'Barely Breathing' is a dark comedy about Sai, who is guilted into moving in with his father and stepmother after an embarrassing autoerotic asphyxiation (AEA) accident. In order to get his dad off his back, Sai begins "hanging" with an AEA support group filled with lovable misfits - but humor can only hide so much. As Sai begins to get comfortable, the distance between him and his father grows deeper, forcing the family to cope with the loss of Sai's mother ten years prior.
The more biting satire is reserved for those on top of the power structure, such as the police, while those occupying lower levels are given more nuance and likability, even if they operate on the wrong side of the law. This principle gives Deep Cover its heart.
True crime media is notoriously obsessed with the “missing white woman” trope, and yet the vast majority of American murder victims are male, and well over half are people of color.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
When a powerful church leader is found dead, Benoit Blanc enters a tight-knit community where everyone has secrets, but not everyone is fully developed.
In the LGBTQ+ holiday rom-com wars, 'Single All The Way' may or may not be the “answer” to 'Happiest Season.'
