‘Palmer’: Tearing Down Gender Stereotypes
When Eddie Palmer is released from prison he returns home and he meets Sam, soon becoming his primary caregiver.

Alice, a young woman grieving the death of her mother, finds a friend in the older Ida, but her new friend seems to have sinister intentions.
When Eddie Palmer is released from prison he returns home and he meets Sam, soon becoming his primary caregiver.
Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
Most movies give you their point upfront, while others make you think it’s about a specific topic, then reveal that the story is about something else. Pink Lady belongs somewhere in the middle of those two categories.
The iconic title character stars in her own horror and gothic TV series.