Schoolboy Misha skips school, practicing an old-fashioned dance in the woods. Several of his friends get caught in a time loop during after-school activities and dream about each other, dreams of the "big," adult world, trying on different roles. The youngest, Asya, is wary of this world everyone else is so eager to enter and doesn't yet know what she wants, but she enjoys observing and noticing. One day, she escapes from her "guardians," Timur and Vika, while walking through a shopping mall to find her way into the forest. There's no first love yet, only a hushed premonition.
In all actuality, “Just Mercy” should be labeled a “wall punching narrative.” Constantly, the flick throws high forms of adversity our way, amping up our most inner levels of discomfort. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton wonderfully paces the film in such a way that replicates the slow-burn nature of justice.
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.
Where we leave the characters is in such a peaceful and optimistic place. It feels well-earned to ensure everyone gets their own specially-crafted happy ending.
Turning Red' has received hate for being 'unrelatable' while dealing with one of the most human experiences. Despite the Turning Red controversy that it's unrelatable, it is yet another Pixar classic that will inevitably stand the test of time.
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 sequel to the 2010 live-action movie focuses on sibling rivalry.
