
This "One-Person-Crew" film tells a story of a female filmmaker who created a daring film about a gay couple, her courage is met not with conversation, but with violence. She gets threatened, humiliated, and abandoned by the very society she hoped to engage via her film. As she goes door to door seeking help, she is met only with humiliation. Pushed to the edge, she joins hands with a contract killer, who is secretly battling his own sexual problem. Together, they begin a dark campaign of vengeance, targeting those who wronged her. As they hunt down the culprits, things seem to settle down but one misstep by the killer throws her into a moral dilemma. Forced to confront the blurred line between justice and destruction, victimhood, and vengeance, she must decide how far she’s willing to go, and what she's willing to become.
While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.
Netflix's new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just another celebrity project churned out of the streaming machine, Apex - whether by luck or by intention - is a consistently harrowing film about the reality of being a woman in a public space.
The Legendary Clades - a family of explorers - find themselves in a strange new world with fantastic creatures awaiting them. Perhaps their greatest challenge will be healing the ties that bond.
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This surprisingly clever romantic comedy perfectly balances genuine heart with wild reality television chaos. It is an uplifting and funny reminder that second chances and real community can show up exactly when you stop looking for them.