Black Swan and its dark feminine energy
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.

A wealthy businessman places an advertisement in the newspaper to marry off his college student daughter. The intriguing marriage ad catches the attention of a gangster gang hostile to the girl's father. The gangsters, posing as a wealthy businessman, demand the girl from her father. After some time, the young man marries the girl. The young vagabond, whom the gangsters used as bait for the wealthy father, is actually a kind-hearted person. After taking the girl, whom he was forced to marry under the gang's pressure, to the hotel, he leaves her there and flees. The girl is left as a hostage at the hotel. On the wedding night, she hands over the diamonds and pearls her husband gave her as a gift to the hotel owner in exchange for her debt. However, all the jewels are fake. The girl's father is informed by phone.
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.
By depicting 4 different stories, Director Sergio Tovar Velarde keeps the focus on the shared humanity and search for love (both self and romantic) of various gay Mexican men.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Red, White and Royal Blue still does not have an official release date. However, the cast has been sharing pictures of their filming.
I was able to watch the gleefully mesmerizing Disney remake that was Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio. I was enthralled by Zemeckis’ iteration.
This thrilling film about feminine rage and male hostility is an incredible depiction of the fragility of the male ego.