Hugo is 23 and still hasn't grown up. On the eve of his 24th birthday, he faces adulthood: he's unemployed, but goes to an interview at a real estate agency, a dream job that would allow him to wear a suit, something that reminds him of his absent father. He carries a deep fear of abandonment: his mother is in prison, his girlfriend is leaving, and his family is falling apart. When his landlord threatens to evict him in 24 hours, he begins a race against time that will mark his definitive step into adulthood.
It’s 5:30am. The baby’s crying, but you need to finish prepping for your big pitch at work that morning. What do you do? You do the near impossible: both. That's what "Workin' Moms" is all about.
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York
Han's turn to villainy in 'Frozen' was foreshadowed cleverly in the story.
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the show features characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the show expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to take away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seems to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
‘Sexy Beasts’ promotes itself as different from other dating shows as being not appearance-based. This is true to some extent thanks to the special effects makeup. However, looks do still play a role despite the masks.
