Today has not started well for Ryan. Unwillingly befriended by the weird new kid, he has made himself an enemy of the bloodthirsty football captain, and recklessly promised the girl of his dreams he will throw the party to end all parties. Derailed at every turn by the eccentric vice principal and strange security guard, Ryan's only hope to pull the party together, get the girl, and avoid the footballers is to win over the most unpopular kids at school... one by one.
Unlike other documentaries about Princess Diana, Perkins’ film, 'The Princess', is an entire documentary consisting of media coverage and public opinion, rather than a typical series of people interviewed with firsthand experience of the Princess. 'The Princess' beautifully depicts how we perceive Diana as a media figure rather than a real person, specifically creating her persona as a fairytale figure turned saint and icon.
Overall, “Dark Fate” is a run-of-the-mill flick. Together, Reyes and Davis have excellent chemistry, but their characters’ story is nothing new, lacking surprise and deep emotion. During the middle points, the film drags considerably, and when the action hits, it feels consistently tight, eliminating the rhythm and fluidity of conflicts.
There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
