Gutter (2022)

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie comes on the heels of its billion-dollar grossing predecessor, and seeks to do absolutely nothing other than repeat its success. In this, the film is eminently effective. If you have seen the previous film, you can expect something extremely similar in this package.  That is, a barrage of references to Nintendo intellectual property wrapped in a plot that provides the thinnest layer of emotional payoff for the characters.

Sisters Mia and Emma discover and hunt down a unicorn with magical blood and want to protect it.

Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers. 

As legal dramas go, we rarely see an African-American actor in the lead role. "The Burial" has several.

Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.

Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.