On a sweltering Midsummer Night, an earthquake shakes the earth, sparking a conversation between a mother and her daughter that helps them free themselves and re-enter the house to cook quince jelly.
Overall, “Dark Fate” is a run-of-the-mill flick. Together, Reyes and Davis have excellent chemistry, but their characters’ story is nothing new, lacking surprise and deep emotion. During the middle points, the film drags considerably, and when the action hits, it feels consistently tight, eliminating the rhythm and fluidity of conflicts.
A brave Indian woman rises from an oppressive background to become an inspired leader for women and men alike around the globe.
It is as bad as your remember, and you are fortunate if you've never watched it. Keep it that way!
"Hustlers" returns power to groups that are traditionally deprived of it: women, the working class, and sex workers.
'Blonde' commits a relentless assault on the autonomy of Marilyn Monroe, reducing the icon to nothing more than a victim of the director's whims.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
