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The Eagle Huntress (2016)

Plot Summary: The film follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl from Mongolia, as she trains to become the first female eagle hunter in twelve generations of her family. Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, the documentary captures her journey to compete in the annual Golden Eagle Festival and her rise within this male-dominated tradition. Director: Otto Bell Starring: Aisholpan Nurgaiv as Herself Rys Nurgaiv as Himself Daisy Ridley as Narrator   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Mixed Feelings and Authenticity Concerns Ok, it seems I got a bit derailed on my trip to Kazakhstan, and today I ended up in Mongolia. But, we are following a Kazakh family that's been into eagle hunting for 12 generations. (I only know three generations before me in my family! Such white trash). Eagle hunting is amazing and unbelievable. But what's really unbelievable is this movie. Towards the mi...

The Wounded Angel (2016)

Plot Summary: The film follows the lives of four adolescent boys in a rural village in mid-1990s Kazakhstan, each grappling with their own personal struggles and self-destructive behaviors. Set against a backdrop of socio-economic upheaval, the film portrays their search for purpose and direction in a bleak and challenging environment. Director: Emir Baigazin Screenplay: Emir Baigazin Starring: Nurlybek Saktaganov as Zharas Madiyar Aripbay as Chick Madiyar Nazarov as Toad Omar Adilov as Aslan   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Visual Symbolism and Atmosphere Third day in Kazakhstan, and now we are in deep! As you must already know from the synopsis, we have four different stories that loosely connect in the end, or at least you know the four different pre-teen kids you're going to spend some boring time with come from the same remote village. And damn, shit looks really boring out there. Baigazin em...

What's With Wheat? (2016)

What's With Wheat? is a 2016 Australian documentary directed by Justin Brown and Cindy O'Meara. The documentary features interviews with nutritionist Cindy O'Meara, Neurologist David David Perlmutter, clinical professor of medicine Dr. Terry Wahls, medical doctor Natasha Campbell-McBride, and many others. source: There is no wikipedia. A hard hitting investigation helping to answer the burning questions about our health today. This documentary features 15 global experts who shed the light on what is currently happening to our wheat. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5882206/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Hiya peeps! Here I am, living through my second week without gluten and I can tell you for sure that this stuff was poisoning me. I feel much better and I hope that my fatty liver starts to diminish in size in the following months. A new life without πŸ”, πŸͺ,πŸ•, 🍺, 🍝, 🍞, 🍩... this was like the whole basis of my diet. It's not goi...

Moana (2016)

Moana is a 2016 American computer-animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and produced by Osnat Shurer, with a screenplay written by Jared Bush, and a story by Musker, Clements, Williams, Hall, Pamela Ribon, and the writing team of Aaron and Jordan Kandell. The film introduces AuliΚ»i Cravalho as Moana and also features the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk. The film features original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina, and an orchestral score also composed by Mancina. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moana_(2016_film) In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right. source: https://www.imdb...

It's Only the End of the World (2016)

It's Only the End of the World is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, LΓ©a Seydoux, and Vincent Cassel. The film made its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and received mixed reactions from critics. The film won the Cannes Grand Prix - making Dolan the second Canadian director to receive this award, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Cannes. It also won six Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and three CΓ©sar Awards, including Best Director. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Only_the_End_of_the_World Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4645368/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: We start our Xavier Dol...

Sticky Notes (2016)

Sticky Notes, also known as The Backup Dancer, is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Amanda Sharp, produced by Katie Mustard, and starring Ray Liotta, Rose Leslie, Gina Rodriguez and Justin Bartha. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Notes_(film) The film explores the story of Athena (Rose Leslie), a struggling dancer trying to make it in LA. Athena's father Jack (Ray Liotta) interrupts her lonely and detached existence when he asks her to move home to Florida to care for him... big news: he has cancer. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3784042/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hello Freddie! May I start by thanking you for your talent for finding something very rare. That's what happened with the film Sticky Notes by director Amanda Sharp. There is not even a photo of her on IMBd, and it becomes sad that neither her nor this movie received the attention that it deserved. She made a very touching movie that perfectly ...

Keanu (2016)

Keanu is a 2016 American action comedy film directed by Peter Atencio and written by Jordan Peele and Alex Rubens. The film stars Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Method Man, Nia Long and Will Forte. Filming began in New Orleans, Louisiana in June 2015. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 13, 2016, and was released in North America by Warner Bros. on April 29, 2016. The film received generally positive reviews but was a box office disappointment, grossing just $20 million against its $15 million budget. Posters for the film spoofed The Martian, The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Big Short, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bad Boys II, Scarface, Captain America: Civil War, Speed, The Matrix and Deadpool. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_(film) Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4139124/ ~ K: Another day and a new movie was watched by Freddy ...

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