Rano is a matchmaker; trying to find a bride for a forty-year-old bachelor. She does not even dare to think about the fact that she can love herself, as this is contrary to tradition, because she is a widow.
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States on June 19th, 1865. We did it! Everyone is free! Everyone is equal! End of story, right?
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film "Pyscho" is an American film classic that still resonates today.
Netflix takes some liberties in its portrayal of Madame CJ Walker, a trailblazing Black entrepreneur.
