Surface Level "People We Meet on Vacation" is Still a Fun Time
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.

Cecile lives alone with her mother since her dad left after an umpteenth quarrel. She welcomes warmly Henri, a new step father arrived for Christmas. But the little girl will learn that against grown-ups' instability even Father Christmas is quite powerless.
Unfortunately, People We Meet on Vacation didn’t hold up quite as well as I’d hoped.
This is a Spanish-speaking short film that contains English subtitles. The short film is produced in the United States.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
When a group of White women are invited to dinner by an Indian woman and a Black woman to talk about race in America, sparks fly.
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.