A beautiful young girl, Melita, finds herself entangled in a drug ring, dreaming of the high life, and her lust for wealth drives her to steal the gang's money. Her lover is forced to join the game, but is killed by a member of the ring. Thus, Melita is forced to seek the help of a friend of hers, Alexis. The two of them take refuge on an island, where Melita meets her cousin, Gisela, who lives with her wealthy lover, Nestor, who supports her. Nestor is fascinated by Melita, while Gisela tries to seduce Alexis. The two of them set up a casino, where Alexis robs his teammates, while Melita works as a photo model for Nestor's son. One night, Alexis discovers Melita dead and then tries to leave to avoid getting into trouble. He is arrested by the police, along with his girlfriend's murderer.
A lot of us are emotionally impacted by the current pandemic. So, while we’re all stuck here in our homes, it’s great to put on a movie to ease the stress. With that, I made up a small list of some of my favorite feel-good movies.
I didn’t love Expecting Amy, the mini-series following Amy Schumer’s pregnancy, but it brought up a lot of great unspoken side-effects of working and growing a human in America.
The idea of Rosemary's baby but with lesbian partners drew me in, and I was anticipating what the film had in store with its reimagining. Unfortunately, it all felt a little too vague to leave an impact.
This comedy brings a big surprise to Josh and his family when they move to New York City and struggle to adapt to their new friend.
It took writers D.B Weiss and David Benioff two years to give us a promising final season. Two. Years. It was just going to be six episodes, which was short considering that all the other seasons — except season 7 — were 10 episodes. 10. 6 wasn’t enough, and even HBO wanted to give the writers more episodes. More seasons, even. However, the writers wanted to get out of the show as quickly as possible to work on other projects. This abruptness is clearly shown in this season.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
