A chilling tale at a college haunted for the past 18 years. The situation escalates with the arrival of a mischievous new student who attempts to summon spirits. The presence of a shaman's child on campus resolves the long-standing mystery that has been troubling the place.
Desi’s “straight man” to Lucy’s playful exuberance subverted people’s expectations of what a Latino man could be and added respect and nuance to the way onscreen marriages between men and women were portrayed.
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
When it comes down to it, The English explores what happens when power is unchecked and how those who seem powerless, have more strength than most through their convictions for justice.
Seriously, and this is coming from someone who was extremely skeptical before giving it a watch. I assumed the show would be painfully boring, but one of the show's strongest qualities is you needn't know anything about the lore to get invested in it.
This coming-of-age movie discusses immigration issues in the United States through the eyes of two exchange students in Brazil.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
