'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Is a Gay Love Story and I'm Here for It
Yeah, sure, the movie’s about Carnage. But it’s really about love. A love that defies all odds: the love between a man and his man-eating alien symbiote.

When celestial objects merge and strange phenomena occur in the sky, nine dragons drag a bronze coffin through the North Star, a forbidden zone, a burial island, descending to the earth. It is rumored that there is an emperor's treasure buried on the island that can enhance internal energy during training. The leaders of the sects in the North Star and the wanderers want to go to the island to seize the weapon. Among them is Ji Kong, an orphan (played by Feng Lijun). Ji Kong was adopted by his master in the sword house since he was young. His master, noticing his natural talent, paid a high price and forged thousands of swords for the holy land and sent him to the Yunxiao holy land to practice. Ji Kong and his fellow disciple go to the island together to vie for the emperor's weapon and aim for the position of the emperor.
Yeah, sure, the movie’s about Carnage. But it’s really about love. A love that defies all odds: the love between a man and his man-eating alien symbiote.
One of my favorite aspects of My Movie Starring Paul Dano is its blend of illustrations and dream sequences within its mockumentary structure. As the script is written, we are shown how the movie Bear Naked Amazonians From Mars looks in Herman’s head, with all its retro b movie campy charm.
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is exactly as the title describes, yet unexpectedly so. It's like the Matrix, but with OCD and hallucinogens, plus a heart’s dose of mother-daughter intergenerational intercultural growing pains. Review and cast.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
Richard speaks with Dia Frampton about some of her experiences with acting and music.