Year: 2017

Reviews of “Blade Runner — The Final Cut” and “Loving” and a radio show preview are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here ...

Join me and fellow reviewers Miriam Knight and Cynthia Sue Larson for the latest edition of our quarterly Reviewers Roundtable discussion on New Consciousness Review radio on the OmTimes Radio Network. We’ll look at some of the best new books and movies with spiritual, metaphysical and consciousness-related themes, including “The Red Turtle,” “Minimalism,” “Kedi” and “The Wisdom Tree.” Tune in to the podcast on demand by clicking here. Join us for some lively chat! ...

Reviews of “Get Out” and “Christine” and a podcast preview are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here ...

“Kedi” (2016 production, 2017 release). Director: Ceyda Torun. Web site. Trailer. Our four-legged feline friends provide many of us with tremendous joy. But, in one of the world’s most dynamic cities, cats are more than just pets; they’re an integral part of its culture and collective soul. The impact of this is now brought to life in the charming new documentary, “Kedi.” The City of Istanbul is at the crossroads of the world. For centuries, the port city on the cusp of Europe and Asia has been a center of trade and trading ships, many of which kept cats to help control on-board rodent populations. When these vessels made port, many of their feline crew members disembarked and made themselves at home in this newly arrived destination. Cats from all over the world took to the streets, claiming them as their own, their ranks swelling ever since. And, given that the furry creatures performed the same function on land that they once did aboard their sailing ships, they were warmly welcomed by the locals. The fact that they were adorable likely helped, too. Through the centuries, street cats have made themselves home throughout the city, and residents have come to ...

“A United Kingdom” (2016 production, 2017 release). Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Laura Carmichael, Terry Pheto, Jessica Oyelowo, Vusi Kunene, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Anastasia Hille, Arnold Oceng, Charlotte Hope, Theo Landey, Abena Ayvior, Jack Lowden, Madison Manowe. Director: Amma Asante. Screenplay: Guy Hibbert. Web site. Trailer. The power of love is undeniable. In fact, when employed skillfully, it can work wonders, not only in interpersonal relationships, but also in circumstances that have wider ramifications, some of which may be unforeseen at the outset. That’s the surprising and amazing outcome for a romance once considered taboo, one even with international implications, as depicted in the new historical love story, “A United Kingdom.” In the late 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) of the southern African nation of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) attends law school in London in preparation for his ascendancy to the throne, a destiny that has been awaiting him since the untimely death of his father, the king, while he was a young boy. During Seretse’s upbringing, the affairs of the nation have been handled by his uncle, Tshekedi (Vusi Kunene), who has dutifully served as regent. And now, with his education nearly complete, the prince is ...

Reviews of “The Wisdom Tree” and “The Music of Strangers,” as well as a magazine article preview and more, are all available in this week’s edition of Movies with Meaning on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here ...