"Apex" Captures the Primal Fear of Being a Woman
Given a choice between a man and a mountain, it’s safer to choose the mountain.

Clarissa works as a bartender and is being forced by the owner to pull a double shift on the very day they're talking. But she has an unbreakable commitment that's going to send her back in time.
Given a choice between a man and a mountain, it’s safer to choose the mountain.
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
This Netflix series is about Ashley Garcia, who gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to work at NASA.
The Chronology of Water is a raw, honest, and unforgiving portrayal of how an abusive childhood ripples throughout one’s life. It is definitely the best movie I’ve seen Imogen Poots in. And even though Kristen Stewart has a long acting career for her young age, her directorial skills in this film show a lot of promise. Her feature debut as a director, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's critically acclaimed 2011 autobiographical memoir, is fully immersive, mesmerizing, and impressive.
I have no idea how getting an abortion is still not a basic right at this point, but that means the fight is far from over. So, films like Happening are ever-relevant.