CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026 (2026)

Darren Arronofsky focuses on diverse and heartbreaking stories about the human experience.

Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus is a beautiful, poignant, enraging, gut-wrenching, and heartbreaking film about the trauma and harm conversion therapy inflicts on young queer people. Even though its classification as horror holds, the emotional bond between the two main characters, Naim and Ryan, elevates the story into a realistic romantic drama on par with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.

"Hustlers" returns power to groups that are traditionally deprived of it: women, the working class, and sex workers.

Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

The story is a moving sentiment of letting go of the past and putting trust and faith into others. Though you come into this world alone, surrounding yourself with others that support you and want to help is the greatest gift life could ever give.