A young woman lives with her husband in a small apartment, a convenient refuge from external problems—the pandemic and social upheavals. When her husband goes away on a business trip, she, having not set foot in the house for a month, begins to experience strange things. Objects disappear from under her hands, a window opens by itself, or soil appears in the apartment. She is plagued by bad dreams and visions of her late mother.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
If the message here is that without a support system, grieving people turn into monsters, it’s not really well-delivered and may be flawed as a message itself.
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.
You've heard the phrase “If looks could kill,” but have you heard “If dancing could kill?” Pretty Lethal takes that idea and runs with it.
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.
This inspiring true story falls nothing short of filling the audience with a passion to strive for their wildest dreams.
