The first film adaptation of the musical of the same name written by Pasi Jääskeläinen and composed by Emil Kauppi. In this musical comedy, sailors sailing to Finland on a sailing ship pass the time by making a bet: whoever is the last to bring a girl to the Kultaisen Ankkuri restaurant has to pay for the whole evening. In the port town, Arvi Rajanne falls in love with the charming Kerttu.
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.
As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise and the five Academy Awards it won last year, I just kept postponing it indefinitely.
Hawkeye episode 3 has arrived and it feels like we’re finally getting started! This episode features the debut of Maya Lopez aka Echo, a Deaf Indigenous hero with a prosthetic!
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
