Tag: Foreign
The Life Ahead Is a Sweet Tale of Childhood Trauma and the Healing Power of Empathy
The plight of African migrants trying to reach the shores of Italy for a chance at a better life is well-documented. Often exiled or sometimes just left to float at sea in lieu of refuge, the long-term effects…
Read More »Sputnik Uses the Sci-Fi Classics Before It to Examine Human Emotion
Since Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking, legendary sci-film Alien was released in 1979, tales of alien life forms seeking unsuspecting human space explorers to use as living hosts have been ubiquitous in the genre to the point of becoming rote…
Read More »The Truth is I’m Largely Disappointed
Perspective is a tricky thing, from one vantage point, an image or a memory is recalled to be one way while another person looking at the same image or looking back at the same moment, will have an…
Read More »The Audition Touches on Interesting Concepts but Fails to Grasp
Parent-child relationships are often fraught and hard to navigate. Parents often want what’s best for their child, but can often confuse that wish for their own hopes and desires. The Audition follows one such relationship. Anna Bronsky (Nina…
Read More »True History of the Miseducation of Ned Kelly
It’s no secret that our experiences as children play a pivotal role in who we eventually become as adults. Growing up in a well-adjusted home with attentive, caring parents can set a child off on a path toward…
Read More »The Traitor Explores Guilt and Consequences in an Epic Mafia Tale
Guilt and consequences are two of the toughest burdens to bear. Our choices can, and often do, come back to haunt not only ourselves, but those around us. From Italy comes an epic tale of a mobster faced…
Read More »Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a Well-Executed Film We’ve Seen Before
“‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” is a famous quotation about the perils of love lost, but is really true? Loving someone deeply but being unable to have them can…
Read More »Pain and Glory is a Portrait of How the Past Can Impede Our Present and Future
Unresolved trauma can construct roadblocks for one’s mental health and impediments toward progress within any part of our lives. Often times, people struggle to move forward and embark on new, productive paths due to the inability to reconcile…
Read More »Climax is a Visually Stunning Assault on the Senses
Climax is the story of a French dance troupe preparing for a tour of the United States, a dream come true for the aspiring performers. The troupe is rehearsing in an empty school with a small celebration planned…
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In Incitement, a View of How Young Men Become Radicalized
As social upheaval continues to spread worldwide and populist movements lurch further rightward, teetering toward violence, one of the questions many sociopolitical analysts are pondering is what motivates people, young men in particular, to become radicalized? The advent…
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