
While Komachi, the leader of the North Kanto Ladies’ Alliance, is away, her gang is attacked by a mysterious delinquent named Irabu. Upon hearing that Irabu is at the infamous Kagurazaka High School, Komachi transfers there to take her revenge. However, she soon finds herself caught in a fierce rivalry between the school’s gang leader, Hina, and the boss, Makabe…
Middle school best friends reunite in middle age - Magalie is a chaotic free spirit “freeloader”, Blandine is a divorcée “sourpuss” with severe depression. The Palm Beach Film Festival opening night was glamorous for “Two Tickets to Greece”, the first screening of the French film in the United States.
'Barbarian' is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.
Emily and Stephanie are back... just add gin and drama.
Few movies deal with aging (particularly aging women) with as much compassion as Relic does. Yet it’s not sickly sweet and not a soapbox rant against ageism. Relic simply is, allowing the horror to seep in quietly and carefully.
Hope has great characters, inventive ideas, an incredible imagination, a palpable intensity, and numerous other aspects that make it one of the best of the year.