A Whitewater Romance (2024)

Korean Dramas deserve your attention and not just the ones on Netflix.

With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.

A strong representation of African Americans in this film features evil spirits and horror-themed elements.

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World-famous drag queen Trixie Mattel shares a year of her life with the world in this vulnerable and uplifting documentary.

The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.