As the title clearly gives the game away you’ll know already that this movie is about the angst of a Jewish family when they discover their only precious son is not going to be bring home a nice girl home soon. Or in fact any time in the future. Not exactly an earth shattering scenario, … Continue reading
This rather harrowing narrative about an extended black family in the 8os’ & 90’s in semi rural Mississippi was an inspired choice for the opening movie of ‘O’ Cinema, Miami’s newest edgy Art House Theater. A deeply disturbing debut film from writer/director Tina Mabry, which is even more disturbing on reflection when I discovered after … Continue reading
Aaron runs a kosher butcher shop in an ultra-orthodox part of Jerusalem and as a devoutly religious man, dedicated husband and father, he divides his time between work, prayer and his family, and he takes his duties in all three areas very seriously. Until that is one day when Ezri, a young man, takes … Continue reading
When Joe Wilson married his husband Dean Hammer in Washington DC he put an wedding announcement in the local newspaper of Oil City Pennsylvania, his small home town, which was met with such an outpouring of vitriol and hate. However amongst all the abuse also came a cry for help in the form of a … Continue reading
This is the almost unbelievable true story of a con-man who ditched his wife and ended up in jail where he fell madly in love with another inmate which seemed to spur him on to an even more ridiculous crime spree when they were both released. The plot then gets even more far fetched and … Continue reading