“Dangerous Lies” is as Predictable as Can be
The film may be a thriller, but I wasn’t thrilled by it. If anything, I was bored and annoyed.

Orestis, in his early thirties, is a conscientious objector facing the loss of his family home due to fines imposed for refusing military service. As the pressure mounts, he finds himself torn between his principles, his relationship with his father, and his responsibility towards his friends.
The film may be a thriller, but I wasn’t thrilled by it. If anything, I was bored and annoyed.
When diverse representation is featured on-screen, it oftentimes comes with strings attached that undermine the message they were trying to send. This can be attributed to the fact that behind-the-screen, the industry primarily does not reflect the breadth of diverse difference that is present in daily life. That’s why when something as powerful and authentic as Minari comes along, it is both incredibly wonderful and needs a large audience to witness it.
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ seeks to ask one question, “What do you do when your parents are the source of your pain?”
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.
When you think of the horror genre, the LGBTQ+ community is probably one of the last things you think of. However, horror is much more queer-coded than you may think.
Shudder makes an incredibly atmospheric docuseries about the darker side of Hollywood mysteries.