'Life & Beth' and 'Sort Of' - Two New Series Bravely Lose The Labels
J Brooke, Incluvie Guest Columnist on 'Life and Beth' and 'Sort of': while living one’s truth is freedom, speaking it as a mandatory assignment can become captivity.

Halle (Nova Eliza), a talented musician who works as a waitress at a bar to support herself. One day, her show attracted Kevin Purba (Restu Sinaga), a famous music producer who often come to the bar and ask Halle to become a real singer by joining his label. Halle is interested with Kevin’s offer and thinking to improving her singing talent. She even met Andra Ramadhan from the bands Dewa and Andra & The Backbone, and Rama (Fathir Mukhtar), famous singers who happen to be her idol.
J Brooke, Incluvie Guest Columnist on 'Life and Beth' and 'Sort of': while living one’s truth is freedom, speaking it as a mandatory assignment can become captivity.
Tarantino's alternative history of the 1960's uncritically repeats the era's sexist and racist stereotypes.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
For viewers who love eating burgers, shakes and fries on the go along with a tasty side of nostalgia.
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.
Coralie Fargeat once said that “Being a woman is body horror,” and when you think about the ways we are taught to experience our own bodies, it becomes almost impossible to argue with her.