A small window to the things above all that noise
“In human affairs, we can see that there are forces making for happiness, and forces making for misery. We do not know which will prevail, but to act wisely we must be aware of both”. Bertrand Russel (1872 … Continued
Spotlight is the true story of how a Boston (USA) newspaper has investigated the widespread sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests and how the church has systemically covered-it up for decades. Widespread and Systemic Abuse and Cover-up In … Continued
What makes life worth living in the face of death? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he … Continued
The Taiwan-China-Hong Kong co-production The Assassin might be an oversight for the 2015 Oscars, but certainly appreciated more at another film festival with a reputation of higher artistic standards: 2015 Cannes Film Festival where its Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien won … Continued