10 Philippine Showbiz Today
December 22, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
The Shape of Water (PG) *****
Submerged!
Mudbound (PG) ****
Racial Strife!
Stand up and get noticed. Upstart Netflix continues to grow and
inspire with its sassy Mudbound. Worthy of a theatrical release, this
family drama is heartfelt and riveting from start to finish. Share this
epic drama by signing up for Netflix by contacting your local Shaw,
Rogers, Telus or Bell cable or on-line carrier.
Learn a lot about history by watching Mudbound. Elements of
fear and racism collide and are smartly woven together that they come
full circle. Odd woman odd Carey Mulligan again shows why she is one
of the most accomplished young actresses of her generation. She is
married onscreen to a good old boy from the South in the late 1930s.
Together the two farm the land. Bear in mind that this was the time
when black people were not exactly treated nicely.
On the homesteaders’ land, a black family busies itself as farm
labourers. Conflicts occur as the Alabama where all reside is rife with
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hatred. When the war gets in the way of normal
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turned nationally. Still, hard feelings remain as both families head on a
collision course as nasty racial element forge a divide among them.
Brilliantly conceived and wonderfully acted, Mudbound paints a
stirring portrait of injustice and the danger of mob mentality. Even
among these trying times it’s good to see men and women of good
will stand up for good and who are ready and willing to take a stand,
most of the public would find discomfort with. Sweeping in scope,
Mudbound is a wonderful drama of pain and perseverance, poignancy
and passion.●
Care to have your entertainment shaken and stirred? Certainly, we
aren’t talking about some slick super spy out to save the world. Instead,
be ready to get taken on one of the oddest and most imaginative wild
rides in recent years with The Shape of Water. But what else would
you expect from bold visionary Guillermo Del Toro? Check this out at
the International Village Cinemas and other select Cineplex theatres
around B.C.
Avantgarde never felt or looked so good. Dare to dream is part
of the genetic make-up of surreal director Guillermo Del Toro. Known
for his breakout brave new world Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of
Water hits the mark, albeit just a tad closer to home. Set somewhere
stateside in 1950s in a period when the Cold War is the setting. Our
tale focuses on a simple cleaning lady who works at some high-tech
highly secretive American military lab. Just like in the classic gung-ho
action film Independence Day, something out of this world is being