After separating from her husband Medhi, Elodie’s life is thrown off balance. When she learns, while staying at her parents’ house, of an event from her early childhood that had been kept secret for decades, she begins to explore the causes of her emotional blockages. The search for the truth leads her into her own past and confronts her with family silence, repressed memories, and the question of how early experiences shape a person’s life.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
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.
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, the trailer for Zola finally dropped with a brief cameo from a queer icon.
If you haven’t watched Good Trouble yet, you need to. This Foster’s spinoff, aptly named for civil rights champion and Congressman, John Lewis, follows Mariana and Callie Adams Foster as they begin a new chapter of young adulthood and navigate life, careers, social justice, and love.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.
This feels like the creative team wanted to make a body horror film, but the studio wanted to make another generic blockbuster.
