Haruka (Manami Higa) and Kosuke (Seiji Fukushi) are lovers and plan to marry. Haruka works as a nurse and Kosuke is a champion ski jumper. Kosuke is then selected as a member Olympic national team, but Kosuke is involved in a devastating accident while training. Haruka hears the news from Kosuke's mother and rushes to the hospital. Kosuke is now unable to move and has lost his memory. Kosuke is even unable to recognize Haruka. Nevertheless, Haruka is always by Kosuke's side as he goes through therapy. Finally, Kosuke is able to live normally and even regains his memory, but Haruka soon becomes devastated again...
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
SPOILERS AHEAD. Premature is a story about the pain of love and realities. Transitioning from youth to our perspective of adulthood, how do we grapple with loss?
Facing the world with our fair share of uncertainties and/or apprehensions, many of which, sadly, may be well-founded, is nothing to sneeze at. Influenced and buffeted by the constant barrage of social media, fake news, and general upheaval present in our contemporary reality, what IS real and what's not becomes a blur.
While prioritizing production value over substance, Flood depicts an emotionally taut family drama set during the farmland flooding of the Franco-Dutch war.
There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.
