“Elsewhere” is Heartbreaking and Heartwarming
Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films.

Anna travels to Santiago after many years, convinced by her brother to leave their mother’s ashes in the imposing rocks at Las Docas in Valparaíso, where their father lives in a faraway cabin. A significant reunion for this deteriorated family will be tainted by alcohol, childhood memories and love. Anna and her father will revive the demon that destroyed what once was their family.
Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films.
Cartoon Saloon is an animation studio that should be appreciated more. They tell unique stories with unique animation, proving that 2D animation is still alive and well.
The new biopic 'Elvis' highlights the beginning and end of the career of this rock and roll legend. The audience is taken on this journey knowing the tragic ending but not so much about what led him there. A large topic of discussion is the influences on Elvis that made him who he was as a singer, musician, and performer, which were blues, gospel, and country. Many of the songs that rose him to fame were songs by Black artists he heard growing up in primarily Black settings.
Two Distant Strangers (2020) centers around Carter James (Joey Bada$$) as he tries to get back home to his pitbull, Jeter, after spending a night at the apartment of his date Perri (Zaria Simone). What gets in the way of Carter reuniting with his dog is that every time he tries to leave Perri’s apartment, he is killed by police and wakes up back in her bed in a never-ending cycle. It addresses the issue of police brutality which rightly has been in the public eye more and more with the unjust deaths caused at the hands of law enforcement.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.