France. 1940. Seven female operatives bring down the greatest threat of their time, only to go completely unseen. This mash-up of history, film-noir and musical theatre is a portrait of brave women who risked their lives during WWII.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Disney has kept its word and allowed a new generation of Black and/or African storytellers to tell their own original stories. The question remains, will the public keep their word?
How closely should film adaptations follow their source material? Let's take a deep dive into "Norma Rae", and find out.
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
