Tale of Tales is on the surface about mystery. My overseas adventure today was watching a mystery: the Italian, English-speaking Tale of Tales (2015). This film takes you through three mysterious, unusual stories involving decadent medieval kings and queens and their humble servants, in a tone of humor, fantasy, nightmare, and of course mystery. Mystery…

A twist on love your neighbor Another view of The Choice…Love your neighbor is taken to the obvious–a neighborly love story–and perhaps symbolic, in The Choice (2016, USA). Next door neighbors Gabby is a medical student studying hard away at her books—seems to be a Saturday night, though, but she is a dedicated student. Then,…

2001 : A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact are science fiction films with distinction, for not only their technical achievements, but for their sense of the inner quest and a spiritual hunger for more. For tackling such subject matter makes these rare films.     The movies Based on the Arthur…

DVD movie commentary/review The existential worldview is a certainty in Far From Men (2015, France, and subtitled), but there is more. The film is adapted from the short story The Guest by French existential writer Albert Camus. His short story was published in 1957. The film adaptation, Far From Men, takes its cue from 1954…

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