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Film Review of Director Madison Young’s Erotic Semi-Autobiographical Tour de Force BY THE ROOTS– Part 2Character & Casting Breakdown
Emily Robinson — The Central Protagonist (Madison Young surrogate). Robinson plays the film’s primary point-of-view character, a young woman navigating identity, sexuality, and artistic self-definition. The role is widely understood as a fictionalized stand-in for Madison Young herself, tracking her… Read more →
Film Review of Director Madison Young’s Erotic Semi-Autobiographical Tour de Force – Part 1The overall ratings for this movie by cinematic afficionados range from go see this movie to a must see not to be missed.
BY THE ROOTS is an intrepid and necessary work: Queer cinema rooted not in stereotype or market trend, but in lived complexity. Memory, survival, embodiment, and the difficult labor of becoming whole resonate throughout the film. Audiences that value intimate, fearless independent filmmaking: BY THE ROOTS shouldn't be missed. Read more →
Breaking News BriefWorkplace Bullying Laws Still Stalled in 2026 Despite Two Decades of Advocacy (Jim Crow Is Making a Comeback)
More than 20 years after legal scholar David C. Yamada introduced the first version of the Healthy Workplace Bill, no U.S. state has enacted the legislation in its original form — even as concerns about toxic workplaces, institutional intimidation, and… Read more →
Fayrouz’s Story – From Your Hands to Their Table – Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is a Muslim humanitarian and disaster-relief nonprofit headquartered in Alexandria, VA. It was founded in 1993 and operates both internationally and domestically, providing emergency aid, food assistance, orphan support, health programs, refugee assistance, disaster response, and… Read more →
Madonna’s Confessions II 2026 Tribeca Festival
New York, NY – Tuesday, May 12 – The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced that Madonna will return to world premiere a cinematic presentation accompanying her forthcoming new album ‘Confessions II,’ directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase… Read more →
WHAT IS DYSLEXIA Is a Sublimely Made ‘Hijacked’ Animated Film Short That Resonates Transcendentally – Part 2
The Famous Who Have Spoken Publicly About Having Dyslexia Or Are Widely Documented As Being Dyslexic Albert Einstein — Often associated with dyslexia, though historians debate whether he was formally dyslexic. Tom Cruise — Has discussed struggling with reading as… Read more →
WHAT IS DYSLEXIA Is a Sublimely Made ‘Hijacked’ Animated Film Short That Resonates Transcendentally Part 1
What’s It About This beaut directed by Kyra Bartley and created by the global charity Made By Dyslexia was designed as a deliberate campaign to “hijack search engine algorithms. That is, the filmmakers specifically named the film after the commonly… Read more →
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT Directed by Critically Acclaimed Arianna Ortiz-Part 3 of 3: Director, Writers Have Their Say
The Birthday Gift is based on the play “The Abuelas,” written by Stephanie Alison Walker. Adapted for the screen by Stephanie Alison Walker and Paula Pizzi, and directed by Arianna Ortiz. Director’s Note (Arianna Ortiz) Welcome to Soledad’s birthday dinner.… Read more →
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT Directed by Critically Acclaimed Director Arianna Ortiz Blew This Reviewer Out of His Seat – Part 2 of 3
What follows should provide insight into why this reviewer was blown out of his seat. On the surface, the film looks deceptively simple in its early scenes. A convivial birthday dinner celebration between a mother, Soledad (played by Paula Pizzi),… Read more →
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT Directed by Critically Acclaimed Director Arianna Ortiz Blew This Reviewer Out of His Seat – Part 1 of 3
The Birthday Gift was directed by Arianna Ortiz and stars Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, Paula Pizzi, and Ignacio Serricchio. The film is based on Stephanie Alison Walker’s full-length play, The Abuelas, which premiered at Teatro Vista in Chicago in 2019. – Gregg W. Morris reviewing. Read more →