NYFF 2017 REVIEWS: Barbet Schroeder’s THE VENERABLE W. is a portrait of the racist Buddhist monk instrumental in Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing as well as a reflection of what’s currently in play in the USA

NYFF 2017 REVIEWS: Barbet Schroeder’s THE VENERABLE W. is a portrait of the racist Buddhist monk instrumental in Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing as well as a reflection of what’s currently in play in the USA

by | Oct 10, 2017 | Theatrical Reviews

When most people think of Buddhism, they think of the religion of peace, the one where the jolly fat guy sits under a bodhi tree, chills out and preaches tolerance and joy to all, right? Well, we have bad news for you. In the nation of Myanmar, there is a genocide...
THEATRICAL REVIEWS: Matthew Vaughn’s KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE delivers all the things you expect from the genre: good guys, bad guys, car chases, fancy electronics, an evil plot to overcome, a hero trying to save a Princess, and a feisty Elton John.

THEATRICAL REVIEWS: Matthew Vaughn’s KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE delivers all the things you expect from the genre: good guys, bad guys, car chases, fancy electronics, an evil plot to overcome, a hero trying to save a Princess, and a feisty Elton John.

by | Sep 24, 2017 | Theatrical Reviews

To preface this review, I will say: I have not seen the first film of the Kingsman franchise, so The Golden Circle installment was viewed as a standalone movie in my mind.  I have a friend who really liked the first one and would have joined me to see this except she...