A brave group of international volunteers take their converted truck into Ukraine’s Eastern frontline villages to cook, hand out free pizzas and paint the faces of the children. Their presence offers a brief moment of joy and escapism in ‘forgotten’ villages, many of which had been occupied by Russia and which now face reoccupation; villages that have been largely abandoned by their government and by other aid agencies.
If you are a discerning movie watcher and/or an African-American with a modicum of Black consciousness, this film isn’t for you. It would be better to watch the documentary ‘They Fight’ to see the impactful, emotional story of Walter Manigan and the young men of DC’s Ward 8.
Eddington attempts to capture how media is intertwined with the uncomfortable present.
Dashing in December follows the tried and true outline of a traditional holiday romance, with a less traditional middle-aged gay couple as the film's romantic focus.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
Mai yells what every parent dreads hearing from their child: “tao ghét mày” (“I hate you”) and runs from the scene, where Hai discovers that Mai was telling the truth about the wallet.
