Xun Ya, an exiled god turned oracle, ferries souls across the Luochuan River. After saving the Green Snake from a fatal lightning strike, he builds the Sansheng Inn and creates Zhe Sheng as a companion. For three hundred years, they live peacefully caring for passing souls. When a destructive demon threatens their world, Green Snake courageously decides to fight and protect her loved ones, risking everything to defend her home.
Typically in film, characters suffering from mental illness are used as plot devices or exaggerated for comedy. 'The House that Jack Built's representation exceeds in accuracy and realism of OCD.
In this remake of the 1993 film of the same name, The Wedding Banquet follows the life of two queer couples as they struggle with life-changing decisions.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, though its feminism may be unintentional, cannot exist without its focus on women reclaiming power. The movie is feminist by definition, even if Amirpour didn’t write it with that in mind. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is mesmerizing, poetic, and stunning, both for its portrayal of feminist ideas and its powerful story that is both horrific and subtly romantic at once.
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
