Bonar, a filmmaker from Jakarta, goes to a hotel at Pelabuhan Ratu beach to search for his new film's inspiration. On day three, suddenly, he loses his laptop when the hotel housekeeper cleaning his room. Bonar asks the hotel staff to investigate who stole his laptop. Then, something mystic happens. It's odd that, suddenly, all people at and around the hotel only speak in Sundanese, neither in Indonesian nor in other languages. Bonar is puzzled because he cannot talk in Sundanese. Then, a mysterious woman named Lilis comes and speaks in Indonesian. She asserts about knowing the stealer's suspect. However, in one condition that Bonar needs to help Lilis for creating a film about the romance story of her grandparents.
The assassins in Bullet Train are quirky, deadly, and diverse. Yet, they all seem to be some type of caricature. While the movie is fun and action-packed, it’s also packed with stereotypes that don’t make for the best representation.
Queen & Slim is a nice example of representation in both cast and crew
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.
Making Apes begins by looking back at the history of makeup effects in Hollywood, which was revolutionized by Jack Pierce, the person behind Frankenstein (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941)
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi), Knives Out was one of the most clever and intricately crafted films of 2019.
