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Beasts of No Nation – How A War is Lost
What Beasts of No Nation, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, is about is not only the loss of war, but also about how war is loss. War is a lost cause, and no matter whose side you’re on there’s no going back. By depicting an African child being dragged into a civil war, everything he once knew taken away from him, Fukunaga paints a poignant and uncomfortable picture of war’s human cost.

Nobody Knows: Independence, Adolescence, & Survival
Every once in a while, there is a film that packs so much emotion and personal connection for me that I feel an urgent need to lay my thoughts out in written words; Nobody Knows (2004) is one of those films.

The Fight Surrounding Immigration Policies at Home
Jnifar Gillur Yumi describes current refugee policy in Germany and explores what role differential inclusion plays in society and what hinders the goals of integration projects.

Visuals and Society: The Mind Thinks What the Eyes See
From the early era of television and newspaper domination to the explosion of social media, visual-based publicity has had fundamental effects on the minds of mankind. In this paper, Le Ngan Ha Dieu argues that visual publicity now is sometimes only what we aspire for, not entirely representing our reality.


94th Academy Award for Best Picture – CODA (2021): Melodies From the Heart
More than just a feel-good film, CODA revolves around Ruby, a CODA (child of deaf adults), and her deaf fishermen family. Having a great passion for music and singing, something her parents know next to nothing about, Ruby has to choose where her values lie the most.

The Interpreter of Maladies – Review
“Interpreter of Maladies” illustrates the dangerous romanticism between a young mother and the family’s tour guide on their vacation in India, implying various themes connected to gender expectations. This critical analysis will focus on such depictions of traditional gender roles and their disparities through the thoughts and actions of the two main characters.

Struggling Along in Seattle
This three part article will explore Seattle, Washington in two different time periods, from two different documentary styles, and view the differences and similarities between the homeless street people of then versus more contemporary street denizens. This piece will also explore the notion of self and how it may become lost to those dwelling on the streets.

体制新たにいざJ1へ。ファジアーノ岡山2022シーズンプレビュー
新たな体制の下、積み上げてきたものにフレッシュなエッセンスを加えた『木山ファジ』は、悲願のJ1昇格を掴み取るか。選手の入れ替わりの観点から、ファジの今シーズンを占ってみたい。
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