When Sam, a beloved small-town drama teacher, accidentally plays gay porn over the biggest school event of the year, he is forced into hiding with the event's guest and featured artist, Caleb, a closeted big city celebrity. Off to a rough start, the two are propelled out of their 'normal lives' for an unpredictable weekend at the teachers' house, hiding from their problems, from themselves, and from an outraged community on the hunt for answers to the tantalizing scandal - all this while pushing each other past their comfort zones with the humorous help of a close friend and a Motley Crew of naughty but nice students. But who or what will catch up with the unlikely pair first?
Shadow & Bone excels in natural story representation with powerful centering of culture. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov, the feisty cartographer with kindness, innocence, and integrity, who comes to be revealed as the legendary summoner of light.
The Olivia Wilde renaissance is upon us.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.
Despite this genre not being a new one, The Novice offers a fresh perspective with its study of performance anxiety
