Searching for Identity in Iñárritu’s Bardo
The director's latest is a dreamlike exploration of a consciousness torn between two homelands, and the implications of history and memory suspended in limbo.

Akemi ( Mizuna Rei ), the only daughter of the Kozakura family in the Kanto region, hates yakuza and lives in a dormitory at a girls' school in Tokyo, but returns to her parents' home after hearing the news that her father has suddenly passed away. Seeing the Kozakura family for the first time in a long time, they are deserted, and the only henchmen are Pinkichi and Sutematsu. They call Akemi their sister. Meanwhile, the Gouda-gumi, who have been growing their power on behalf of the Kozakura family, repeatedly harass the Kozakura family in order to take over their territory. Akemi's younger sister Chie ( Maria Wakatsuki ) , who adores Akemi, also falls prey to the Gota group. Akemi, furious with her, takes the name of her second generation. She wears her sailor uniform and holds a Japanese sword and attacks the Gota group.
The director's latest is a dreamlike exploration of a consciousness torn between two homelands, and the implications of history and memory suspended in limbo.
t’s relatable and heartbreaking all at once, and it’s impossible to watch Happy Together without reflecting on oneself. The film is stunning in every aspect, and is a vital piece of LGBTQ cinema.
During the third act, the momentum stalls, largely due to the film’s obsession with Kubrick’s visual design. But all in all, Doctor Sleep is a cinematic success, defined by rich characters and high powered emotion.
'Thirteen Lives' gives a dramatic adaptation of a humanitarian triumph that captured the global imagination.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
Ranking The Purge films gives us one forgettable film, two mid-tier movies, and two horror masterpieces. This list can help you decide which films to watch first!