Upon returning to earth, a withdrawn woman named Melody hires an oddball private eye to track down the man who helped her escape from an alien zoo on Neptune. Or maybe it was Pluto.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.
YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.
The film basically says she was a lost cause from the start. We don't get a sense of who Marilyn was.
