'Blue Beetle': Family over Fanfare
'Blue Beetle' is another solid addition to the superhero film canon.

Completed in 2019, this short film remained unreleased for years before finally premiering at various film festivals in 2025, where it screened to critical acclaim and won multiple awards. In 2026, it made its official broadcast debut on television and was released online for global audiences. Driven by Dhaka's relentless traffic, a reckless motorcyclist dangerously rode onto a sidewalk, terrifying pedestrians and aggressively confronting a visually impaired man who was using the guided path. As an outraged crowd gathered to confront the illegal rider for his blatant disregard for safety and decency, the blind man remarkably stepped in to shield his aggressor. Ultimately, his unexpected act of grace transformed a moment of hostility into a powerful lesson in compassion.
'Blue Beetle' is another solid addition to the superhero film canon.
Middle school best friends reunite in middle age - Magalie is a chaotic free spirit “freeloader”, Blandine is a divorcée “sourpuss” with severe depression. The Palm Beach Film Festival opening night was glamorous for “Two Tickets to Greece”, the first screening of the French film in the United States.
Strangers in a crowd, exchanging glances, looking away, continually managing to run into each other then part ways, end up at the same diner, find they've rented the exact same vehicles, and are then made to travel together to learn once more whether they can both find genuine adoration and companionship again. This really does, in so many words, sum up the foundational gist of of this new feature film from writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") and director Kogonada ("The Acolyte", "After Yang"). Yet, it's all only the set-up for the REAL wonder of everything that happens before, during, and in the aftermath of a magical, meaningful journey.
The original series is now on Netflix, you should definitely give it a watch. And if you’ve already seen it, watch it again.
The Summer I Turned Pretty series adapts the beloved trilogy into a bingeworthy TV show and introduces a new generation to Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.