Confluence 

How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?

'Selena: The Series' loses sight of the story's heart: Selena herself.

This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.

Have a Good Trip offers a rather balanced look at psychedelic use. While its main narrative is the stories of recreational use by celebrities, it does delve into the medical history of psychedelics and its use in psychotherapy.

With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.

A Christmas movie that is not about a middle-class, straight relationship but centers on a lesbian couple.