Suswatibasu (1701 KP) shared Entertainment Editor 's list
Oct 22, 2017
The Academy has announced the 92 features that have been submitted for Oscar consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category:
Father and Son (2017)
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Father And Son is a beautifully filmed story about a single-father Moc and his 6 year-old son Ca who...
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El Inca (2016)
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The film tells the story of real-life professional boxer Edwin Valero, undefeated two-weight world...
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Another Story of the World (2017)
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In Mosquitos, Uruguay, at a town asleep, a coronel obsessed with his garden gnomes and a mailman who...
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My Pure Land (2017)
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Based on a true story, this striking drama sees a mother and her two young daughters; Nazo and...
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Black Level (2017)
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50-year anniversary is the beginning of a complicated phase in the life of a wedding photographer...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis in Books
Oct 22, 2017
Without attributing the 2016 election results to Vance and his family himself, the author paints a picture of a total disconnect between establishments and white working class voters. From education, to opportunities in climbing the social ladder, Vance can be seen as an exception due to the lack of outreach from these institutions.
His story can appear both depressing and uplifting at the same time. From experiencing trauma through a broken home, poverty, and an abusive addict mother, to having supportive grandparents who are able to push him into believing in himself. Vance breaks the mould eventually studying at Yale and becoming a venture capitalist. But his doubts in himself are ever present.
Vance, however, also blames 'hillbilly' culture and it's encouragement of social rot. Likewise, he recounts stories about lack of work ethic, and the notion of blaming others for their own misfortune. It highlights the need for stability in families in order for upward mobility.
It is a raw, emotional portrait of growing up in and eventually out of a poor rural community riddled by drug addiction and volatility.
Andy Walker (4885 KP) rated American Horror Story - Season 3 in TV
Oct 22, 2017
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Oct 22, 2017
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Some of my favorite films. Please comment or share my list. Also let me know what good movies I am missing as I am always looking to expand my knowledge of film.
Mother! (2017)
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A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their...
The Thing (1982)
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A research station in Antarctica is infiltrated by a parasitic alien lifeform that assimilates other...
Dead Poets Society (1989)
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Robin Williams plays an unconventional teacher in charge of shaping young minds at a boys prep...
Thelma & Louise (1991)
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Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent...
Aliens (1986)
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James Cameron's sequel to the highly successful 'Alien'. Officer Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole...
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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Colossal (2016) in Movies
Oct 22, 2017
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Mother! (2017) in Movies
Oct 22, 2017
Mother! is a unique film experience which will not be duplicated for me any time soon.
I loved it.