Jupiter Joyman is a young and popular florist with a peculiar secret: his flowers have a way of making people extraordinarily happy. When Amalia Blackwand wanders into his shop and experiences a serenity she has long forgotten, an unlikely connection between the two begins to blossom. But as Jupiter comes to understand the pain Amalia has carried with her, he attempts to push the mysterious magic behind his flowers beyond anything he has tried before, giving shape to something dark and sinnister neither of them was prepared to face.
Netflix’s new mystery thriller, The Marked Woman (released originally as La Desconocida), is confusing. More critically, though, it commits the worst mistake a movie can make: it’s boring. From Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez, the film squanders its premise at every turn, fills the story with unlikeable characters, and lacks emotional payoff.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
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.
Not only does the system prevent upward mobility, but it makes it incredibly easy to slide from comfortably middle class to unhoused.
I imagine that it would be a dream job for an actor to play the parts of twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in I Know This Much Is True.
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
