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Universality on The Cinema Scribe

Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday May 13, at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cinema-scribe--3455732. You can also catch it later on demand on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict and Jiosaavn. #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #radio #movies #film #BM2L #UniversalLanguage #MatthewRankin #comedy #PayItForward #universality #FedericoFellini #MontyPython #connection #compassion #kindness #Canada #Winnipeg #Manitoba #wildturkey #losteyeglasses #tourguide #Farsi #mutualsupport #alternateexistence

Brent Marchant2025-05-12T19:32:32-05:00May 12th, 2025|Announcements, Comedy, Featured Event, Foreign, Media Appearances, Movie Reviews|

New Movies for April

Join yours truly and show host Frankie Picasso for looks at five new films and a few other surprises on the April movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, to begin airing at a special day and time, Monday March 28 at 1 pm ET.

Brent Marchant2025-04-27T12:10:21-05:00April 27th, 2025|Announcements, Featured Event, Film Festivals, Media Appearances, Movie Discussion, Movie Reviews|

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.

Brent Marchant2025-04-25T19:34:49-05:00April 25th, 2025|Action-Adventure, Announcements, Comedy, Drama, Featured Event, Film Festivals, Foreign, LGBTQ+, Movie Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Web Posts|

‘Universal Language’ seeks the seeds of connection

Philosophers and metaphysicians are generally quick to agree that we’re all fundamentally connected, both to one another and to everything around us, that there’s a certain universality binding all there is in our existence. But how many of us actually take the time to truly recognize, consider and appreciate this or what makes this attainable? Maybe this calls for stepping away from our everyday world and immersing ourselves in some sort of alternate version of it to see the inherent connections from a fresh perspective.

Brent Marchant2025-04-22T06:15:00-05:00April 22nd, 2025|Comedy, Conscious Creation, Featured Post, Foreign, Movie Reviews|

‘A Real Pain’ chronicles the search for self

The search for self is a process that many of us believe we complete when we come of age. However, as we often later discover, it’s something we need to revisit as the circumstances of our lives evolve. In fact, we might find that this is an ongoing, life-long process that requires continual vigilance and assessment. That can be confusing, if not disconcerting, particularly if we assume we’ve arrived at all the answers we need at an earlier stage of life.

Brent Marchant2025-02-18T18:12:01-05:00December 12th, 2024|Comedy, Conscious Creation, Drama, Movie Reviews|

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.

Brent Marchant2024-12-08T18:56:07-05:00October 12th, 2024|Comedy, Drama, Film Festivals, Foreign, LGBTQ+, Movie Reviews, Romance|

The Year in Documentaries

With 2023 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this third of three blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Documentary releases of 2023 (some of which were produced in prior years), followed by a list of Honorable Mentions.

Brent Marchant2024-02-18T23:59:22-05:00January 30th, 2024|Awards Season Discussion, Documentary, Film Festivals, Movie Discussion, Movie Reviews|

The Best of 2023

With 2023 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this first of three blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Films of 2023, followed by 10 Honorable Mentions and an open-ended list (in alphabetical order) of other releases that I found noteworthy.

Brent Marchant2024-03-21T22:58:19-05:00January 30th, 2024|Awards Season Discussion, Film Festivals, Foreign, LGBTQ+, Movie Discussion, Movie Reviews|

Wrapping Up the 2022 St. Louis Film Festival

The 31st annual edition of the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival is now in the books, having featured an array of narrative, documentary and short films in theaters and online. Like the recently completed Chicago International Film Festival, the overall programming was a little less satisfying compared to past years, especially in its severe reduction of virtual offerings.

Brent Marchant2022-12-22T01:01:38-05:00November 14th, 2022|Animation, Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Film Festivals, Foreign, Movie Reviews|

‘Lola’ charts the road to reconciliation

When life doesn’t pan out as we hoped and believed it would, it can be disillusioning, if not devastating. It can even lead to tremendous strain among those who thought they could count on one another when it came to living up to expectations. Such exchanges can turn into seemingly irreparable estrangements filled with bitterness and no hope of reconciliation. But need that be the case?

Brent Marchant2022-07-13T13:35:47-05:00June 4th, 2022|Conscious Creation, Drama, Foreign, LGBTQ+, Movie Reviews|