
In a dystopian future, Nura, a 54-year-old woman, lives in isolation in a barren, waterless world, relying on her greenhouse to survive. Here, she cultivates with loving devotion everything she needs.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
A young girl named Copi and her pet dog Xico travel into the mountain when they hear that something's not right.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.