Orsolya (Ester Tompa) is a bailiff in Cluj, Transylvania, Romania. In the process of evicting a homeless man, a squatter, he commits suicide by strangling himself with a wire affixed to a radiator. Despite Orsolya making every effort to accommodate the squatter it ends with his suicide. Orsolya had given him, out of compassion anContinue reading “RKS EUROPEAN FILM: Radu Jude’s “Kontinental’25”: Panoply!”
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RKS CANADIAN Documentary: “Hearse Chasing”: Seeing the Damage the Bottle Has Done
Watching the home video clips of Cassidy Waring and her younger brother Cooper in their childhood home in 1990’s Calgary there is a happy family flow which rapidly deteriorated into misery after Cassidy’s parents joined a dart club and quickly fell victim to the bottle. The misery extended beyond Cassidy and Cooper to neighbours andContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Documentary: “Hearse Chasing”: Seeing the Damage the Bottle Has Done”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For
Benny (Skene Kittle) half Japanese and half Caucasian undergoes a “Beyond Asian” procedure which erases all non-Asian heritage and implants artificial memories transforming Benny into a Full Asian. A journey into what being fully white or fully Asian might have been and Benny’s reaction to those different scenarios. Rather psychedelic and complex short film leadingContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall
It is the 25th anniversary of the bingo hall and a documentary film crew is there to film it all. Dave (David Landmark) is the caller. A nerdy guy that has been calling since the age of 12 but he barely possesses the ability to ride his bicycle without crashing it. Dave has throat problemsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health
Stevie (Stephanie Petallano) is a twenty something waking up to a surprise believing her hands are moulded clay. At her workplace her clay hands transform into porcelain and the rest of her face into clay save for her eyes. Her mind deceives her as she is the sole witness to this horrific and imaginary transformation.Continue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Thing Inside Her”: Who to Believe? Where is the Real Horror”
Harriet (Jacki Gunn) visits Doctor October (Jennifer Koenig) to have her IUD removed. In response to Dr. October’s questions Harriet explains she is experiencing nausea, insomnia, anxiety, low libido, depression and at times thoughts of suicide. Perhaps it is all just attributable to hormonal changes? Her boyfriend Matt (Matthew Graham) in slug like fashion eatsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Thing Inside Her”: Who to Believe? Where is the Real Horror””
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Gone Viral”: Never Take Candy from a Stranger
Didn’t your mother ever warn you never take candy from a stranger? How about phishing warnings that if it’s too good to be true walk away? Have you read the children’s story “Pied Piper”? I wonder if in the beginning of the film if seemingly shallow minded influencer Nikki (Lilian Doucet-Roche) purveyor of anything andContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Gone Viral”: Never Take Candy from a Stranger”
RKS Literature: The Manufactured James Dean Legend (Truman Capote)
“James Dean, the young motion-picture actor killed in a car accident in 1955, was promoted throughout his phosphorescent career as the all-American ‘mixed up kid’ the symbol of misunderstood hot-rodding youth with a switchblade approach to life’s little problems. When he died, an expensive film in which he starred, Giant, had yet to be released,Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Manufactured James Dean Legend (Truman Capote)”
RKS Literature: A Friend of Marlon Brando Comments on His Choice of Friends (Truman Capote)
“….the kind of people he didn’t like-and the kind he did, both-stemmed from his insecurities. His inferiority feelings. Very few of his friends were his equals- anybody he’d have to compete with if you know what I mean. Mostly they were strays, idolizers, characters who were dependent on him one way or another. The sameContinue reading “RKS Literature: A Friend of Marlon Brando Comments on His Choice of Friends (Truman Capote)”
RKS Literature: Truman Capote Defines a “Movie Star” (Truman Capote)
“Defined practically, a movie star is any performer who can account for a box office profit regardless of the quality of the enterprise in which he appears; the breed is so scarce that there are fewer than ten actors today who qualify for the title. Brando is one of them; as a box office draw,Continue reading “RKS Literature: Truman Capote Defines a “Movie Star” (Truman Capote)”
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