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Knots: A Forced Marriage Story Movie Review By Reviewed by Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Release Date: May 7th, 2021 An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man may recite the following prayer each morning: Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has not made me a woman. This recitation makes a perfect sense after we realize that being a woman in such culture means: being a wife, a mother, a cook and a house keeper. Part of the “benefits” package is that a young woman does not have to go on dates or find a future husband. All the work is done for her by a matchmaker. ...

Wet Season Movie Review Strand Releasing Grade: B+ Release Date: April 23, 2021 Abdominal injections, vaginal ultrasounds and artificial inseminations are all part of daily lives of women aged thirty-five-plus who want to conceive a child but are unable to. Wet Season introduces us to one Ling, (Yeo Yann Yann), a Mandarin language teacher in a boys school in Singapore. Ling’s daily routine includes: administering daily injections of fertility drugs into her stomach, and giving elementary care to her disabled father-in-law (Yang Shi Bin), while having very little interaction with husband An...

The Courier Movie Review Grade: B Release Date: March 18, 2021 ‘ The Courier adapts the real story of a British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) who was recruited into service at UK’s MI-6, while being “handled” by CIA operative Emily Donovan (Rachel Brosnahan) and Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze), a Soviet officer in high Russian circles who became an anti-government informant. The plot is based on real events that took place during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when Soviet ballistic missiles were being deployed in Cuba, JFK demanding their removal, and Khrus...

Supernova Movie Review Grade: B+ Release Date: January 29, 2021 Sam (Colin Firth), a pianist, and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), a writer, are a sixty-year old couple that have been partners for twenty years. After Tusker is diagnosed with dementia, two year prior, their lives start to change. As Tusker’s condition progresses and he begins to lose control, Sam becomes a caregiver. They take a road trip in a RV with their low-maintenance dog Ruby (Truffles) into the lush English Lake District. During the trip they indulge in creating daily tapes called: The Dementia Hour. Can you tell that it has...

right now, three children are in the hospital this morning after an apartment fire in the district. neighbors describe a frantic mother screaming for help. this is one of the few schools open in our area this morning. most students are celebrating another snow day. and time is running out. today is the last day that you'll be able to see the youngest panda here in d.c. "news 4 midday" begins right now. good morning, everyone. and welcome to "news 4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. joe krebs has the morning off. it's wednesday, february 3rd, 2010. and we begin this morning with ...