“Erzulie” is a warning film to men who mistreat ladies. Erzulie is a river mermaid that is a protector of women and children. We start the film with a “Jaws “scene of some obnoxious guy Brad bothering one of his lady companions and hurts her by tossing a beer can at her. Poor Brad disappearsContinue reading “RKS Films: “Erzulie”: Gentleman Be Kind to the Ladies”
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RKS Film: “Who Killed Vincent Chin” : 40th Anniversary
After an altercation at a Detroit strip club Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by Ronald Ebens and his adopted son Michael Nitz (both white) on June 19, 1982. According to multiple witnesses Ebens insulted Chin by calling him a moutherfucker whose people were stealing American jobs. Chin knocked down EbensContinue reading “RKS Film: “Who Killed Vincent Chin” : 40th Anniversary”
RKS Film: “The Quest: Nepal”: Doc Builds on the Me Me Genre
“The Quest: Nepal” has a comedic twist to it although I am sure not intended. Alex Harz a filmmaker from the United States has a childhood dream of climbing Mount Everest and so he sets out to do just that. So we hop onto a cruise ship of the mind and jet off to Katmandu,Continue reading “RKS Film: “The Quest: Nepal”: Doc Builds on the Me Me Genre”
RKS Film: “Acid Test”: Me Me vs. Me Me
Jenny (Juliana De Stefano) is in her last year of high school in Texas living with her father Jack (Brian Thornton), mother (Mia Ruiz) and younger brother. Jenny is squeaky clean, perhaps a bit too squeaky clean to be a follower of a feminist rock band Riot Grrrl and drop her first tab of acid.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Acid Test”: Me Me vs. Me Me”
RKS Film: “Madeleine Collins”: Back to My Roots Mon! Demain Le Fin De Monde!
I owe a debt to Demain Le Fin De Monde! Growing up in Montreal as an anglophone I watched French television which meant nifty French cinema on late Friday and Saturday nights. Hollywood was banal while French cinema was compelling because unlike Hollywood trash it was more complicated and almost always tinged with a bitContinue reading “RKS Film: “Madeleine Collins”: Back to My Roots Mon! Demain Le Fin De Monde!”
RKS Film: “Perfecting the Art of Longing”: Locked in an Eternal Prison
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana suffered a brainstem stroke in 2011 rendering him a quadriplegic. For 9 years he has been bedridden with slow speech. Rabbi Cahana was a family man. He was a scholar, poet and community leader and then the stroke. Institutionalized requiring round the clock care in a Montreal long term care facility heContinue reading “RKS Film: “Perfecting the Art of Longing”: Locked in an Eternal Prison”
RKS Film: “Good Life”: Entrepreneurs Hustling Entrepreneurs!
Remember that famous phrase of P.T. Barnum, “There is a sucker born every minute.” In the documentary “Good Life” there are many youthful suckers born. Take your choice of treating the film as a serious look into the minds of young entrepreneurs or a comedy exploring the gullibility of Musk and Branson wannabes. Many callContinue reading “RKS Film: “Good Life”: Entrepreneurs Hustling Entrepreneurs!”
RKS Film: “Banksy Most Wanted”: Where is He/Them?
“Banksy Most Wanted” delves into the search for graffiti artist Banksy known only by a few and an expert at identity avoidance through use of false news stories and the loyalty of the few who do know him. There is the possibility as well that Banksy may be a grouping of individuals. As Banksy says,Continue reading “RKS Film: “Banksy Most Wanted”: Where is He/Them?”
RKS Film:“We Are The Thousand”: A Delightful Escape From Documentary Depression Rocking with The Foo Fighters
I have finished reviewing some 24 documentaries over 60 days for two film festivals, Toronto Hot Docs and Earth X. 80% of those were depressing dealing with genetic manipulation, child abuse, politically sanctioned murders, deforestation, pig feces overflow etc. After this down ride I welcomed “We Are The Thousand” which is crammed with good cheer,Continue reading “RKS Film:“We Are The Thousand”: A Delightful Escape From Documentary Depression Rocking with The Foo Fighters”
RKS Film: Toronto Hot Docs Winner “Eternal Spring”: The Rise of Animation in Documentaries
The Canadian documentary “Eternal Spring” may be a watershed documentary with its use of animation to tell the story of the Falun Gong “hijacking” of Chinese State television in Changchun, China on March 5, 2002. Changchun was the birthplace of Falun Gong which is a “spiritual” practice pointing out a clear path to elevating yourselfContinue reading “RKS Film: Toronto Hot Docs Winner “Eternal Spring”: The Rise of Animation in Documentaries”
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