Past Lives (202)

Writer-director Celine Song leaves the fantasy world of The Wheel of Time, which she scripted, to give us a heart-warming story set in the present world of the romantic, yet pragmatic. Divided into three parts, hers is a spiritual film, though that of Buddhism rather than Christianity. It is infused with such wisdom and restraint …

Peace by Chocolate (2021)

In this true refugee story a son’s dream of becoming a doctor conflicts with his father’s need for him to join in his chocolate business because only the son can speak English.

Still Mine

A Canadian older couple deeply in love face the problem of the wife’s growing dementia. The husband builds a smaller house for them but faces an uphill battle against rule-obsessed bureaucrat.