
A young woman, grappling with a devastating loss, wakes up each night feeling increasingly drained—as if someone were siphoning away her strength. In search of salvation, she travels to a seer living high in the mountains, where she discovers that she has fallen victim to an Albasty—an ancient, malevolent spirit that preys upon those broken by grief and unable to let go of the past. It assumes the guise of a person's deepest fear, gradually destroying them from within.
While the director didn't set out to make a feminist film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.
When you don’t factor in the plethora of inferior sequels that have been produced, Luca is one of Pixar’s simplest and most unassuming films in years — and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The film thrives on being a visual feast with a warm message for all ages, so much so that its unoriginal storyline doesn’t feel that big of a problem.
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.
A brave Indian woman rises from an oppressive background to become an inspired leader for women and men alike around the globe.
'Motherless Brooklyn' is a 1950s whodunit made by its star, Edward Norton. Like most detective films in this setting, the cast is mostly white males (with a few notable exceptions).