An adult man, forced to sacrifice communication with his family for the sake of success at work, invites his mother to a restaurant - to take a break from the hustle and bustle, chat with a loved one and finally get out of the state of permanent stress. But everything goes wrong at once - mom cannot figure out the menu, and the phone is torn from calls at work.
Outer Banks (2020-) knows its audience: young adults in a country that can’t stop romanticizing good ole’ treasure hunts. Add a little of Riverdale’s (2017-) sex appeal, and no one can look away. Forty years after The Goonies (1985) America’s consciousness hasn’t strayed from the same tropes: treasure hunts, a vulnerable white male lead, and the whitewashing of a racially segregated setting.
'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
While Mortals Sleep is enthralling quick-fix horror that offers thrills and excitement with such a short runtime and left me truly impressed with all levels of filmmaking.
