After her car breaks down in rural New Zealand, Ellie is lured into a small religious cult by one its leaders Charlie, a charming man who offers to fix her vehicle while she stays.
It’s 5:30am. The baby’s crying, but you need to finish prepping for your big pitch at work that morning. What do you do? You do the near impossible: both. That's what "Workin' Moms" is all about.
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
The Magician's Elephant has a strong multicultural cast and a heartwarming story about bringing two long-lost siblings back together
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
