Movies, Phantasy

The Martian

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The Martin is the third Hollywood film in little over a year about space travel. So I was a bit worried. Would it be too similar to Gravity or Interstellar to be enjoyable? Yes, there is overlap in their storylines: In all three movies the space travelers run into life threatening problems. But The Martian takes [Read More]
Documentary, Movies, Music, The Rest

Buena Vista Social Club

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An alternative title for this music documentary could be, “Grandpa and Grandma rock!” For music lovers this documentary by the German filmmaker Wim Wenders is a charmer. Ry Gooder, an American guitar player, visited Cuba in the 1970s. He fell in love with Cuban music and wanted to do something with Cuban [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

American Sniper

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Not everyone was happy that Clint Eastwood made a film following a very skilled American navy seal, Kris Kelly, on his four military tours of Iraq. Eastwood was accused of glorifying killing. Kelly is so good at hitting targets at long distances that he becomes the most successful sniper in US history. If you have [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Woman in Gold

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Adele two nieces take a significant place in her life filled with high culture. When the Nazis take over Vienna, the life of the Jewish population is destroyed Many reviewers of this film were disappointed because the film covers familiar stories about the Holocaust. Similarly I felt that film at times became melodramatic and lame. Particularly [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

Pitch Perfect 2

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I did not even remember that I had seen the first film in this series. Now I know why. Just as the first installment of this fun film you forgot the details of the plot even while you are watching the film. But the singing is so beautiful and the humor is splendid. Watching the [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Leviathan

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Anyone reading world news for the past 12 months will be taken aback by Vladimir Putin’s blatant lies regarding Russia’s involvement in the war in Ukraine. Now comes a film that is extraordinarily powerful in capturing contemporary Russian society. This is only the 4th film of the writer and director Andrey Zvyagintsev. Zvyagintsev manages to [Read More]