Zeineb, thirty, is happy to divorce, she thinks it will be her door to freedom. Mhamed, an archaeologist, imagines that emigration will be his door to the future. His chance encounter with Zeineb, his first love, plunges him into dreams that oppose his plans. Ali, coming back from America, his head full of ideas and calculations, wants to shine at all costs. In an American convertible, the three go south to Metlaoui.
Taika Waititi writes, directs and co-stars in 'Boy', set in 1984 New Zealand. The film does just what Waititi dreamed of — it gave a great coming-of-age story to Māori people without making a story of the Māori people as an exotic other.
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film "Pyscho" is an American film classic that still resonates today.
If you're missing the freedom of travel, explore the world via these international films that put their gorgeous settings in the spotlight.
An aspect of She-Ra that I find refreshing is even though a large portion of the cast is on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum, being gay is never mentioned. While this might initially sound like a negative thing, in the show’s land of Etheria being on the gay spectrum is shown to be so common and normalized that straight isn’t the default. As much as there is to appreciate about narratives revolving around the obstacles that may come from being non-heteronormative, it’s nice to get immersed in a world where no one bats an eye at all to any sort of differing identity.
