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Movie Review: ‘My Father’s Shadow’ is a Beautiful Remembrance

Director: Akinola Davies Jr.Writers: Akinola Davies Jr., Wale DaviesStars: Sopé Dìrísù, Godwin Egbo, Chibuike Marvelous Egbo Synopsis: Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing...

Movie Review: ‘A Private Life’ Solidifies Foster as One of the Best in Any Language

Director: Rebecca ZlotowskiWriters: Anne Berest, Rebecca Zlotowski, Gaëlle MacéStars: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira Synopsis: The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients,...

Movie Review: ‘Viva Verdi!’ is a Beautifully Vibrant Portrait of Elderly Artistic Passion

Director: Yvonne RussoWriters: Christine La Monte, Yvonne RussoStars: Claudio Giombi, Chitose Matsumoto, Tina Aliprandi Synopsis: At Milan's Casa Verdi retirement home, elderly opera stars and musicians mentor young students while sharing their remarkable...

Movie Review: ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Will Make Sure You’re Never Bored

Director: Gore VerbinksiWriter: Matthew RobinsonStars: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz Synopsis: A "Man From the Future" arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled...

List: Dave Giannini’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Well, we are finally here. We have reached the end of another year of cinema. And, as always, it has been an extremely good year. Also, like all years, you are better...

Movie Review: ‘Come See Me In the Good Light’ is a Startling Reminder of How Fortunate We Are

Director: Ryan WhiteStars: Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley Synopsis: Facing an incurable diagnosis, two poet lovers embark on a poignant yet unexpectedly humorous exploration of love, mortality, and life's moments. Anyone who has found themselves...

Movie Review: ‘I’m Not Everything I Want To Be’ Journeys Into The Heart of An Artist

Director: Klára TasovskáWriters: Klára Tasovská, Alexander Kashcheev, Lukás KokesStars: Libuše Jarcovjáková Synopsis: Czech photographer seeks freedom after 1968 Prague Spring suppression and undertakes long journey to break from repressive regime's constraints. It is rare...

Classic Film Review: ‘Brooklyn’ is a Complex Look At The Choices We Make

Director: John CrowleyWriter: Nick Hornby, Colm TóibínStars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleason Synopsis: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her...

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