
A man stuck on an island tries to figure out what is going on.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
Twisting what seems to be obvious setups and frameworks is what sets the story structure of Squid Game apart. I appreciate that this narrative is complex but not complicated; an easy enough plot to wrap your head around while still treating the audience like an equal participant in this social commentary