“Host:” Quarantine Horror for the Online Generation
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.

A semi-documentary film depicting the appeal of the idol group Zuttorubi, which was hugely popular in songs and dramas in the mid-1970s. In addition to the frenzy of concerts held in Hibiya and Kyoto, the film introduces the four members as they work hard on their singing and dancing lessons.
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.
The film is bogged down with one-off rain monster threats that always come to a quick and undramatic end
Elio could be seen as fantastic piece of representation, showing lonely children who feel ostracized that they are not alone. That is, unless you look behind the curtain.
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.