Maya, a housewife living an ordinary life, notices an obituary in the evening paper and reminisces about her past. Five years ago, her boyfriend died unexpectedly, and she lost hope in life. After wandering around, she ended up in Sagamihara, where she was captured by a thug who ran a prostitution ring. While being forced to take one customer after another in a prefab, Maya escapes from the guards and is taken in by a woman who calls herself "Osei." Osei runs an all-female group of compensated dating girls, but it is a world where strict rules must be followed to survive.
Seeing that the film was essentially his first big, mainstream feature, and with garnering a leading role — portraying the revolutionary ball-player Jackie Robinson — Boseman, without question, delivered a performance that is still so incredibly moving, respectful, genuine, and true to the core of his obviously sincere, artistic heart; and with that, it is indeed so saddening to see him pass.
Those saying it's a bad movie simply because it's bad as a slasher should be reminded that the likes of Jordan and Alexandra often don’t get their tales told, let alone in such major releases helmed by veteran actors like Bacon.
The Outer Senshi get characterization and some stellar moments in the second part of the Eternal movie duo.
‘Babylon’ is an exhilarating journey one has to brace themselves for
Zombie apocalypses have been metaphors for late-stage predatory capitalism, but never a system disrupter that brings about freedom.
"First Day" is a trans kid slice-of-life tv show that brings desperately needed diversity to coming-of-age stories in mainstream media. Here's a show that get's it right by having a trans actress in a story centered on trans girlhood.
