What moves someone to be what they will be? If the answer was so simple, we would not have those drowning in distractions. We would not have others in painful anxiety about their lives. We would not have resentment in the world. All that would be left were those immersed in self-satisfaction, for they had […]

In a similar, though less existential vain as the fine dining documentary For Grace, Crafting a Nation sets to document the rising tide of micro-breweries across the nation founded by individuals with the most dangerous of mentalities to the preexisting order. And that is, they do it for the love of it. A leisurely activity […]

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  What is redemption? Does it have a flavor similar to justice? As defined before, justice being the preservation of righteousness, we may discern redemption to be the restoration of righteousness. Not so much wronging a right, however, as again the taste of such peripateticism can lead one towards vengeance, as a human subject can […]

  With a tremendously and exceptionally piece of writing for the screen, The Big Short eloquently and tersely as well as excitingly lays out the nutshell of the financial Armageddon that was occurring in the fall of 2008 by giving us insights into the small players, of those that could barely fill out a baseball […]

  While The Revenant is a gorgeous advancement in the telling of cinema, and its narrative is simple-minded, it nevertheless does reach into the truths about the human condition in a novel manner. Painting lipstick on a pig does not change the innate nature of the animal, though luckily the heart and soul of the […]

  When we say one has meaning in life, we normally attribute a sense of purpose or at least fullness which occupies each waking day. There is a reason for getting up in the morning. There is a reason for withstanding the throttling of the waking moment, from sunrise to sunset. So when this lacks, […]

  Marriage requires a commitment. At least in theory. It requires a dedication, even sacrifice, to another for the sake of the betterment of each individual in the union. No marriage can possibly be impeccable, whereby it is flawless from trials and tribulations. It those those hurdles, those challenges, within each one that can either […]

  Birdman   2014’s Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a mediation on the urgency and unabashed relentless reach toward fame, that, while once captured and lost, is desperately in search once again. The lead, Riggen Thomson, is a washed-up Hollywood actor, only known for portraying the comic book hero Birdman some twenty-odd […]

  Joy is a film which is honest in the portrayal of what it takes to become greatly successful in this world, and how the finish line in the race towards finding success is only the starting line of a different set of complications. It’s enjoyable to see a film that does not pre-suppose its […]