Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000)

Like most young people, Leviticus is imperfect.  But I love it anyways. 

Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes. 

The film centers around two young women, Becca and Sam, who were once high school sweethearts until they reconnect in their town.

'An American Werewolf in London' possesses a possible queer reading in the way it envisions a heterosexual romance being undone by the presence of a creature who embodies self-contentment in the face of social alienation.

A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.

During the third act, the momentum stalls, largely due to the film’s obsession with Kubrick’s visual design. But all in all, Doctor Sleep is a cinematic success, defined by rich characters and high powered emotion.