‘Paradise’ Lost

‘Paradise’ Lost

The movie will be regarded by mainlanders strictly as either a Trivial Pursuit entry (“Which two films co-star John Travolta and Bruce Willis?”) or a quickly disregarded footnote

Blowing in the ‘Wind’

Blowing in the ‘Wind’

David L. Cunningham’s “The Wind and the Reckoning” is a Hawai‘i-based historical drama that, while traveling the 2022 festival circuit, has won best feature awards from the Boston and San Diego film festivals. Yes, it’s that good. 

Queen is King

Queen is King

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” has become one of the year’s most-discussed and controversial films, and the talking points highlight valid questions about representation