Mara, an 18-year-old closeted queer woman, is spending her birthday on some house party, flirting with a female stranger when she receives a text from her OFW father to spend her college term break at their house to be with her distant mother, Carmen. At home, Carmen insists on throwing a debut party for her daughter, including finding the perfect escort. Mara is torn between expressing her true self and appeasing her mother.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
Season 1 of Love, Victor ended on a major cliffhanger: Victor came out to his parents. He said the words “I’m gay” for the first time. Now what? Season 2 answers the question: “What happens after coming out?”
Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's novel of the same name.
He’s a nine-time Oscar host and a revered comedy legend. He’s an up-and-coming comedy star who was a voice in the biggest animated movie of all time. So what happens when these two are forced to work together?
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
