Charles-Olivier is a newly minted graduated with a most relevant Bachelor of Arts in Civilization and Viking History. In his first post graduate job he finds a job as a salesclerk at a suburban pool shop. Be prepared to watch reality meeting miseducation in this short film from Quebec which made the selection for theContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Pro Pool” (Piscine Pro): Revenge on an Unpleasant Reality”
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RKS 2023 Film: “She Is…”: Another Painful Journey Along the Child Sexual Abuse Road
Unfortunately, documentaries dealing with personal stories of child sexual abuse are not uncommon. Previously to viewing “She Is..” I have reviewed the Canadian film “Because We Are Girls” and the American film “Relative” and all three films point a finger of the abuser as friends of the family or family members. Years ago we wereContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “She Is…”: Another Painful Journey Along the Child Sexual Abuse Road”
RKS 2023 Film: “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” (Je vous salue salope, Backlash): Revulsion, Disgust and Frustration
When you watch “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” unless you are a Proud Boy or a January 6th insurrectionist you might be thoroughly disgusted. Women and men from the United States, Canada, France and Italy tell their story of on-line harassment of themselves or their loved ones by woman hating rednecks. It is notContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” (Je vous salue salope, Backlash): Revulsion, Disgust and Frustration”
RKS 2023 Film: “The Case Against Cosby”: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?
The concept of innocent until proven guilty is shattered by the documentary “The Case Against Cosby”. We listen to several Cosby’s victims interviewed stating they were drugged and sexually assaulted by actor and comedian Bill Cosby. One of his numerous victims is Canadian Andrea Constand, the only survivor to gain a conviction against America’s favouriteContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Case Against Cosby”: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?”
RKS 2023 Film: “Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter”
The documentary “Love, Charlie” can be seen as a study of brilliance, passion, perfection and self destruction. The late Chef Charlie Trotter was in the vanguard of new cuisine in the United States for those that could afford it. His story is told by himself, fellow chefs, his first wife, former employees, fellow family members,Continue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter””
RKS 2023 Film: “The Stalking Fields”: Evil System, Evil People and Victims
Marcus Woodman (Sean Compton) is a former U.S. Navy Seal with over 200 kills. One of his last kills was an American who pleaded for mercy and that mercy was his death which Woodman accommodated. Woodman may have killed many but killing a U.S. citizen is a lynchpin to his post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Continue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Stalking Fields”: Evil System, Evil People and Victims”
RKS 2023 Film: “The Cosmos Sisters”: A Study of Endearing Friendship
Nora (Nora Kaye) and Whitney (Whitney Uland) are 30 somethings and long-time friends although by the bickering and sniping you’d never know that. Whitney is the perky one and Nora is the sullen one. Nora’s mother recently died and Whitney did not bother to attend the funeral. Nora is brooding and a bit of aContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Cosmos Sisters”: A Study of Endearing Friendship”
RKS Films: The Best Films of 2022
No Bears (Iran) 96 EO (Poland) 94 Nocturna: The Great Old Man’s Night Side A (Argentina) 94 The Other Me (USA) 94 Suntan (Greece) 94 Blue Queen (Greece) 93 The Movie: It is Only Compelling if it is Real (USA) 92 River Road (Canada) 92
RKS Film: The Best Documentaries of 2022
The Best Documentaries of 2022 President (96) Perfecting the Art of Longing (96) American Reckoning (95) Who Killed Vincent Chin(94) Lodo (93) Yanis Varoufakis: Eye of The Storm (93) Anonymous Club (93) Young Plato (93) Jon Bénet’s Tricycle (93) The Last Tourist (93) The Killing of a Journalist (92) The Quiet Epidemic (92) Silent BeautyContinue reading “RKS Film: The Best Documentaries of 2022”
RKS Film: “Last of the Right Whales”: Despair and Hope
“Last of the Right Whales” is a documentary about the perils North Atlantic right whales face and what is being done to save them from extinction. It is bound to enthrall viewers yet cause some emotional trauma. The drone photography is nothing but spectacular and sickening when watching right whales entangled in fishing ropes orContinue reading “RKS Film: “Last of the Right Whales”: Despair and Hope”
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