Hiroka and Rei are full of energy. Umi and Ai are bound by a strong friendship. The Owadas are on the verge of a falling apart family due to a mountain of problems such as infidelity and domestic violence. One day, tragedy suddenly befalls ordinary people. This is a story of "despair" and "hope" that wells up in each person's heart.
If I had truly wished to witness "Guardians of the Galaxy", I would have stayed home to do so. Instead, I went to the IMAX and took in this newest incarnation of one of the most recognized and adapted superheroes in the DC Universe. **Sigh** Let me be clear here. I am NOT saying this is an AWFUL film.
My Beautiful Laundrette is often referenced as a positive LGBTQIA+ film because our two main characters are in a homosexual relationship with no shame, fear of violence or criticism. The struggle is not their sexuality. It is the treatment of the Pakistani citizens in England.
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
Hokum is an enjoyable horror film that will probably get a little under your skin, but it isn’t the tour de force that you might be expecting.
