Faust (1926)

How would you rate "Faust"?

It is a rare occasion to be able to go back in time. Even with all the new technologies available today, we can only imagine how it was in the pass; how they lived; how they laughed; how they cried. But, from the moment that Faust started I was transported and I felt like I was watching it for the first time ever; maybe even 91 years ago. I felt like my usual longing for the past was satiated and I was absorbed by the movie and for two hours the screen was my world, a world that I rarely get to visit. 

Hidden Figures (2016)

How would you rate "Hidden Figures"?

The more I think about it the less impressed I am. Hidden Figures tries to empower African American females by acknowledging three highly relevant figures in the history of NASA. But eventually it becomes yet another feel good movie about an important race issue regarding females, make to fit  and please mainly white audiences, instead of staying true to the essence of the story. 

Lion (2016)

How would you rate "Lion"?

Have you ever been in a situation where your hearts tells you to love something but your brain wont do it. I felt the love growing for Lion as I sat in the theater. I felt the sympathy in the woman next to me or in the couple holding hands in front. I felt the hearts breaking pretending to imagine what must have been like to be in the young protagonist shoes, and as if my position to the subject matter depended on my reaction towards the film, I felt guilt for no loving it, even though my heart wanted to.