A group of film students travel to a mysterious village named the Kalimati to make a documentary. While there, one of the students leaves with a necklace, leaving the students plagued with an evil curse.
Hustlers was meant to be a film about female empowerment. And it was, to a certain extent. I expected and wanted this to be a kickass and complex film of sexy women who use their confidence, skills, and wits towards a brilliant plan to get revenge on the Wall Street guys who wronged them.
'The Wiz' has the propensity for paying homage to black culture with R&B music, graffiti and jazzy elements that make it incredibly entertaining.
The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.
This film manages to be simultaneously topical and timeless. Without being preachy, it highlights society’s flawed relationship with tech; insights into the complex ideas of family struggle are expertly dispersed among a perfectly paced and balanced story.
A surprise sequel takes place ten years after the original movie based on the title of the same name, but with a twist to the fairy tale.
Only time will tell what this new Black Panther and movie will show us with all of the old and new elements of the superhero craft integrated.
