Wrapped up in the Atlanta culture of Trappin’, Money (Parlae) & Mario (DG Yola) struggle to find their place in the Dope game. With their crew the “Rolling Stones” standing with them, George aka B.G. (Bankroll Fresh) and Buck (Jamaican Friend), they grind every day to become the Top Dogs in their hood “9th Ward” projects on the Westside of Atlanta. Finding it hard to compete with the rival neighborhood crew “The Kings” lead by Knot (Big Zak),
Overall, “Dark Fate” is a run-of-the-mill flick. Together, Reyes and Davis have excellent chemistry, but their characters’ story is nothing new, lacking surprise and deep emotion. During the middle points, the film drags considerably, and when the action hits, it feels consistently tight, eliminating the rhythm and fluidity of conflicts.
Suppressed intergenerational family trauma and healing, warm welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe team, and Awkwafina's humor really make this film the real MVP.
This drama film is about Priscilla and Elvis Presley's failed marriage through the lens of the title character.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
'Blue Beetle' is another solid addition to the superhero film canon.
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.
