Ciao Italia: Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration
The word “ciao”, originally from the Venetian language, is an informal salutation in Italian that is used for both “hello” and “goodbye”. This seems…
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Book Review | An Invitation: Doorways of Paris
I would say the details of the gates and colors of the doors distinguish Paris with a character all its own. Now when I am not there, I find myself comparing other city gates and doorways to Paris. In truth, there is no comparison.
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Help Wildlife SOS Save Animals and Encourage Sustainability in India
Wildlife SOS was started in 1995 by Kartick Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani. Their goal was to “start a movement and make lasting change to protect…
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Passengers – A Film Review
What would you do if the entire course of your life was suddenly and irreversibly altered? That is the case for Jim and Aurora…
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Hairspray Review – You Can’t Stop the Beat!
Hairspray is one of the quirkiest musicals I have ever watched. The story centers around Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), a peppy, “pleasantly plump” girl whose…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Review
Star Wars is a series that simply must be watched on the big screen. The over the top, in-your-face action screams for a larger…
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Film Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Sitting in the theater on a Saturday afternoon, I listened to “Hedwig’s Theme” play as Fantastic Beasts began, and felt a wave of nostalgia flow…
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Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme – Movie Review
Doctor Strange adds itself to Marvel’s pantheon of superhero films this November. There are so many superhero movies and shows out there nowadays that…
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On the Other Side of the World: The Eagle Huntress
With its exquisite cinematography, The Eagle Huntress opens up a corner of the world that few Westerners have visited. Aisholpan is the likable Kazakh…
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Kubo and the Two Strings – A Movie Review
Is “mind blown” passé? I’m too old to know or to care. As the credits rolled, the patient wife and I simultaneously turned to…
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Our Little Sister: A Film Review
What do you think of if I mention Japan? Big cities like Tokyo? Sushi? Geishas? “Our Little Sister” takes us to a modern Japan…
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Phantom Boy – A Film Review
Chances are you haven’t seen “A Cat in Paris”, the animated movie directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Released in the United States in 2012, it…
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