Tag: Films

About a year ago, I started a project to watch every feature film Martin Scorsese has ever directed, in chronological order. Just over 59 hours (!) of Scorsese cinema later, I’ve reached the end of the list. It’s just in time for the October release of Scorsese’s latest, Ki...

We’ve all been there. Exhausted from a day of doing nothing. Or perhaps from a day of doing something devoid of any purpose or joy. Feeling incapable of climbing out of the pit we’ve dug ourselves into. Feeling like we’ve missed our train or worse- caught the wrong one. Hoping agai...

I discovered Wong Kar Wai by accident, randomly selecting Days of Being Wild on Netflix when I was bored. I had no prior knowledge of his work, but after finishing the film, my attitude towards cinema had changed. Before I had avoided anything I considered art-house, believing that people ...

As the leading experts in window tinting in Melbourne, Northside Window Tinting understands the importance of choosing the right tint for your windows. With a myriad of options available, it’s crucial to be well-informed about the different types of window tinting films to make the best choice...

One of the best things during COVID-19 was learning to prepare delicious meals and exchange recipes with friends, making mouth-watering cocktails, some I had never heard of before, and lastly, watching great films, new and old ones. If you do something enough times it becomes a habit. One of the thi...

There’s nothing like a gut-wrenching action film that has you clenching for dear life at the climax and leaves you slack-jawed with peeled eyes at the end. The fact is you probably haven’t had such an experience since the late 90s when films were truly raw, gritty and based on storyte...

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have long struggled for visibility and inclusion. Despite nearly two centuries of bringing rich history, culture, and contributions to American society, our narratives are often erased and misrepresented in mainstream media and l...

When my mother died of ALS (following her mother and grandfather and preceding her sister in passing from the disease) I learned of the genetic cause of this in our family. Along with the name of a gene that seemed quite odd and unfinished (a jumble of letters and numbers) I discovered its...

There are many superlative action movies which succeed particularly due to the devotion to character. Despite all the pulse-pounding action, The Raid 2 (2014) is really a story about a cop trying to survive undercover so he can return to his family. Seven Samurai (1954) thrills, ...

With nearly a hundred Americans dying everyday from opioid overdoses, the U.S. currently faces the worst drug epidemic in its history. More people die from opioid overdoses annually in the U.S. than from car accidents or gun homicides, a number that has quadrupled since 1999. From journalist Perr...

The key to understand a culture is to be able to speak, read and understand that culture’s language. This allows you to comprehend the literature, news, and history of a place- the gateway to learning a nation or people. Several years ago I wrote about using literature to understand a place in...