Árpi (known to his sons simply as “Boss”) has been living alone for years after losing his wife, with whom he spent more than fifty years. In recent months, Árpi has spent practically all of his savings. His two sons, Attila and Kristóf, only realize this when the old man’s electricity is cut off due to his accumulated debt. This is more than strange for the elderly man, who lives a modest life, but he refuses to say a word about where the one and a half million forints went. Attila and Kristóf work together to coax the truth out of him: he gave the money to Hajnalka, a young woman with a difficult past. But who is this Hajnalka, whom they’ve never heard of before? The old man claims he’s in love. The boys claim the old man is being taken advantage of. Everyone clings to their own version of the truth. But the truth must be uncovered. The longest night of their lives begins. And even Hajnalka appears at the front door.
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
'A Wrinkle In Time' combines fantasy and science fiction to bring the classic story to life.
Bong Joon Ho’s masterpiece, Parasite (2019) became one of the few international films to break into the American mainstream.
“Candyman ain't a 'he.’ Candyman is the whole damn hive." Candyman represents all Black victims of white supremacy, and this art form narratively conveys it in a succinct, adulatory way, the history of which is rare to find.
Remember when there was this amazing comedy titled "National Lampoon's Vacation"? To this day, it is a true classic of the genre and certainly put a new spin on precisely what KINDS of insanity could occur when taking the fam on the road. Then, like with so many successful films, there was the sequel (which for me was even MORE of a classic than the original!). However, the third film emerged....and then a fourth. Suddenly, the luster was gone and disappointment set in.
Frozen II is not quite direct to DVD Disney sequel level, but if it wasn’t for the spellbinding animation and budget, it certainly would be.
