Surviving in a post-nuclear world, our young here, Harper, explores the darkened, raped hallways and naked action-filled rooms of the steamy Men-Only hostel called the Exchange. Animalistic desire rules the hot, sweaty hunks Harper encounters; where it's every man for himself, and aggression is the name of the game.
The Invitation takes a creeping look at two simple premises: reuniting with forgotten friends and new-age spiritualism. Though one seems a bit scarier than the other, the film heightens social awkwardness to a macabre level that puts an uncomfortable look on when the social taboo of grief is put on public display.
An enchanted school for young heroes and villains brings the battle between good and evil in this fantasy movie.
The Resort has an excellent climax surrounded by disappointments. Somehow, at a mere 75 minutes, this movie still manages to be 70 minutes too long.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."
This fantasy musical movie is an origin story about the title character.
