Tag: film reviews

My Soul Summer — Italian Film Festival 2023
Reviewed by Michele E. Hawkins. Quiet, studious 17-year-old Anita (Casadilego) is preparing for the entrance examination to study classical piano ...
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Strangeness [La stranezza] — Italian Film Festival 2023
Reviewed by John P. Harvey. Sicilian comedy legends Valentino Picone and Salvatore Ficarra play Onofrio and Sebastiano, gravediggers and enthusiastic ...
![The First Day of My Life [Il primo giorno della mia vita] — Italian Film Festival 2023](https://i0.wp.com/bmamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rT3Z80QuqvAOW208CWqfjOPvmCd.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&quality=89&ssl=1)
The First Day of My Life [Il primo giorno della mia vita] — Italian Film Festival 2023
Review by John P. Harvey. On a particular night in Rome, four people are on the verge of irreversible decisions ...
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[film review] A Haunting in Venice
Review by Michele E. Hawkins. A Haunting in Venice, loosely based on Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, has all the ...
![My Shadow Is Your Shadow [Mia l’ombra è tua] — Italian Film Festival 2023](https://i0.wp.com/bmamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/my-shadow-is-your-shadow.jpg?fit=1024%2C553&quality=89&ssl=1)
My Shadow Is Your Shadow [Mia l’ombra è tua] — Italian Film Festival 2023
Review by John P. Harvey. When praise by a social-media “influencer” causes a surge in demand for Vittorio Vezzosi’s (Marco ...
![The Order of Time [L’ordine del tempo] — Italian Film Festival 2023](https://i0.wp.com/bmamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/qIhIZC2gOrUhnNLVD0kCXNgPjaC.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&quality=89&ssl=1)
The Order of Time [L’ordine del tempo] — Italian Film Festival 2023
Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Every year a group of friends meets to celebrate a birthday. This year it is ...
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A Brighter Tomorrow [Il sol dell’avvenire] — Italian Film Festival 2023
Review by John P. Harvey. In this dramatic comedy, film director Giovanni (played by Nanni Moretti, who also co-wrote, produced, ...
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[Film review] Haunted Mansion
Review by John P. Harvey. An all-round likeable thrill-ride of an adventure story, Haunted Mansion is a spinoff from Disney ...
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[Film review] Sound of Freedom
Review by John P. Harvey. Action crime thriller Sound of Freedom follows Federal agent Tim Ballard (Jim Caviezel) as he ...
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Life Is Beautiful [Insaeng-eun Areumdaweo] — Korean Film Festival 2023
Review by John P. Harvey. When Se-yeon (Yum Jung-ah) learns that she has just two months to live, her invisibility ...