‘Book of Love’ Is Wasted Potential
From its unimaginative romance to the dragged-out plot, you are better off choosing any other rom-com to watch for Valentine’s Day this year....
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Denise Jugo
Kristen Stewart Stuns in ‘Spencer,’ a Striking Yet Superficial Biopic of Princess Diana
This proliferation of Diana's life mimics the routine of the obsessive documentation by media outlets which was the very thing that took her life....
Montclair State Film Series Presents Intersectionality and the Importance of Representation in ‘Lingua Franca’
Filmmaker Isabel Sandoval joined Montclair State University’s Film Forum class via Zoom on Oct. 6, to discuss “Lingua Franca,” an independent film with a unique and evocative story that follows a transgender Filipino woman seeking legal status in the United States. Sandoval wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film, making her a remarkable and unequivocal filmmaker who created a movie that features the struggles of acquiring a legal status, facing transphobia and the bl...
Montclair State Film Series Presents Heartbreaking Family Stories with ‘Torn Apart: Separated at the Border’
Directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent, “Torn Apart: Separated at the Border” is a documentary that highlights the harsh and terrifying reality that hundreds of thousands of immigrants face when trying to cross the border into the United States. The documentary follows the stories of two single mothers who tried to flee the gruesome violence that threatened their lives in their home country. In the process of seeking asylum in the United States, both women were detained and separated from...
