Workplace in Film (& Lessons Learned!)

The very first scene of the film is atop a bridge, where drivers are stressed and fed up with morning …

(French Literature Journey) #2 “L’étranger/The Stranger” by Albert Camus

The second novel in my french literature journey! A masterpiece by writer and philosopher Albert Camus.Frankly, I was both enthusiastic …

A Star is Born🌠🌟( throughout the years!)

A Star is Born (1937) A Hollywood classic! One that paved the way for a whole franchise and stood the …

Docs: ( Bowling for Columbine, Blackfish, Bisbee ’17, Burden of Dreams)

A study of violence, brutality and inhumanity within a nation. It’s a documentary about gun control, possession and sale of …

Movies: ( Street Cat Named Bob, Series of Unfortunate Events, Separation, Scanner Darkly)

The movie begins with this heartbreakingly beautiful, lonesome and musical scene that conveys masterfully the everyday reality of a junkie …

Movies: ( A Quiet Passion, A Prairie Home Companion, A Promise, A Royal Night Out )

A film essentially about the life of the poet Emily Dickinson. An asset and icon in American Poetry. In my …

Docs: ( American Factory, Bill Cunningham New York, Baptism of Fire)

I don’t know what to say! A film made in the forties (1940). Obviously, the production value is basic and …

Sudanese Literature #1 (Tayeb Salih الطيِّب صالح )

“Sudanese Literature” : a periodic series of blogs where I have the privilege to delve into and review Sudanese literature …

First French novel to read “The Little Prince/ Le Petit Prince”

So I’ll be sharing my review/thoughts/impressions on this beautiful fable. The first to kick off my life-long journey of reading …

Movies: ( A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Monster Calls, Stairway To Heaven, A Man for All Seasons)

Power of dreams, fear and the subconscious! The opening scene is your classic horror film sequence. It’s tense, charged, electric, …