Danny Gunn has been looking for his stepfather for five years. He needs to get something off his chest. Danny and his best friend, Michael Delray, head out on a road trip adventure to find Kristofer Weston, Danny's stepdad. Along the way they encounter 2 horny step brothers, a loud and nasty hotel hook up and a big burly security guard. When they finally reach stepdad's house the Sparks really fly and Danny realizes that Finding Father was all worth it!
Ultimately the problem with The Bubble is that it plays everything for laughs to get around the audience’s defenses. But it comes off like a privileged white male thinking that ridiculing everyone else equally is the road to equality. And it’s not. And it's definitely not funny to pretend that it is.
When diverse representation is featured on-screen, it oftentimes comes with strings attached that undermine the message they were trying to send. This can be attributed to the fact that behind-the-screen, the industry primarily does not reflect the breadth of diverse difference that is present in daily life. That’s why when something as powerful and authentic as Minari comes along, it is both incredibly wonderful and needs a large audience to witness it.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the power of self-determination. He teaches the teenagers to believe in themselves through algebra and calculus.
Earth and Blood is slow, but it still has it’s entertaining moments. If you’re into thrillers, or want to watch something new, then this film might be for you. As for me, Earth and Blood was tolerable enough.
