Author: documentaryfestival

On the home front, meanwhile, escalating tensions over our financial insecurities have turned my fragile marriage into an emotional fault plane, exposing the deepening cracks and crevices between my husband and me. A friend suggests I see a therapist to help manage the stress – something I’ve never done before and something I cannot really […]… Continue reading The Man Behind the Mask — STORYBOARD

The split happens. It isn’t perfect or simple or easy. As we prepare to go our separate ways, despite our differences, we do agree on one thing – the kids come first. This simple mantra keeps the untangling of joined lives (mostly) civil. Soon-to-be-ex husband finds a small flat nearby. And I fall madly in […]… Continue reading The Man With A Key — STORYBOARD

This film I’m about to review and analyze will fly under the radar because for one it’s not a theatrical release and secondly, it’s on Apple TV + which not many people use and own. I believe this film will be one of those hidden gems of 2020. 2020 will be a challenging year for […]… Continue reading The Banker film review (Black History 365) — Real Free – Flowing Words

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.[1] (born September 11, 1967)[1] is an American singer, musician, and actor. He has sold over 28 million albums worldwide.[2] Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16 million in certified sales.[3] He has had seven […]… Continue reading “A Wink and a Smile by Harry Connick Jr.” — AMERICA ON COFFEE

Great Scott – it’s Back To the Future, The Musical! I’m absolutely delighted that Manchester is the first place in the world to get to see this new stage adaptation of one of the greatest cult films of the ’80s, and indeed of all time; and what an absolutely amazing spectacle it is! 1.21 gigawatts […]… Continue reading Back To The Future The Musical – Manchester Opera House — setinthepast

Alt-history is powerful when it doesn’t simply represent a macabre mirror to current circumstance, but rather, when it indulges in the rough and rotten underbelly of its own utopian vision. via Alt-History in Film: Nightmares We Can’t Afford — Film Daze

These days I read a far wider variety of genres and it’s my joy to share the reviews of these two contrasting books – I hope you enjoy the eclectic mix! “A Mother for His Twins” by Jill Weatherholt The past and present collide to create the perfect scenario for this superb and engrossing romantic […]… Continue reading From a Modern Romance to the Jazz Age: Two Book Reviews — Annika Perry’s Writing Blog

2020 marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, widely regarded as Scotland’s most iconic document; probably the first declaration in medieval Europe to promote the idea that people are above Kings, that a nation is its people and that any nation has the right to self determination. Written in 1320, its evocative sentiments […]… Continue reading Declaration – a letter of liberty — Wee Ginger Dug

Brad Pitt is such a good actor that he’s a subtle nod to himselves. via Shitty Movie Detail: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Damnable Humbuggery