Two sisters, Beth and Jackie, travel to the desert for an overnight, but when the lights go out and their true feelings for one another are revealed it becomes apparent that they may no longer wish to be related. Isolated in a cabin in the middle of the nowhere, long buried childhood grievances combine with the competitive nature of adult relationships to form a combustible tension that can only be cut by explosive ugliness.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.
This side-splitting workplace comedy features a diverse cast and tackles challenging social issues. Other sitcoms should take note.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Moonlight is a film that will certainly be remembered for how it won Best Picture, but the movie itself should be known for its excellent representation of one of the most underrepresented groups in film: Black, gay men.
This 2024 musical film is based on the Broadway show and the 2004 film of the same name with major differences.
