The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
An Irish friend tired of his friend threatens to cut off a finger each time he tries to talk with him but the rejected man tries anyway, with dire results.
AVATAR: The Way of Water (2022)
The Na’vi family has to flee to a distant land of water & learn new ways when the humans return to Pandora’s moon to rape it for minerals.
Babylon (2022)
An over the top tale of the rise & fall of stars during the debauched era when Hollywood was transitioning from silent to sound films.
Empire of Light (2022)
Mentally disturbed Hilary & the younger Black Stephen who work at a British movie palace have a brief affair amidst the racism of the 1980s.
The Fablemans (2022)
The fictionalized story of how his family & others influenced Steven Spielberg to become a great film director.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Interspersed stories of elves, Harfoots,dwarves, humans, & Orcs taken from Tolkien’s pre-Middle Earth LOR deal with the war against the evil Sauron and the rings of power he seeks.
Crushed Wings (2021)
Female Genital Mutilation is seen through the eyes of a village girl, married & sent off to the UK where she finds an advocate & also discovers the practice is cultural, not at all advocated by Islam.
Trees of Peace (2021)
3 Rwandan & 1 American woman hide from Tutsis in a tiny space while the Genocide unfolds outside & they try to get along inside for 81 days.
ELVIS (2922)
Made in dazzling style, this film exposes the toxic relationship between singer Elvis Presley and the influence of Black music upon him and his friendship with B.B. King.
Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening–A Good Read
I became interested in reading this book while reviewing the documentary film The Book Keepers. The book is a memoir of an unusual friendship between a white Southern woman, Carol Wall, and Giles Owita, a Kenyan holding several jobs, including gardener. Ms. Wall, a writer for 20 years for Southern Living magazine had struggled …
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