But this movie’s not. The Sea Of Trees (2016, USA) has adults lost in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, but the film is far from being lost. Beautiful cinematography, a non-linear plot, and good production values. But most of all a worthwhile story that keeps you wondering and expecting. Though what turns out is a tad familiar, it’s well-worth…

A mid-August lunch sounds appetizing. To whet your appetite, a movie with the title Mid-August Lunch sounds salubrious. Must see it. Having seen Italy’s Mid-August Lunch (2008), it is about celebrating food and life. What would you expect from Italiano? Mid-August Lunch is the first of three Italian comedies headlined by Gianni Di Gregorio. The 60-plus-something writer…

Revenge of the Sith, the third episode of Star Wars, is a ‘primal’ fantasy. By primal I mean a type of basic human experience, in the form of a fantasy. Entitlement and power The experience of entitlement in Star Wars is based in power. Senator Palpatine (who later becomes the Emperor) is really a dark…

One’s a hardened cop, the other a lonely widow. It sounds like a heart-to-heart in a pulpy romance novel. But in Witness (1985, USA), it’s not. Detective John Book’s sister says having kids will do him good. The unmarried Book (Harrison Ford) does not seem the type. The detective work has taken him to another place, a…

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