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FILM REVIEW | Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – A life well-lived
The late Oliver Sacks was a very fascinating man. Learn more about him in the upcoming documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Life. Sacks was not just a scientist and neurologist, he also wrote dozens and dozens of books including best sellers, was a master in his field, greatly respected, became a celebrity later in life, […]
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FILM REVIEW | I am Woman – Hear me Roar!
An Australian singer, with a young daughter in tow, arrives in 1996 New York to make it as a singer. The woman’s name was Helen Reddy. Yes, Helen Reddy the legend who sang such hits as “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, “Delta Dawn” and “Angie Baby” and the iconic “I am Woman” started her career […]
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FILM REVIEW | Moffie – Beautifully well-told story of a young gay soldier in the South African army
It’s 1981 South Africa, a time when the country was still at the height of apartheid, and blacks were not the only class of people who were discriminated against, homosexuals didn’t have it easy either. In the new amazing film ‘Moffie’ – based on an autobiographical novel by Andre Carl van der Merwe – beautifully tells the story […]
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FILM REVIEW | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Not the film we thought it would be
Going into this film I expected a story of the lovable Mister Rogers – the man who, for decades hosted the US children’s television show Mister Rogers Neighborhood, but it’s not a story about him. It’s the story of writer Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) doing a magazine article about Mister Rogers. Of course, Mister Rogers […]
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FILM REVIEW | Seberg – a biopic, not as good as it should’ve been
The FBI investigation of actress Jean Seberg is told in the new film Seberg. Kristen Stewart, who plays Seberg, is fine in this film of Seberg’s life which was filled with glamour and controversy. Director Benedict Andrews, who directs with little enthusiasm, and the writers focus on the years in Seberg’s life when she was […]
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FILM REVIEW | Judy
★★★★ | Judy Renee Zelwegger is electric as the late, great Judy Garland in the new film Judy. Judy is a semi-biographical account of her time in London in winter 1968 where she performed a five-week sold-out show at the venue that was called ‘Talk of the Town.’ The film also traces her life when she […]
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FILM REVIEW | The Shiny Shrimps
The Shiny Shrimps is so much fun to watch it’ll make you want to join some sort of sports team to experience what you’ve just seen in the film.
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FILM REVIEW | Rocketman
★★★★ | ROCKETMAN The story of Elton John, Is it a musical definitely, is it a biopic partly is it sanitised? No damn way – 25 years of his life from 17-42 years-old, warts and all with added chems and gay relationships. Nutshell – Not really a chronological life story nor with chronological music but […]
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FILM REVIEW | Yuli
★★★★ | Yuli Famous Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta plays himself in a beautiful drama/documentary about his life as a ballet star as well as his life growing up poor in Cuba. ‘Yuli’ – the nickname given to him by his father Pedro – is very unique in its storytelling. It not only goes into […]
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FILM REVIEW | Boy Erased
In 2004, at the age of 19, American Garrard Conley was sent by his parents to a conversion therapy program to rid him of his homosexual feelings. This true story is now a film called Boy Erased.
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FILM REVIEW | Can You Ever Forgive Me?
★★★★ | Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant both play gay characters in the fantastic Can You Ever Forgive Me? Based on the life of book author, and Lesbian, Lee Israel, and fluidly directed by Marielle Heller, Can You Ever Forgive Me? based on the late Israel’s memoir, tells about […]