A frustrated wife who is married to a gay husband has an affair with another man. But she is set up by the husband’s parents who hire a dominatrix and a SM specialist to deal with her infidelity in a rather harsh and pervered manner.
One of the reasons I love watching movies is that, much like books, they serve as windows into other times and different places. Productions from around the world offer valuable insights into the history and culture of their respective countries. And just like literature, cinema can help us understand the present by showing us the past.
This inspiring true story falls nothing short of filling the audience with a passion to strive for their wildest dreams.
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.
How closely should film adaptations follow their source material? Let's take a deep dive into "Norma Rae", and find out.
‘Candyman’ (2021) builds upon the original 1992 film by presenting the myth of Candyman not only as an example of black pain, but as an opportunity for black vengeance.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
