Toronto Black Film Festival Review: “White Water” (2015) ★★★★
There was a time, and quite an unpleasant one, when we lived in a world divided in two categories: white and colored. In spite of the limitations “colored” people should….
Author: Ulkar Alakbarova
My name is Ulkar Alakbarova. A wonderful name, is it not? I come from the exotic land of Azerbaijan but now I live in the hub of Hollywood North – Toronto, Canada. How lucky I am to be able to enjoy and indulge in my favourite avocation of watching movies. Movies of every genre are screened here in Toronto. There are black and white classics, avant garde, independently produced, and of course, newly released movies for all to enjoy. Let me share this treasure of entertainment with you. Read my thoughts and opinions then let me know if you agree.
Toronto Black Film Festival Review: “Ayanda and the Mechanics” (2015) ★★★★
The taste of success is sweet not when you get what you want at the peak of your career, but when you get it amidst the stormy weather after overcoming….
Jodie Foster`s MONEY MONSTER: Official Trailer
Short Synopsis provided by Sony Pictures: In the taut and tense thriller Money Monster, Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made….
Toronto Black Film Festival Review: “Knucklehead” (2015) ★★★
Mental disorder can be controlled at a certain stage, or in a certain environment. But if that person happens to live in a dysfunctional family, then you must expect nothing,….
Film Review: “Stonewall” (2015) ★★★★★
It’s astonishing to see a significant amount of negative reviews Roland Emmerich’s STONEWALL has received. This film deserves nothing but high praise for courage, telling an important story the way….
Film Review: “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011) ★★★★★
It has never been so difficult to review a film the way I feel is going to happen with Lynne Ramsay’s WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN because this movie….
Film Review: “The 5th Wave” (2016) ★★★
For a studio such as Columbia Pictures, 38 million dollars’ budget is not that big to worry about in case they lose it. However, it’s a significant amount of sum….
Film Review: “Dirty Grandpa” (2016) ★
There must exist some law when the filmmaker, the screenwriter and the entire cast pay a fine for causing a quiet emotional breakdown after you see a ridiculously irrelevant film….
Film Review: “4th Man Out” (2015) ★★★
It’s always interesting to watch all kinds of movies where you learn the things you don’t experience in your personal life. Of course, it teaches you to be more courageous,….
Interview: Filmmaker Nicholas Hytner Talks Eccentric and Hilarious “The Lady in the Van” and Dame Maggie Smith
There are not many actresses nowadays whose name would sound as loud as Dame Maggie Smith’s. Every time you see her in a particular film, you expect nothing but highly….
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