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20th Century Studios "Nomadland" depicts the life of those who live on the road, often due to unexpected life circumstances. Some online observers fail to grasp an important distinction between a trendy lifestyle and a means of survival.  Nomad life can be challenging, but also offers unique moments to treasure.  Bobbi Dempsey is a freelance writer, economic justice fellow at Community Change, and reporting fellow at Economic Hardship Reporting Project.  This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  "Nomadland" – the film based...

Best Picture Nominees: "Nomadland," "The Father," "Judas and the Black Messiah," "Mank," "Minari," "Promising Young Woman," "Sound of Metal" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7" Karger's Pick: "Nomadland" "'Nomadland' is far out in front at this point for best picture," said the critic. "It's a movie that really seems to speak to the times that we're living in, it's about a simpler way of life, a less materialistic way of life and adjusting your priorities when necessary. There are three movies with a shot to upset it: 'Minari,' 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.' Bu...

updated: Apr 23 2021, 18:05 ist The heartfelt Korean immigrant tale in Minari resonated with many Asian Americans, but for some in South Korea the film presented a far too dated view of immigration to the United States. Minari, directed by a Korean-American and produced in the United States, was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best supporting actress for Youn Yuh-jung, a historic first for a Korean actor. Released in the midst of the pandemic, the film's Korean elements and its Oscar nominations helped make it a commercial success in South Korea, ...

In Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, male midlife crisis is viewed through the prism of an empty bottle of alcohol. The Danish director’s captivating and resonant tragicomic drama revolves around an actual theory of the salubrious effects of liquor consumption on the mind and spirit and the effects this has on four friends faced with middle age and irrelevance. The solidly performed movie is headlined by Mads Mikkelsen, who is dazzling as Martin. A history teacher at a school where his friends also work, Martin knows he has lost his mojo. Have I become boring, he asks his wife. He isn�...

Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins in The Father (2020) | Sony Pictures Classics Don’t you remember? This innocuous question, a conversational bridge and a filler in daily speech, becomes a cross that Anthony is increasingly unable to bear. An octogenarian from London, Anthony has begun an inexorable slide into dementia. Time has lost meaning for him, even though he tries to keep up by constantly peering at his watch – if only he could find it. The characteristics of this debilitating form of mental atrophy are brilliantly imagined for the screen in Florian Zeller’s Os...