The history of our world in 18 minutes

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

December 5, 2020 · 2 min read

The Maltese Falcon (1941) Directed by John Huston Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Peter Lorre Produced 12 years after the book, The Maltese Falcon, directed by the great John Huston and starring the…

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Women Talking

March 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Women Talking Directed by Sarah Polley Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, and Francis McDormand Released in theaters (US) Dec. 23, 2022 Available to buy/rent from Amazon The title worried me…

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Better Days

May 8, 2021 · 3 min read

Better Days (2019) Directed by Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang Starring Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee K and I watched Better Days. It was one of the foreign movies on her list of Oscar nominations. From the get-go, I…

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Nice Journalist, Bad Journalist

September 6, 2024 · 2 min read

When police want to intimidate someone into copping to a crime – regardless of whether the suspect is guilty – they use the good cop/bad cop routine because it is very effective. When people don’t understand…

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A Certain Morning

April 11, 2023 · 1 min read

A Certain Morning (Un Certain Matin) This is a short film (15 minutes) written and directed by Fanta Régina Nacro. It was the first dramatic film made by a woman from Burkina Faso. The scenery reminded me of…

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