"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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Everyone deserves to feel like they belong in their hometown. Family Tides is a documentary that explores growing up queer and trans in small seaside towns, opening up the conversation about what it feels like to lack a traditional sense of home, and how that can be found in community.
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The movie opens with an empty house, cameras pan around from the perspective of what viewers are confused about at first, but turns out to be a spirit living in the home.
One of the great achievements of this film is its ability to challenge the mind and to force you to try to process information in a different way than you’re used to.
The accountant in question is Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), who’s neurodivergent. We know this because at a dating event, he bores women with tax advice. He also places his breakfast foods in neat stacks and has no friends.
A bumpy journey about revolution and family makes us feel fear, disgust, humor, and satisfaction.
As an Indian lesbian living in the United Kingdom, the cards are stacked against Geetika from the start.