Queer Friendship is Complicated in "Lakeview" (2024)
Tara Thorne’s film is equal parts emotional and comedic, illustrating the beauty and the pain of long term relationships.

Luo Chuan was arrested in Jinmen City, but the only case he could prove was for a small amount of money, so he was sentenced to only six months in prison. Six months later, Luo Chuan is released from prison and is ready to make a big score with a tomb raider he met in prison, An Chai. Their target is the white jade from the city museum's collection of relics, the "Yin and Yang Jade Pui". Mr. Baron, the black market magnate in Jinmen City, offers an astronomical price for this jade. Guan Qi, the policewoman who let Luo Chuan escape under her nose before, learns that Luo Chuan has been released from prison and decides to investigate Luo Chuan privately
Tara Thorne’s film is equal parts emotional and comedic, illustrating the beauty and the pain of long term relationships.
After the 2018 surprising hit "A Quiet Place" brought something fresh to the horror genre, the announcement of a sequel may have been disappointing to some. A lot of the time, a sequel to an already successful movie is no where near as good as the original. Yet, John Krasinski once again shows that he's much more than Jim from The Office.
This animated movie focuses on Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley, as "Kahmunrah Rises Again."
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise and the five Academy Awards it won last year, I just kept postponing it indefinitely.
When the retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and a holiday spirit come together, viewers learn about class issues as well as perseverance despite setbacks.