Renae breathes new life into her grandfather's old nightclub with lingerie model shows, igniting a buzz. But excitement turns deadly as a mysterious killer lurks, forcing her to uncover secrets while balancing ambition and safety in this thrilling venture.
Documented human suffering is never easy to view or read about and is understandably triggering for many people, but it can be educational, and education is a key to change. An overwhelming amount queer people worldwide (and in my own country) have it far worse than I could imagine, and documentaries such as Welcome to Chechnya bring issues to light that certain groups of people would never see.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
In 'Maestro,' we're left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
A cat-and-mouse chase that will make viewers nostalgic for the cartoon series.
Mark Anthony Green was unable to connect all of the pieces in his debut feature film, leaving Opus as a middling entry in an already oversaturated genre.
