'You Are My Home' and Only Hope
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.

John is a hopeless romantic who planned his entire evening around his charismatic friend, Henry. A blue suit, dinner reservations, and maybe even flowers. It’s Henry’s last night in Los Angeles before moving across the country for a new job, which means it's also John’s final chance to confess his feelings for him once and for all. Everything crumbles when John receives a text message from Henry explaining he’s behind on packing, forcing John to shift his plans and come over to Henry’s apartment.
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
Throughout Brendan Fraser’s career, he has played a plethora of unique, layered characters who explore the importance of not being afraid to display your emotions, something that is often seen to not be a masculine trait. This idea of regulating emotion and what traits men are able to possess creates a toxic atmosphere for men who are often told they should not cry or represent their emotions in any physical way. These characters represent that men can be joyful, emotionally conscious, and sensitive, while also representing their masculine identity instead of painting those qualities as fighting against their masculinity.
The newest Pedro Almodóvar movie, Pain and Glory, focuses on an aging and debilitated filmmaker, Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) reflecting on his life in his old age.
Striving for validation. Let’s be frank….we ALL want to be successful. Whatever we put our efforts into, ideally it is to make it culminate in the best possible results across the board, especially when it comes to what career path we are pursuing. We WANT to excel, to shine, to advance, to be acknowledged. AND…let’s hope that we also wish to better everyone around us to boot. However, what occurs when those whom we initially put our trust in suddenly become a burden instead of a boon? Do we falter under the weight of rejection? Or STAND UP for WHO WE ARE?