Logan (Dakota Wonders) is worried that his homophobic parents, Jeff and Nicole (Jason Sarcinelli and Sophia Locke), will find out he's gay. He's lied about having a girlfriend to avert their suspicions, but when they pressure him to bring her over so they can meet her in the flesh, he finds himself in a corner. Desperate, he convinces his friend Cindy (Jewel Diamant) to pose as his girlfriend one evening. His parents seem to buy the ruse until Jeff gets Cindy alone and reveals that he recognizes her. A widowed stepdad, Stan (Isiah Maxwell), has developed lustful feelings for his beautiful college-aged stepdaughter, Lydia (Ameena Green). When she goes away for college and Stan finds himself alone, he suddenly has a lot of free time to dwell on those feelings and plot how to act on them.
Death on the Nile (1978) film mindless entertainment playing out on sets and wonders larger than the stakes, both of these films fail to live up to the hype of Agatha Christie's mystery. Check out cast & characterless controversy.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
Andor is an origin story where each side will do whatever it takes.
A strong representation of African Americans in this film features evil spirits and horror-themed elements.
Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's novel of the same name.
