Trying to understand aliens, in Arrival (2016), coming to movie theaters this week. There was another film called The Arrival in 1996. The Arrival had similar premise to Arrival, but turned out there was a twist. The Arrival starred Charlie Sheen in scientist mode. Arrival has Amy Adams in scientist mode. Arrival’s premise is straightforward.…

The Sea of Trees (out now on DVD) reminds me of one of those famous inspirational stories. Yes, it is a story containing a suicidal theme and there’s a mysterious touch of Spiritism, but wait a minute. When school teacher Arthur Breenan goes to Japan’s “Suicide Forest” to do the unthinkable after a family tragedy, he…

An accident changes everything for wealthy Will Traynor, a lover of life. Me Before You (2016; UK, USA) is about a life changing event that happens unexpectedly and puts Will on a road of no return. Life altering events have the power to put life on hold for a long time and have an effect on…

I think of “meddlers” in a negative sense because that’s what I’ve come to think about meddling. I observe that there seems to be different kind of meddlers.  One meddler advises someone on what they should do, which makes the other person feel their life is terrible. Another meddler just hangs around and clings to…

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