At the junction of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos lies the “Golden Triangle,” a vast forested region once rich in gold and gemstones but long turned into a lawless frontier shaped by conflict and the drug trade. After the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949, a remnant force of the Republic of China army retreated into this region. Led by General Li Mi, the “Yunnan Anti-Communist National Salvation Army” grew from a small unit into a several-thousand-strong force, but remained isolated in the jungle, ultimately becoming a “lost army.”
Is God Is tells a harrowing tale of retribution, sisterhood, and gender based violence. Far too eerie and clever to be an ordinary slasher, but too gory and merciless to be an ordinary thriller, Is God Is will appeal to the highbrow horror lover with generational trauma anywhere.
One young woman with an unusual background tries to find and establish herself in the real world, which isn't exactly as festive as she hoped it would be.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.
Mala tripped over in a company Diwali party, which led to unexpected visits and realizations.
Episode 3, entitled “Now in Color,” brings us to the 1970s — a decade full of vibrancy, color, and total mayhem.
