The heinous murders committed by a serial killer keep the residents of the small town of Sountheim in suspense. The "Vorstadtripper" special investigation unit and chief investigator Müller Karl Albertinari are faced with a mystery. In the middle of the investigation, SOKO investigator Torben Win makes a gruesome discovery. A far greater danger than the Suburban Ripper lurks for the residents of Sountheim: an invasion of flesh-eating backpacks that have come to life! Together with Inis and Jannette, Torben flees to an underground bunker system. Supposedly safe from the backpacks, clues are found in the corridors that suggest that the Suburban Ripper committed his murders right here. Now it's not just the bloodthirsty backpacks that are after them...
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.
Desi Arnaz was an innovator in television and Lucille Ball was a sketch comedy clairvoyant of sorts; 'Being the Ricardos' focuses on their genius as a couple, but shies away from the interracial aspect of their marriage.
'Easy A' is emblematic of a world that liked to sarcastically pretend it was progressive but wasn’t actually ready for that change, making it pretty anti-sex.
With mismatched eyes, a willingness to experiment with hair color and style, and a rail thin frame, Bowie always drew attention. But he shunned gendered attractiveness, creating his own space somewhere in between. This hallucinatory and often nonlinear 2022 documentary is a perfect salute to David Bowie’s life and career. Rather than interviewing those that knew Bowie, the standard convention for biographical portraits, director Brett Morgen mostly lets the artist’s images, performances, videos, and words speak to capture the essence of the artist. Bowie was more than just a pop star. He painted, sculpted, acted in films, and was a thoughtful and articulate person who gave sincere answers to even the most shallow interview questions.
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
‘Barbie’ is an entertaining, meaningful piece of filmmaking with a heartfelt message.
