Dr. Raafat does not care about his young wife, Samiha, as much as he cares about reading and following the works of the famous novelist, the monk of thought. So the wife decides to search for the monk himself for the secret of his popularity and his possession of all her husband’s senses, but soon she, in turn, becomes one of his enthusiastic students, and when she fails to flirt with him and seduce him, she decides to start... To write a story inspired by her life.
Clocking in at about four hours, Stranger Things season 4 volume 2 is the length of a double feature. Despite the length and the hype, the finale still falls short of expectations thanks to poor pacing, poor character choices, and poor diverse storytelling.
This feels like the creative team wanted to make a body horror film, but the studio wanted to make another generic blockbuster.
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.
I hate the idea that animation’s for kids; just because it’s animated doesn’t mean that it’s some silly cartoon and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
