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RKS Film: “Eleftheromania”: Greek Prisoners in Auschwitz Face Moral Dilemma

A well acclaimed short film “Eleftheromania” is based on 4 years of research by Gregory C. Pappas through firsthand evidence and research of the Auschwitz archives. Greece was occupied by the Germans in the Second World War and the Greek population suffered atrocities when their resistance fought the Germans. Villages were decimated by mass executions.Continue reading “RKS Film: “Eleftheromania”: Greek Prisoners in Auschwitz Face Moral Dilemma”

RKS Film: “Calendar Girls”: Cheerleaders That Never Gave Up? Wisdom Amongst the Cheese?

“Calendar Girls” is a documentary about the Calendar Girls of Southwest Florida a group of 30 or so senior ladies that perform cheesy dance numbers in bingo halls, seniors’ residences and local parades raising money for charities. They give between 100-130 performances each year. What they lack in professionalism they compensate for in spirit. OldContinue reading “RKS Film: “Calendar Girls”: Cheerleaders That Never Gave Up? Wisdom Amongst the Cheese?”

RKS Film: “Dead Bride”: Spaghetti Horror Film?

Do you remember those delightfully different Westerns in the 1970’s shot in Spain and Italy. Not only were they enjoyable but they played a role in reviving a languishing genre of film so popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The horror genre of film has never really languished but the Italian “Dead Bride” is aContinue reading “RKS Film: “Dead Bride”: Spaghetti Horror Film?”

RKS Film: “The Last Out”: Cuban Fodder for Major League Baseball?

“The Last Out” is a PBS POV documentary which you can stream free (assuming you are not geoblocked) until 2November22 at pbs.org and the PBS Video app. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of three Cuban baseball players fleeing the poverty and lack of baseball opportunities to make their career, hopefully, in American professional baseballContinue reading “RKS Film: “The Last Out”: Cuban Fodder for Major League Baseball?”

RKS Film: “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry”: Initially a Cheesy Romantic Feel-Good All-Over Film Pulls Itself up from its Bootstraps to Possibly Reach Epic Proportions?

“The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry” initially canters on for 30 minutes being a cute feel-good Harlequinesque romance and then darkens quickly and becomes haunted by tragedy, jealousy, infidelity and a whole host of evil vibes. But through this transition from light and fluffy in the immediate moments it spans over a decade. YouContinue reading “RKS Film: “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry”: Initially a Cheesy Romantic Feel-Good All-Over Film Pulls Itself up from its Bootstraps to Possibly Reach Epic Proportions?”

RKS Film: “Tales from the Gimli Hospital” (Redux)

Gimli is a small town in Manitoba, Canada. In 1983 an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Edmonton ran out of fuel and miraculously coasted from 41,000 feet to an airfield in Gimli Manitoba. So I was piqued in seeing “Gimli” as part of the title to “Tales from the Gimli Hospital”. Written and directedContinue reading “RKS Film: “Tales from the Gimli Hospital” (Redux)”

RKS Film: “Red River Road”: What Is Happening Here?

“Red River Road” is about as indie as they come. The entire production was a family one made during a COVID lockdown. Although in most locations the lockdown no longer exists and if you believe President Biden of the United States COVID is over. Watching the Schuyler family struggle through the perceived terrors you mightContinue reading “RKS Film: “Red River Road”: What Is Happening Here?”

RKS Film: Take a Magic Carpet Ride with Surfer Doc “Facing Monsters”

With all deference surfer documentaries manipulate a tired plot of a determined surfer looking for the perfect wave and slather it with good cinematography. In this case don’t expect a novel plotline but be prepared for the stunning cinematography Rick Rifici has handed us here. In fact watch the huge curling monsters and Rifici willContinue reading “RKS Film: Take a Magic Carpet Ride with Surfer Doc “Facing Monsters””

RKS Film: “223 Wick”: A Clunker with Some Saving Graces?

Let’s face it “223 Wick” in its entirety is a clunker. Repetitive flashes of light, eerie voices and a whole host of tiresome horror film effects. Trite plot and mostly wooden acting. Of course in the midst of disaster one must recognize some positive points. This is not a horror film as the usual dimContinue reading “RKS Film: “223 Wick”: A Clunker with Some Saving Graces?”

RKS Film: “Young Plato”: A Catalyst for My Past and Maybe For Yours Too?

OK so a few minutes ago you saw a documentary on sharks. Wow! But you are solely an observer, aren’t you? If you were a researcher or a diver assisting in marine biology research you might have a far different view of the shark documentary to John Q. Public. Be patient… working into the theme!Continue reading “RKS Film: “Young Plato”: A Catalyst for My Past and Maybe For Yours Too?”