“Vivarium” Presents Go-Nowhere Parenting
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.

A beautiful promising young lawyer, Benita, is experiencing success early in her career with the film of her dream. Getting engaged to her long time boyfriend Frederick was the best thing that happened to her; later will she realize that her wedding will be postponed due to a murder case. A local business man is shot and killed, a young teenager is a suspect, Benita will take on the case to exonerate young Desean Blunt who is a suspect in the murder. Is he guilty of the crime? Will Benita find the real killer? Will she be a victim herself?
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.
We are constantly being pushed to move on from mishaps and negative feelings. What happens if we're not ready to do so?
Seeing that the film was essentially his first big, mainstream feature, and with garnering a leading role — portraying the revolutionary ball-player Jackie Robinson — Boseman, without question, delivered a performance that is still so incredibly moving, respectful, genuine, and true to the core of his obviously sincere, artistic heart; and with that, it is indeed so saddening to see him pass.
An action film led by two queens, fighting for what they believe in through power and pain.
Though often underwhelming as a whole, Nevertheless is worth the watch because of the relationship between Sol and Jiwan. It is a stunning, refreshing take on the friends to lovers trope that LGBTQ media has been missing.
"Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella" wasn’t just a fairytale, it's a Black girl's fairytale. It was a fantasy world where the undeniable beauty of Black girls and Women was celebrated and beloved.