A Prophet(Un Prophète) (2009, Movie)

The Muslims see Malik as Corsican, the Corsicans see him as a dirty Arab, the gypsies see him as weak, the guards don't see him at all and when he's beaten there is no one to help. Above all else, 'A Prophet' is a true-telling prison story. It's dark, dirty, and downright devastating to see what people go through in these prisons, but at the same time, it's refreshing to see it played out with brutal accuracy and honesty. 

Why Can’t Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?

I'd love to be able to braid my hair up again some day!

It’s become a cultural norm: women of a certain age cut off their hair.  

                        By Dominique Browning                              

A concerned friend suggests that it undermines my professional credibility. But in the middle of my life, I’m happy with it. Which is saying a lot about anything happening to my 55-year-old body. 

What’s worse (to my critics) is that my hair is graying. Of course it is. Everyone’s hair is graying. But some of us aren’t ready to go there. That’s fine with me — I’m not judgmental about dyes. 


No one seems to have any problems when a woman of a certain age cuts her hair off. It is considered the appropriate thing to do.  I can see the appeal, and have, at times in my life, gone that route. The short of it is that long hair means there is always, at least, hope.

Clash of the Titans (2010, Movie)

The filmmakers behind the new update of the 1981 "Clash of the Titans" may have had the best intentions of bringing the classic to life for a new audience.  It was okay and the special computerized effects were good, but overall it lacked passion from the actors.

Food Matters (2008, Documentary)

Remember the words of Hippocrates: 
Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food. 


This show documents the American medical establishment's bias against nutritional therapy. It's well produced. Linus Pauling invented orthomolecular medicine. This clear, convincing documentary will open your eyes to good nutrition. Inspiring speakers such as raw foodist David Wolfe and orthomolecular scientist Andrew Saul regale you with their experiences. 


It also presents The Gerson Therapy which is a treatment with a strict fat-free, salt-free, low-protein, essentially vegetarian dietary regimen, based on great quantities of fresh vegetable juice, supplements, and systemic detoxification.

The Cove(The Rising) (2009, Documentary)

This is possibly the most moving thing I have ever seen. It is about the trade and slaughter of dolphins in Taijii, Japan. Louie Psihoyos (a “National Geographic” veteran) and director/filmmaker for The Cove actually becomes part of Richard O'Barry's team and helps recruit the rest of the highly trained and unique specialists for this covert ops mission unlike anything you've ever seen in a documentary. 


his is powerful film that takes you on a journey of discovery as a group of ordinary people seek to expose a great atrocity that affects the world in which we live. 

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