
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film that draws inspiration from personal experiences and interactions with the director’s estranged aunt. Set against the backdrop of a suburban summer day, the story follows 11-year-old, Connor, as he learns the art of self-assertion under the supervision of his abrasive aunt, all the while conquering his fear of the deep end of the pool.
Inuit girls use their Inuit tradition to hunt down alien monsters, enough said.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
With a quirky outline, Project Hail Mary stays within the bounds of human language and imperial fantasy.
The nations of Wakanda and Talokan enter war over their opposing viewpoints on dealing with the destructive hearts of humankind on the surface world.
Its predictability shouldn’t distract from the enjoyment that the pure cinematic imagination behind the camera elicits. It is a movie of crises both moral and mortal, oozing with CGI, and thoroughly enjoyable.