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May 31, 2018

Welcome back to Documentary Thursdays. Today, I’m reviewing the second documentary about the refugee crisis, this time from an Italian perspective. If you want to learn more about the plight of refugees coming to the European continent, check out Episode #074 (“Human Flow”) by Ai Wei Wei. Learning about the crisis...


May 30, 2018

Welcome back to Worldwide Wednesdays. Today’s film will be our third film from Spain, following in the footsteps of Episode #080 (“Verónica”), a demonic possession period piece, and Episode #101 (“Orbiter 9”), a near future science-fiction thriller. In fact, “Orbiter 9” also starred Belén Rueda as Silvia...


May 29, 2018

Today’s movie is “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017), the psychological thriller directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written in collaboration with Efthymis Filippou, based on the play “Iphigenia at Aulis” by Euripides. The film follows Martin (Barry Keoghan), a troubled young man who lost his father on the...


May 28, 2018

Welcome back to Matinee Mondays. Some weeks you just know which film you want to see at the theaters, like last week’s Episode #141 (“Deadpool 2”), and today’s jaunt back into the Star Wars Universe. Thank you to everyone who took the silly Twitter poll and expect one every week. I will definitely need your help...


May 27, 2018

Today’s movie is “The Vanishing of Sidney Hall” (2017), the A24 drama directed by Shawn Christensen and written for the screen in collaboration with Jason Dolan. The film follows Sidney Hall (Logan Lerman), who finds incredible success with his first novel, then disappears, until one man known as The Searcher...