Avner (45) is a chief engineer at the Carmel Tunnels project. One evening, when he returns home from work, he finds a traffic report in the mailbox. But what really gets his attention is the fact that in the photo, in the car, he sees a man sitting next to Ella, his wife. The man puts his hand gently on her neck. Avner cannot see his face. Being the man he is, a man of reason, logic and hard proof, he doesn't talk to her about it, but instead he gets a recorder, and begins to secretly record her telephone conversations, turning into a spy in his own house.
This film manages to be simultaneously topical and timeless. Without being preachy, it highlights society’s flawed relationship with tech; insights into the complex ideas of family struggle are expertly dispersed among a perfectly paced and balanced story.
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
Greta Garbo, a queer actress playing a real-life queer Queen is the best of both worlds.
An anti-war film denouncing the valorization of senseless violence, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is (unfortunately) all too relevant in 2022.
