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  Bad Education 2004

  ★★★ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  3/5 Stars

  Plot: “An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.” -IMDB

  Review: A few weeks before the 2025 Oscars, I had dinner with some friends of mine. We were taking a break between screenings of the nominated short films. As a group of cinephiles, our conversation almost always leads back to movies.

  As we devoured slices of pizza, someone posed a question for the group, “What is the…

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  All We Imagine as Light 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Dec 2024

  Recommendation: 4/5 Stars, SHOWTIME

  Plot: “In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.” -IMDB

  Review: Mumbai is expansive. It fills every inch of the screen, stretching further than we can imagine, reaching into the distance. The city feels forever, as we open on two roommates doing all they can to navigate…

Popular reviews

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  Ashes in the Snow 2018

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Sep 2018

  “Clinging to Hope,” a review of “Ashes in the Snow” by Nathan H. Box

  Recommendation: 4/5 Stars, SHOWTIME

  Director: Marius A. Markevicius, Writers: Ben York Jones, Starring: Bel Powley, Sophie Cookson, James Cosmo

  Plot: “In 1941, a 16-year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.” -IMDB

  Review: For my second film of the Los Angeles…

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  A Skin So Soft 2017

  ★ Watched 22 Jun 2018

  Cinephile No. 721 “A Skin So Soft”

  "Muscle Worship”

  A Review of "A Skin So Soft” by Nathan H. Box

  Director: Denis Cote, Writer: Denis Cote, Starring: Jean-Francois Bouchard, Cedric Doyon, Benoit Lapierre

  Rating: 1 Star, SKIP

  The Plot:

  Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit, and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are…