Two people on opposites sides of the world are faced with the toughest of choices. In Iran, a mother considers selling her organs to afford life-saving treatment for her daughter, while in the US, a doctor faces an ethical dilemma of his own as he desperately searches for a way to save his child. When I first saw this incredible short film I did not know that a) it is legal to buy and sell human organs in Iran, and b) that it is the only country on Earth to allow such practice. But this controversial subject - to say the least - is not necessarily the thing that makes Vital so important and hard-hitting. It's the people caught up in a rather distressing situation, and the connections they share. They remind us of everything that we, as a race of beings, have in common. Everything that is built into our DNA. Things that are universal. That cross oceans and borders. That transcend race, religion, and regime. It is all there to see in one 14 minute film. And at a time when internatio...
After her friend is seemingly radicalised by Facebook, Francis Haugen (Mikey Madison) - a mid-level engineer with the company - begins looking at radical content on the platform. But when her bosses prove to be uninterested in the troubling data she finds, Francis reluctantly turns to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), who is investigating the social network's effects on society. As a fan of both The Social Network and Aaron Sorkin, I was both uncertain and excited at the prospect of a follow-up. On the one hand, another movie from the master of snappy dialogue and the 'walk and talk' is always welcome. His optimistic takes on important institutions, as well as his recreations of historical events always prove to be gripping, almost intoxicating affairs - even when you have little or no interest in the subject matter. I thoroughly enjoyed Moneyball , despite my lack of interest in the sport it revolves around. But how do you follow up what is g...