Category: Film & TV

Elephants in Frames | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. The intriguing world of the Asian working elephant. Unnaturally bent legs slip on a steep hillside as thick chains draw blood under the dragging weight of vast logs. Asian elephants have worked for mankind for over 4,000 years. Generations of labor, performing,…


Who’s Getting Rich From Moroccan Hash | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. In the vast Rif region of Morocco, cannabis farms stretch as far as the eye can see. This illegal trade is a lucrative one, yet many of the half a million Moroccans farming the crop live between poverty and fear. Shot in…


Highflyers | Documentary

This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Andreas Drapa used to be a regular tiler in a small town, breeding pigeons in his free time. Now, he’s Germany’s wealthiest high-class racing pigeon breeder, a millionaire, and a business partner of the rich in China and Dubai,…


Together Forever | Documentary

This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Four couples from the United States, Japan, India, and Germany open up about their relationships, which have all lasted, remarkably, longer than 50 years. In frank and funny interviews, each pair reflects on life before and beyond the moments…


Why Previews Spoil Too Many Movies

While attending a party last year, I was introduced to some friends of a friend who were quite interested in engaging me in conversation. “We understand you’re a movie critic,” said the husband, smiling. “Yes,” I said, “for over 25 years now.” After a long silent pause, I followed up with, “Are you and your…


Pure Instinct: Montana

“Pure Instinct” is an authentic Montana Adventure film. Filmmaker D. L. Stiffarm documents the unique experience and abilities of Montana’s fishermen, their natural instincts, and the state’s remote natural beauty. Discover the truth about life’s pursuits. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – PRE-ORDER “The Shadow…


Umbrellas

This film is available globally except in France, Spain, Belgium, Russia, Belarus, and Poland. In a faraway land where the rain never stops, 6-year-old Kyna spends her days playing carelessly with her dog Nana under the protective “umbrella beard” of her father, Din. He let it grow in order to shelter Kyna, who developed a…


Peep and the Paper Plane

This film is available globally except in Russia, Belarus, and Japan. While bird mother Paula is away searching for food, her son Peep gets unexpected help from a Paper Plane. Together, they head out to explore the magical world around them. But their friendship is soon to be tested. * Click the “Save” button below…


Film Review: ‘A Man Called Otto’: A Homogenized Remake of a Swedish Cult Favorite

PG-13 | 2h 6min | Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Romance | 30 December 2022 (USA) This past calendar year, professionally speaking, has not worked out well for Tom Hanks. He appeared in three films (“Elvis,” “Pinocchio,” and now “A Man Called Otto”) and none of them come close to matching his glory days of the 1990s or early 2000s (or even his post…


Kenneth Clark’s ‘Civilisation’: Still Important, Still Relevant

The year 1969 is one to remember in the history of American television. “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” premiered that year, and its madcap antics transformed TV comedy. Other beloved series still remembered today, like “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” and “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color,” entranced audiences as well. In January of that year, in what is…