During his night shift, Alfonso Vera—a seasoned, veteran police officer—has a difficult night working alongside his new partner, Marco Garay, who relentlessly questions him about his personal and professional life. Between the lack of communication with his son—leaving him unsure if the boy is even home—and persistent inquiries regarding a work-related incident that has led to legal trouble, Alfonso is left completely on edge. Meanwhile, Alex Vera—Alfonso’s serious, reserved son, who lost his mother—returns from a date with his girlfriend, Mariana Ruizpalacio, only to find the Ruizpalacio family home partially destroyed.
Moonlight is a film that will certainly be remembered for how it won Best Picture, but the movie itself should be known for its excellent representation of one of the most underrepresented groups in film: Black, gay men.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
Netflix's new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just another celebrity project churned out of the streaming machine, Apex - whether by luck or by intention - is a consistently harrowing film about the reality of being a woman in a public space.
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.
A movie that brings Indian culture with classic Bollywood themes and electronic dance music.
'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.
