Lisa, a little ten-year-old girl, lives in a remote house with her parents and two brothers. Her father, a violent man, domineers over his family, imposing perfect order.
Seeing that the film was essentially his first big, mainstream feature, and with garnering a leading role — portraying the revolutionary ball-player Jackie Robinson — Boseman, without question, delivered a performance that is still so incredibly moving, respectful, genuine, and true to the core of his obviously sincere, artistic heart; and with that, it is indeed so saddening to see him pass.
Based on the best-selling novel by Angie Thomas and a maxim of the late Tupac Shakur.
I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
The film is bogged down with one-off rain monster threats that always come to a quick and undramatic end
Overall this movie was an easy watch, but by no means a worthwhile watch.
When you think of the horror genre, the LGBTQ+ community is probably one of the last things you think of. However, horror is much more queer-coded than you may think.
