The Ballad of Hard Times 

'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.

Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.

In the spirit of Halloween, here's a list of body horror films which can be interpreted as trans allegories.

The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.

Crossroads follows a young guitarist on a journey through the American South in search of blues history and his own voice.

"Marriage Story" is a narrow-minded and heavy-handed attempt to examine the complexity of human relationships.