On the night before Halloween in a small New England town, a local hot wiener delivery driver attempts to get out of work on time for a holiday tradition he’s kept since childhood. Things prove difficult as he navigates car troubles, a rival pizza delivery driver, and a cast of lonely regulars all keeping him stuck.
The Djinn is about childhood traumas and lifestyle changes. It tells the story of Dylan (Ezra Dewey), a mute boy who blames himself for his mom’s death. He also condemns himself for being speech-impaired, and he thinks that if he did not have that condition, everything could had been different.
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
In addition to the cast being delightfully diverse this time around, the film was just loosely-plotted and action-packed enough to keep a casual fan like myself entertained. While I do agree that the writing of Cole left much to be desired for an original character thrust into a preconceived universe, none of the characters seemed particularly fleshed out in terms of personality; however, I think that's to be expected when you're watching a film literally inspired by a video game.
Taika Waititi and the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder have been hyping up the gayness of this movie, and while there are queer characters, it's not quite the representation we were hoping for.
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to an end, I’d like to urge viewers and filmmakers to take a long and hard look at how rape is portrayed on screen.
The documentary depicts the indigenous people of Mexico with sublime reverence, highlighting a generational harmony with the land.
