Takis (Aky Ilaskarazisis) raises sheep in a small Greek village. Takis has a longstanding feud with Kyriakou (Dimitris Xanthopoulos) over land ownership. A situation of two hot heads colliding in a violent verbal spar starting the film with Kyriakou without much community support just being released from three years in prison. Community standards run highContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “Meat”: Twice Out of Control and Twice Dead”
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RKS 2024 Film: “Only the River Flows”: A Murder Investigation Takes Centre Stage
If you are an aficionado of murder mysteries you will enjoy the film. A twist of clues with no obvious viewer conclusions to be made. If you enjoy film noir there is almost enough stylistically here to merit slotting the film into that genre. If you enjoy symbolism in film and subtle political criticism itContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Only the River Flows”: A Murder Investigation Takes Centre Stage”
RKS 2024 Film: “The Secret Art of Human Flight”: Psychiatry and Reality vs. Dreams and Fantasy
Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer) has lost his 31-year-old wife Sarah. He had left the house to pick up some mac n cheese and upon returning 30 minutes later she was dead. Ben is in deep grief. He sits like a zombie wrapped in a blanket including in front of his house for three successive days.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “The Secret Art of Human Flight”: Psychiatry and Reality vs. Dreams and Fantasy”
RKS 2024 Film: Sailing with the H.M.S. Hollywood Suite to The Highland Cinemas in Kinmount, Ontario: “The Movie Man” Up Close and Personal! Part One!
A film critic slaves away under the oppression of well intentioned but unpaid blogs. Wowzers the return is incredible! All the movies you can watch which you can spend 6-7 hours writing about after watching a film with an occasional thank you. No way to make a living but rather an endorsement of poverty. SoContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: Sailing with the H.M.S. Hollywood Suite to The Highland Cinemas in Kinmount, Ontario: “The Movie Man” Up Close and Personal! Part One!”
RKS 2024 Film: “In a Violent Nature”: Horror on the Screen and in the Screening Room
As a journalist I have learnt over the years that you never know when your next story can jump out at you while in the midst of working on your target story. Years ago I was doing a sociology project which took me to a large theatre on St. Catherine Street in Montreal by theContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “In a Violent Nature”: Horror on the Screen and in the Screening Room”
RKS 2024 Film: “East Bay”: A Parade of the Mostly Lost
“East Bay” opens with 39-year-old Jack Lee (Daniel Yoon) lamenting his lack of life and filmmaking success from his childhood to the present day. As a child he desperately prayed to God to make him successful. We watch God, an elder bearded Caucasian, throughout the film snickering at the misguided humans and at one pointContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “East Bay”: A Parade of the Mostly Lost”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award! Dancing with Mr. Gordon Lightfoot in the Kitchen: Malivoire, Lightfoot, Kidman, Dylan the Westie and Reggie up for Oscars! Chapter Seventy One (71)
Needless to say, Bob, Fay, Dylan the Westie and I were floored when we received a call at lunchtime from Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles. “A Dog Saved My Life” is nominated for the best picture, Nicole Kidman for best actress, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot for best song, Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog-Russell Crowe for bestContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award! Dancing with Mr. Gordon Lightfoot in the Kitchen: Malivoire, Lightfoot, Kidman, Dylan the Westie and Reggie up for Oscars! Chapter Seventy One (71)”
RKS 2024 Film: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”: Triple Captivation
“Sometimes I Think About Dying” offers viewers triple captivation. Daisy Ridley as Fran captivates. The offbeat musical score captivates. The inventive and tight directing and writing captivates. Fran is a most uncaptivating woman. Awkward, isolated, lonely and seemingly unable to make any meaningful human connection. In the midst of fellow workers at a small officeContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”: Triple Captivation”
RKS 2024 Film: “The Madones”: The B Side Life of a One Hit Wonder Group
No typo here. This film is not about rockers The Ramones but a fictional all female Canadian rock group The Madones. They had their only big hit,” Mad Ones” twenty years ago. We know these bands as one hit wonders. Three sisters Rose (Lucy De Coutere), Gladys and Stella (Terra Doyle) were in this all-girlsContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “The Madones”: The B Side Life of a One Hit Wonder Group”
RKS 2024 Film: “Our Time to Be Kind”: Of Tears and Trust: Of Science and Hysteria
“Our Time to Be Kind”, a Canadian documentary, is ostensibly a profile of Dr. Bonnie Henry the Provincial Health Officer of the Canadian province of British Columbia during that time of COVID pandemania where science and hysteria co-existed. As a Torontonian, British Columbia is a 5-hour flight away but Dr. Bonnie Henry was often onContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Our Time to Be Kind”: Of Tears and Trust: Of Science and Hysteria”
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