“Vivarium” Presents Go-Nowhere Parenting
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.

Broke and daydreaming about Hawaii, Jairo envisions an easy life without hard work. His chance comes when his depressed half-brother, Barãozinho, gets involved with the sister of an art smuggler. Jairo sees the perfect opportunity to steal from the guy and make his dream a reality. But he didn’t plan on falling in love—or accidentally getting tangled up in a string of murders, turning his dream scheme into a full-blown nightmare.
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
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.
In Deaf, the Spanish director Eva Libertad explores pregnancy and motherhood from the perspective of a deaf woman. Her movie examines how the world imposes the notion of disability on her main character while she actually does not feel disabled herself.
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!
Make no mistake about it, Gilligan has created a continuation that earns its place in the annals of Breaking Bad lore. El Camino isn't a forced entry in an otherwise brilliant world of fiction. This is a satisfying take, which manages to give closure to an iconic character of fiction.