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Join yours truly and show host Frankie Picasso for looks at five new films and a few other surprises on the April movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, to begin airing at a special day and time, Monday April 28 at 1 pm ET. Tune in on Facebook or YouTube for all the lively chat and movie fun! ...

Reviews of “Mickey 17,” “Universal Language” and “All Shall Be Well,” along with a podcast preview and a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here ...

“All Shall Be Well” (“Cong jin yihou”) (2024). Cast: Patra Au, Maggie Li Lin Lin, Tai-Bo, Ho So-Ying, Chung-Hang Leung, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Yung Ting Rachel Leung, Chai-Ming Lai, Cheng Cheuck Lam, Kiana Ng Ki Yan, Wah-Wo Wang, Luna Shaw Mei Kwan, Leung Si, Ting Yu. Director: Ray Yeung. Screenplay: Ray Yeung. Web site. Trailer. They say that “blood is thicker than water,” an observation that can make its presence felt in many ways. This often becomes most obvious during times of crisis, when major decisions are called for, such as when a death occurs or an inheritance is involved (money being on the line frequently speaks volumes). And, in conjunction with those conditions, differences and disagreements frequently arise, making difficult situations more tense, perhaps even combative. So what accounts for this? That’s a question examined in the LGBTQ+ domestic drama, “All Shall Be Well” (“Cong jin yihou”). Long-tenured same-sex couple Angie Wang (Patra Au) and Pat Wu (Maggie Li Lin Lin) are very much in love. They’ve built quite a successful and fulfilling life together, having resided in the same Hong Kong apartment for 30 years and amassing a comfortable nest egg for themselves, thanks largely to Pat’s ...

“Universal Language” (“Une langue universelle”) (2024). Cast: Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Namati, Sobhan Javadi, Sahar Mofidi, Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Mani Soleymanlou, Danielle Fichaud, Dara Najmabadi, Ila Firouzabadi, Hemela Pourafzal. Director: Matthew Rankin. Screenplay: Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Namati and Matthew Rankin. Web site. Trailer. Philosophers and metaphysicians are generally quick to agree that we’re all fundamentally connected, both to one another and to everything around us, that there’s a certain universality binding all there is in our existence. But how many of us actually take the time to truly recognize, consider and appreciate this or what makes this attainable? Maybe this calls for stepping away from our everyday world and immersing ourselves in some sort of alternate version of it to see the inherent connections from a fresh perspective, along with the nature of these links and the value that lies within them. That might sound like a profoundly daunting undertaking, yet need it be? Perhaps those goals can be accomplished through a simple, more accessible and inherently joyful means, a proposition raised and explored in the thoughtful and delightfully whimsical new gentle comedy, “Universal Language” (“Une langue universelle”). Actor-writer-director Matthew Rankin’s second feature offering is one of those films that ...

Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday April 22, available by clicking here. You can also catch it later on demand on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict and Jiosaavn ...