Stop Making Sense” is a concert performance of the musical group “Talking Heads”. The band was so keen on making this movie that they raised the production cost ($1.2 million) on their own. Upon the original release (1984 — nearly 40 years ago) this movie was considered ground-breaking. It still is today… Read more
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“A Million Miles Away” is an inspiring true story based on based on a guy who went from being a migrant farm worker to a NASA astronaut. This was an arduous journey, full of set-backs and blockades. He was told once: “Tenacity is a superpower”. He proved that never giving up on a dream can make the impossible a reality. Even when you are aiming for the stars.
“Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story” is about a video game… no, make that an auto racing simulator! — and it is based on — what else — a true story. Not a story about the origin of the ‘racing simulator’, but about one of the players. He actually learned enough to go on and become a race car driver IRL (In Real Life). Read more
“Billion Dollar Heist” is a well-documented story of the massive security breach that happened in 2016. The Bangladeshi Central Bank was targeted for over a year. Then, over a long weekend, a group of transactions were hacked in and money was gone overnight. It was well planned-out and devastating to the Bank and to the International finance system as a whole. Read more
“The Last Voyage of the Demeter” is based on a novel, well, actually one chapter of a novel. It is based on the novel ‘Dracula’ written by Bram Stoker in 1897. The chapter is about a ship and the crew members who are hired to help with moving the Count from Transylvania to London. Things, as they say, do not go well… Read more
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is an animated movie that loves the Mayhem almost as much as it loves the Mutants. The four classic-artist-named Turtles are back to rock New York City. Plus dealing with the mutant monsters isn’t quite as difficult as dealing with adolescence.
“Talk To Me” is an effective little Horror movie that sneaks up behind you and gives you chills before you know what happened. It is set in the current world of a social media blur that exists with ideas and images that can set you on edge. Call it a study in ‘TikTok Terror’. A small group of young people are taken into a supernatural world by a disembodied hand. Read more
“Artists In Agony: Hitmen At The Coda Teahouse” is crazy look at what might happen if you cross a movie like “John Wick” with a movie like “Spinal Tap”. It has a tongue firmly place in its cheek, since the goofy idea works so well that it has you in its cross-hairs. Read more
