An 18-year-old girl drifts through her everyday life, carrying the unresolved grief of her mother’s suicide and the emotional absence left behind. During a lecture on the brain’s final moments before death, suppressed memories begin to surface. At home, she sets a seven-minute timer in the bathroom, triggering an intimate, imagined encounter with her mother. Through a raw and tender conversation, questions of identity, loneliness, and unspoken regret unfold.
During the third act, the momentum stalls, largely due to the film’s obsession with Kubrick’s visual design. But all in all, Doctor Sleep is a cinematic success, defined by rich characters and high powered emotion.
The clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, and she'll do anything to fit in.
Pose tells stories of queer joy and love in a time of intense hate and sadness.
This Halloween movie is a remake of the 2003 movie of the same name with Black representation.
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.
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