Maskeli Şeytan’s theme is gold smuggling. The costumed hero is struggling against the Sicilian Mafia’s operations in Istanbul, and at one stage a mummy gets up from its sarcophagus in the Archaeology Museum and starts to spread terror.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
The Invitation takes a creeping look at two simple premises: reuniting with forgotten friends and new-age spiritualism. Though one seems a bit scarier than the other, the film heightens social awkwardness to a macabre level that puts an uncomfortable look on when the social taboo of grief is put on public display.
The Summer I Turned Pretty series adapts the beloved trilogy into a bingeworthy TV show and introduces a new generation to Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah.
