Month: August 2017

“Baby Driver”–For Millennials

Written by diana on August 27, 2017. Posted in movie reviews.

[Originally published for Blog Critics, July 3, 2017] The highly praised feature film Baby Driver, starring newcomer Ansel Elgort as Baby, tells the story of a millenial car driver getting in and out of trouble while trying to capture the love of his life. Baby drives fast and furiously, shifting gears and tapping tunes he hears on this iPod...

The Siege at Jadotville–The Luck of the Irish

Written by diana on August 20, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on The Siege at Jadotville–The Luck of the Irish

Based on true events, The Siege at Jadotville (a Netflix original) is a shocking reenactment of a heroic battle that was meticulously covered up for over 40 years

“The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light

Written by diana on August 13, 2017. Posted in Art, movie reviews, Unhealed Wound.

Iguana Marina Sebastiao Salgado, the renowned Brazilian sociopolitical photographer, is the subject of this emotionally harrowing documentary. The viewer witnesses photographs of heartbreaking gravity and human agony, both unprecedented and breathtaking. The 2014 Academy Award nominated The Salt of the Earth reveals Salgado’s masterpieces...

Sense of an Ending (2017) –Remembrance of Things Past

Written by diana on August 6, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on Sense of an Ending (2017) –Remembrance of Things Past

The Sense of an Ending is a dramatic adaptation of the novel. It glides back and forth in time as we view the disconnected pieces of a previously unexamined life and the exploration of memory's role in constructing one's identity.

Month: August 2017

“Baby Driver”–For Millennials

The Siege at Jadotville–The Luck of the Irish

“The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light

Sense of an Ending (2017) –Remembrance of Things Past

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