‘Uysallar’ or ‘Wild Abandon’: A Turkish TV Drama about Following One’s Own Pursuit of Happiness
Photo: ‘Uysallar’ or ‘Wild Abandon’ ‘Wild Abandon,’ from its very first scene portrays a man, Oktay, at his wit’s end. Oktay is pictured fleeing from an airport, when a worldly intervention prevents him from boarding the plane that he is waiting for. The...
Why People Think the Slap Heard Around the World was Faked | Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars
Photo: Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars I woke up to dozens of messages from my friends and news alerts about the slap heard around the world: Will Smith smacked Chris Rock live at the Oscars. (Or as kid Z knew them, Oscar from ‘Shark Tale’ smacked Osmosis...
‘Love Like the Falling Petals’ is Guaranteed to Tug at Heartstrings | Japanese Film
Photo: ‘Love Like the Falling Petals’ The Current Accessibility of International Cinema One really great thing I’ve come to love about the current age of streaming services is that it allows for more films from all over the world to be easily accessible. With services...
‘Pachinko’: A Family’s Story, Split Between Generations | South Korean Drama on Apple TV+
Photo: ‘Pachinko’ Whenever I hear that a book I love is being turned into a movie, I find myself wishing it would be adapted into a series instead. Novels are rich and heavy with subplots, character development, and lots of heart. Adapting hundreds of pages into a...
