'Strays' (2023)
This anti-love young adult movie includes mature topics and dialogue.

In a remote village in the Pyrenees, Inés discovers that the relocation of an ancient church is only the beginning of an immersion into a magical and ancestral world that will change her perception of life and death.
This anti-love young adult movie includes mature topics and dialogue.
In light of the trailer release for the Five Nights at Freddy's sequel, it’s due time to talk about the first movie.
Strangers in a crowd, exchanging glances, looking away, continually managing to run into each other then part ways, end up at the same diner, find they've rented the exact same vehicles, and are then made to travel together to learn once more whether they can both find genuine adoration and companionship again. This really does, in so many words, sum up the foundational gist of of this new feature film from writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") and director Kogonada ("The Acolyte", "After Yang"). Yet, it's all only the set-up for the REAL wonder of everything that happens before, during, and in the aftermath of a magical, meaningful journey.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
We got a movie that takes the old school approach of trying to creep you out with chilling atmosphere more than anything else.