Whenever one hears the words Guantanamo or Gitmo, it usually emits a pretty strong reaction. Honestly, I'm not usually keen on watching films that I know will depict torture, especially one based on a true story. The Mauritanian however, piqued my interested because of the filmmaker, Kevin Macdonald, and cast. French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim played …
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Documentary Spotlight – ‘Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché’ + Interview with writer/director Pamela B. Green
One of the perks of covering film festivals is discovering cinematic gems that I otherwise would not have come across. This is one of those sparkling gems I got to see at MSPIFF this year. Not only is this film speaks of a topic that is near and dear to my heart as a female …
FlixChatter Review: ELYSIUM
As a big fan of District 9, I had been looking forward to this for some time. I erroneously thought this was the follow-up to Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller set in South Africa when I did this post but by the time the trailer came out, obviously this is an original story that doesn't involve …
Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller ELYSIUM’s Poster & Trailer Spotlight
Boy oh boy! I've been looking forward to this film for quite some time now. In case you didn't know already, I'm a huge fan of District 9 which was a surprise to me as I didn't even know much about it when I saw it on the big screen. Well, it's been over three …
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A ‘sequel’ I actually want to see: District 9 follow-up ELYSIUM
One of my favorite films of the last decade was the low-budget sci-fi movie District 9. In my review, I said that it’s such a distinctly moving, poignant and provocative film that makes you ponder long after the end credits roll. Not long after I saw the film, there's immediate buzz for an inevitable sequel, which I …
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Rental Pick: The Beaver
The Beaver A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.I've been curious about this one mostly to see Mel Gibson's performance and because the script apparently topped 2008's The Black List (as in list of Best Un-produced Screenplays). I also wanted to see it because Anton Yelchin, whom …
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