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Ripple Effects

~ Serenity is golden… But sometimes a few ripples are needed as proof of life.

Ripple Effects

Category Archives: thoughts

‘The Farewell’ transcends cultural borders to bring out the universal

November 21, 2019

Update Dec.2: Awkwafina wins Gotham Best Actress Award for her role in The Farewell. Just announced this morning, Nov. 21, …

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Urban Progress, The Wasteland and An Easter Thought

April 21, 2019

Many contemporary films from China showcased at Film Festivals in recent years tend to use the country’s fast-paced urban development …

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Ripple Effects Turns a New Page in 2019

January 10, 2019

Ripple Effects has reached a new milestone. After almost twelve years in the blogosphere, Arti has finally fought off procrastination …

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Let ‘Things to Come’ be a Cooling Respite

August 5, 2018

July’s gone, but we’ll always have Paris. There are many words I can use to describe the Paris born, veteran …

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Middlemarch Book II – IV: Inkblot Test

May 31, 2018

We’ve come to the midpoint of our tentative reading plan. Hard to believe one month’s gone by already. Instead of …

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A Good Friday Trial

March 30, 2018

“Then went the jury out, whose names were Mr. Blindman, Mr. Nogood, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust, Mr. Live-loose, Mr. Heady, …

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“I am an immigrant” Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro speaks for millions

March 10, 2018

Who isn’t from a lineage of immigrants in this relatively new continent of ours ‘discovered’ just a few hundred years …

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‘Certain Women’: To Connect on a Vast Landscape

August 24, 2017

The common denominator is the landscape: Montana. Open country, clear, fresh air. The expanse of space could mean the freedom …

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Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos

April 8, 2017

I return to The Diary of A Country Priest by French author Georges Bernanos, (Journal d’un curé de campagne, 1936) perennially at …

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Memorable Movie Love Quotes

February 14, 2017

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve compiled a list of memorable quotes from movies, all on the theme of love. All come from movies I’ve seen, some I’ve reviewed on this Blog (click on title to my review). They represent dialogues that have stirred some ripples in one small heart. And love…being a many splendid thing, […]

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Silence the Movie Arrives in the Most Unwelcome Time

January 24, 2017

  Why is La La Land being embraced so readily and Silence shunned? Evidence from box office sales and nominations …

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I’m nobody! Who are you?

April 24, 2016

April is still here I’m glad. Here’s a timely piece to join in the celebration of National Poetry Month. *** I’m …

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