Film Archives - Culture Honey

EXPERIENCE, FilmOctober 20, 2022

Film Review | The Invisible Man (2020)

By Laura Aasland

What if the thing you feared most was invisible to everyone around you, even yourself? For Cecilia Kass, that nightmare is her reality. After…

A young boy in a red hoodie looks over his shoulder as he stands in front of a complex steel structure at sunset.

EXPERIENCE, FilmApril 12, 2022

Documentary Review | The Reason I Jump

By Laura Aasland

“What do you know about autism?” If someone asked me this question, I would have to answer honestly with, “Not much.” I know that…

A closeup of Denzel Washington as Macbeth, wearing a crown and looking troubled. The words "The Tragedy of Macbeth" loom faintly in the background.

EXPERIENCE, FilmFebruary 15, 2022

Film Review | The Tragedy of Macbeth

By Laura Aasland

The earnestness and love behind the film is palpable; the longer you sit with it, the more the story seeps into your bones. I believe The Tragedy of Macbeth will stand the test of time and that the cinematography and performances within will be lauded for years to come.

The End of Blindness promotional image. A man faces the camera while two women, one dressed in white and one in black, face opposite directions behind him.

EXPERIENCE, FilmNovember 16, 2021

Film | The End of Blindness – Focusing on Healing in Ethiopia

By Brian Biery

There is a Crisis in Ethiopia. Culture Honey explores the film The End of Blindness about Dr. Samuel who has dedicated his life to serving the poor in his country. Dr. Samuel performs up to 60 cataract surgeries a day for those who would otherwise be forgotten.

Jefferies observes his neighbor through a pair of binoculars while his girlfriend Carol stands behind him watching with intrigue.

EXPERIENCE, FilmNovember 16, 2021

Film Review | Rear Window

By Laura Aasland

Inside everyone is a bit of a detective and a bit of a voyeur. Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1954,…

Filmmaker James Q. Chan next to his friend, the celebrated Dorothy Quock (aka Polka Dot), and local artist Leon Sun: Photo Credit - Lenore Chinn

EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art ExhibitionsOctober 12, 2021

San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery | Power of Community – Chinatown Then & Now

By Laura Aasland

San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery | Power of Community – Chinatown Then & Now

Movie poster. Stella and Will smile at each other while sitting on opposite sides of a white hospital hallway.

EXPERIENCE, FilmAugust 17, 2021

Film Review | Five Feet Apart

By Laura Aasland

A film with timely echoes, “Five Feet Apart” tells the story of Stella and Will – two teenagers with cystic fibrosis – their struggles, and the love that blooms between them in the most star-crossed of places. CF patients must stay five feet away from each other at all times in order to avoid catching each others’ specific strains of bacteria which can lead to serious infections, removal from the transplant list, and a much quicker death.

Based in Paris!, EXPLOREJune 8, 2021

Film Review: Les Miserables, (2019) Ladj Ly

By Aurore Rominger

The pairing of emotional intensity and intellectual exigency is destabilizing. This was the underlying hook that enabled this film to transform the unthinkable ugliness into perception – and was, in my opinion, the very success of the film.