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March Wrap Up: Octavia Butler, Dune Part 2, 3 Body Problem + more

April 15, 2024 by Cate Crafter in Film, Books, TV

March wrap-up time! In this video, I talk about the books I read and the films & TV shows I watched in March.

April 15, 2024 /Cate Crafter
Books, Reading, Science Fiction, Octavia E. Butler, Octavia Butler, Dune Part 2, Denis VIlleneuve, 3 Body Problem, The Three-Body Problem, CIxin Liu, Icelandic Cinema, Icelandic Literature
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A White, White Day review: Grief, toxic masculinity and familial bonds

June 10, 2023 by Cate Crafter in Film, World Cinema

A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur) is a 2019 Icelandic drama film directed by Hlynur Pálmason. It’s a portrait of grief, toxic masculinity and familial bonds.

The film stars an impeccable cast of Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason and Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir.

June 10, 2023 /Cate Crafter
A White White Day, A White White Day film review, A White White Day review, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Hlynur Pálmason, Hvítur Hvítur Dagur, Icelandic Cinema, Icelandic film, Icelandic Movie, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Slow Burn Movies, Slow burn film, Indie Cinema, Indie Films, Foreign Film, world cinema
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