Gabriel's Rapture: Part I (2021)

Bollywood's thrilling fusion of what the blind man saw and the boy who cried wolf.

There’s no two ways about it — Bridgerton is horny. Shondaland’s newest venture- released on Netflix on Christmas- is certainly a spectacle to behold, just as the premise; essentially an Austenian, Regency-Era Gossip Girl, helmed by Shonda Rhimes, the reigning queen of steamy romance television. It would not be inaccurate to describe it as Jane Austen porn.

The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics. 

If your upbringing was anything like mine, where the TV acted as an additional parent- there are so many new stories and perspectives to explore.

It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.

Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.