
Based on the comic book by Fuji Mitsuru. There was a direct-to-video sequel released the same year.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
In Deaf, the Spanish director Eva Libertad explores pregnancy and motherhood from the perspective of a deaf woman. Her movie examines how the world imposes the notion of disability on her main character while she actually does not feel disabled herself.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?