"Le Bonheur" and the Feminism of Varda
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.

An old man wanders into the woods in search of his youth.
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing is a gritty, darkly funny thrill ride through 1998 New York, with Austin Butler delivering a raw, magnetic turn as Hank Thompson—a washed-up ex-ballplayer turned bartender whose life implodes after cat-sitting for his punk neighbor drags him into a violent underworld of gangsters, crooked cops, and chaos. Brutal yet unexpectedly hilarious, the film blends noir grit with midnight-movie absurdity, proving Aronofsky can reinvent himself while Butler cements his status as a true movie star.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
Miley Cyrus makes a revival in this Disney+ documentary on her recent album Endless Summer Vacation.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.