Alzira’s illness brings her three sons back together after years apart. Baltazar is an inmate, Gaspar is a car mechanic, and Belchior is a nurse. To fulfill Alzira’s final request, the sons hit the road in search of their father, Roy Alves, a once-successful country singer who abandoned the family long ago. Pursued by the police and forced to confront long-standing family conflicts, the three brothers race against time to find him.
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.
Ever heard of the bad boy type? The type of man who's sexy yet broody, or the type of man who’s dangerous but has a sensitive side? It’s a well-known stereotype that women are attracted to villains. The question is: why are we?
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
A man invents the internet with the help of an otherworldly force. But he soon learns that not all is what it seems. A delightful sequence of images for a delightful fictional story about what lies behind.
This animated Christmas movie is based on the classic novel of the same name.
If you’ve been itching for a sign to finally go on that unforgettable summer camping trip, this is it.
