Same-sex Partnerships on The Cinema Scribe
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday June 24.
‘Turtles’ asks, ‘Is love enough?’
Is love enough to sustain a relationship? It can certainly provide a powerful bond to keep partners together, but is that sufficient to maintain that connection when other issues arise (e.g., day-to-day life challenges, disagreements and disconnects about fundamental goals and aspirations, cohabitation conflicts, a growing lack of sexual intimacy, etc.)? These matters often come to a head when certain turning points in life are reached, such as health issues or retirement, especially when each partner holds different views about what that next stage of life is supposed to be all about. And, as is becoming increasingly apparent these days, these questions impact both traditional partnerships and same-sex couples. So what’s to be done?
This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "Mickey 17," "Universal Language" and "All Shall Be Well," along with a podcast preview and a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Wrapping Up Reeling 2024
The 42nd edition of the Chicago Reeling International LGBTQ+ Film Festival is now in the books, having featured an array of narrative, documentary and short films in theaters and online. I managed to catch 12 films during the festival’s two-week run. So, with that said, here’s my take on what I watched and what I thought.
This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "Touch," "Network," "Downwind" and "Little Richard: I Am Everything" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Catch the July Edition of Frankiesense & More
Anyone who missed the July movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast can now catch the recorded version on The Good Media Network Facebook page on Facebook or YouTube.
What Might Have Been on The Cinema Scribe
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New Movies for July on Frankiesense & More
Join yours truly and show host Frankie Picasso for looks at seven new films and a few other surprises on the upcoming movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, to begin airing Thursday July 18 at 1 pm ET.
‘Touch’ explores what might have been
“Touch” (“Snerting”) (2024). Cast:. Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Pálmi Kormákur, Masahiro Motoki, Yoko Narahashi, Ruth Sheen, Masatoshi Nakamura, Meg Kubota, Tatsuya Tagawa, Charles Nishikawa, Sigurour Ingvarsson, Starkaour Pétursson, Akshay Khanna, Kieran Buckeridge, Benedikt Ellingsen, Maria Ellingsen, Eiji Mihara, Eugene Nomura, Harpa Elísa Ϸórsdóttir (voice). Director: Baltasar Kormákur. Screenplay: Baltasar Kormákur and Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson. Book: Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, Touch (2022). Web site. Trailer. No matter how well life may treat us, almost everyone undergoes a memorable, fulfilling experience that, unfortunately, doesn’t last as long as we thought (or hoped) it would. These scenarios – usually romantic in nature – leave such profound, enduring impressions on us that we can’t shake them when they end, often abruptly and somewhat unceremoniously. We tend [...]
This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "A Quiet Place: Day One," "Golden Years" and "Late Bloomers," along with a podcast preview, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.