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Alexisnikohl
Reviews
Above the Best (2019)
Such a great film!
I can't say enough great things about this film. I saw it with a few friends of mine and by the end of it we couldn't help but sit back and reflect on how grateful we are to be protected by men like Daniel Flores. Above the Best is no Hollywood Blockbuster. It is an action film that portrays the real life actions and heroism of real American heroes. The men and women featured in this film get the call and they are out to risk their lives. That is the kind of high stakes situations that are being addressed in this film. This film had me on the edge of my seat from the beginning to the end. I highly recommend this film. David Salzberg has done it again.
The Great Flip-Off (2018)
Do Yourself A Favor and See This Film
N the words of Mark Karoly "Making people laugh is an addiction". He is featured in Dafna Yachin's newest documentary The Great Flip-Off which focuses on the art of bareback circus performance and the pursuit by the performers to keep the career alive. The documentary is insightful and highly entertaining. The performers aren't just educating viewers on what it takes to be a bareback rider, they are inviting viewers to see for themselves. The film provides a glimpse into their world and allows audiences a chance to venture into the world of circus performance and more importantly the relationship between the horse and the rider that drives the performers to fight to continue to do what they love. By the end of the film viewers will have an innate desire to find a horse and a trainer and try their hand at the art of bareback performing.
Stockholm (2018)
An Ethan Hawke film that can't be missed
The film Stockholm is based on the 1973 event and presents a story that makes clear to anyone who sees the film that stress and fear may not be the only factors to be considered. Ethan Hawke plays the lead role of Lars Nystrom who enters a Swedish bank with an assault rifle, a hand gun, a radio, a small bunch of rope. He is ill prepared and it shows. His amateur approach to crime, coupled with his flair for the dramatics makes him an instant hit on screen, but it is the character of Bianca Lind, played by Noomi Rapace, that takes the radical character and grounds him in the eyes of the audience. Hawke and Rapace are yin and yang on screen providing the other with the something that is missing from their lives. Like star crossed lovers, they are ill- fated but as an audience member you can't help but to root for them. The film is funny and yet transparent it makes no excuses or tries to hide from its story. Lars Nystrom is in the wrong but he isn't the only one. I would find it hard to believe that anyone would walk out of the theater and not feel in some way connected to these characters.