Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement edited by Shelly Oria McSweeney’s, September 2019 192 pages / Amazon “Unlike other forms of psychological disorders,” Bessel van…
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Emotion pulls you in every direction in this apocalyptic fantasy of breathtaking destruction. Israeli artist Yael Bartana dares with high theatrics and lush symmetrics in the hellish utopia Inferno (2013).…
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Donuts and secrets are on the menu this Christmas Eve in Hollywood. In its initial synopsis, Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015) comes across a touch experimental and niche, “A working girl…
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Even into the 21st Century the people of France continue their disdain for their last Queen, Marie Antoinette, more colloquially known as Madame Déficit. When Sofia Coppola’s contemporary rendering of…
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Without affirmative calm or resolution, The Sweet Hereafter (1997) departs much in the same way as it arrives. Adapted from a book and based on true events, this multi-layered account…
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Instead of life being a skywards trajectory of never-ending joy, romantic disappointment and emotional upheaval often overrule. Undeniable passion, fluttering heartstrings and a piercing connection are not always equated with…
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Brazenly setting the tone, the film opens with the words of Alfred de Musset, Romantic poet, writer and lover of Georges Sand, “The only truth is love beyond reason.” Indeed,…
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In desperate times, often, desperate measures are taken, or so the hackneyed phrase goes. Out of complete and utter desperation individuals are forced to make decisions and take actions that…