The word ‘Moffie’ is South African slang for ‘an effeminate or homosexual man,’ something the Army has no tolerance for. Going in knowing this and that the film centers around the military, you have some idea why the film was made.
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“Voyagers” is a movie with science-fiction setting, but at the heart it is about pure deviant psychology. Think about “Lord of the Flies” set on a spaceship, and you get the idea. When a future Earth is facing ruin, the smart people send out a space ship to planet light-years away. The people sent to colonize a new world are raised as obedient sheep. But they won’t stay that way.
“The Truffle Hunters” is a heartfelt documentary about a group of elderly men in Italy who hunt for the rare Alba truffle. Any of these men would be great at a party after hunting these mushrooms. After all he is such a ‘fungi’ (fun guy)…
A French exit is considered slang for withdrawing an engagement or position without first signaling your intentions or saying your goodbye as you depart.
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In the summer of 1939, there was a school called the Augusta-Victoria College for Girls, Bexhill-on-Sea, on the southern coast of England. It opened in 1932 and was the ‘first and the last of its kind in Britain.’ For good reason.
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“The Courier” makes for a fascinating story about an ordinary British businessman who became a crucial part of the MI-6 intelligence information gathering system in the early 1960s. Based on true events, this man went into the Soviet Union at a time of increasing international tensions. He was able to befriend a top Soviet source, who was codenamed “Ironbark”. A man with no connection to spies, and no training in undercover operations, was able to get and deliver much needed Soviet secrets back to the British government. Read more
The Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman narrative, ‘The Father’ is a movie based on the Play of the same name by Florian Zeller. And it’s easily a film you will call one of the best movies of the year or of any year.
When you hear that a movie like the 1988 comedy sensation, ‘Coming to America,’ is getting a sequel, you manage your expectations. Do that here and you’ll enjoy yourself.
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