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This Week in Movies with Meaning

Reviews of "Is This Thing On"? and "Your Attention Please," along with my 2026 Oscar scorecard, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, at https://www.thegoodradionetwork.com/2026/03/26/movies-with-meaning-by-brent-marchant-tgrn-movie-correspondent-2/. #BrentMarchant #TheGoodRadioNetwork #MovieswithMeaning #IsThisThingOn #YourAttentionPlease #Oscarscorecard #WillArnett #LauraDern #BradleyCooper #standupcomedian #divorce #personalfulfillment #volleyballcoach #film #movies #romanticcomedydrama #documentary #SaraRobin #socialmedia #cellphones #cyberbullying #teensuicide #BigInformation #AI #antisocialbehavior #AcademyAwards #OneBattleAfterAnother #Sinners #Hamnet #Weapons #SentimentalValue #MichaelBJordan #JessieBuckley #SeanPenn #AmyMadigan #PaulThomasAnderson

Brent Marchant2026-04-28T06:49:50-05:00March 26th, 2026|Announcements, Awards Season Discussion, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Movie Reviews, Web Posts|

‘How to Make Millions’ puts life into perspective

There are things in life more important than money, but sometimes we lose sight of that, unwittingly allowing our perspectives to become seriously skewed. Unfortunately, this usually happens most often when family-related considerations are involved. And those flawed perceptions, in turn, can become even further distorted when money is tied up with those familial matters, particularly when inheritance concerns loom. Such is the case for a Chinese-Thai family facing the prospects of what will happen to the assets of its terminally ill matriarch.

Brent Marchant2025-08-28T07:39:09-05:00July 13th, 2025|Comedy, Conscious Creation, Drama, Foreign, Movie Reviews|

‘Let It Be Morning’ advises escape from our self-made prisons

No one likes feeling trapped by his or her circumstances (at least not overtly), but sometimes we find ourselves unwittingly confined by the walls that physically and/or metaphorically surround us. These “cages” or “prisons” keep us locked in place, preventing us from moving forward in our lives. And no matter how much we may want to see our way clear, sometimes we’re unable to figure out how to proceed.

Brent Marchant2023-04-27T11:22:36-05:00March 29th, 2023|Comedy, Conscious Creation, Drama, Foreign, Movie Reviews|

‘Little Gandhi’ inspires the visionary in each of us

“Little Gandhi” (2016). Cast: Interview Footage: Robert Ford, Najlaa Alsheikh, Osama Abu Zayd, Motaz Morad, Ghiath Shurbaji, Muhammad Shihadeh, Shafeek Abdulaziz, Muhanad Abu Alzen, Rana, Hassan Abo-Kinan, Mohammed Namous, Radwan Ziadeh, Ahmad Shurbaji. Archive Footage: John Kerry, David Cameron, Ghiath Matar, Yahya Shurbaji. Director: Sam Kadi. Screenplay: Sam Kadi. Web site. Trailer. It’s been said that one catches more flies with honey than with dung. While that may be true in many circumstances, it can be a tricky practice in political circles. If nothing else, though, it can make a statement, regardless of whether its objectives are met. So it was with an unconventional but fearless nonviolent activist fighting for change in his beleaguered homeland, the subject of the compelling [...]

Brent Marchant2019-05-07T09:11:45-05:00April 1st, 2019|Conscious Creation, Documentary, Movie Reviews|

How’d I Do on This Year’s Oscars?

With this year’s Academy Awards ceremony behind us, it’s time to take a look at how I did on my predictions for the winners in this annual competition, as first outlined in my previous blog, “Who Will Win This Year's Oscars?”, posted on February 7. This was a difficult season to handicap, but I was generally pleased with the results, even when I was wrong in my predictions. So how did I do? Four out of six correct calls, with two misses (and qualified ones at that). Here are the details: Best Picture Projected Winner: “Roma” Actual Winner: “Green Book” Result: Missed call (sort of) This has become the most difficult category to call in recent years, largely because it’s [...]

Brent Marchant2019-03-11T08:29:41-05:00February 26th, 2019|Awards Season Discussion, Movie Discussion|