"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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The fate of three women in wartime is united, each of whom is called Maryam and living at different times facing the war in its moral, social and brutal aspects, but each of them will not lose a life
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A dog who needs to learn new tricks in this family comedy.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
Director Dana Ziyasheva made her directorial debut, 'Defenders of Life' which focuses on the Ngäbe community, and the hardships Ngäbe girls faced in Costa Rica.
Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films.
When it comes the horror genre, I am VERY hard to please or impress, much less scare. Coming from a current mindset of appreciation for chilling, unsettling, tension-inducing efforts such as "Hereditary", "The Conjuring" (ONLY the first one to date, mind you), "Lights Out", "The Babadook", "Midsommar", "Talk To Me", "Oddity", "Bring Her Back", and the like