'The Vigil': To Believe or Not to Believe?
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.

Trapped in a remote cabin, a film crew finds themselves stalked by three masked men who know the isolated forest and their every move.
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
The documentary depicts the indigenous people of Mexico with sublime reverence, highlighting a generational harmony with the land.
Only time will tell what this new Black Panther and movie will show us with all of the old and new elements of the superhero craft integrated.
Middle school best friends reunite in middle age - Magalie is a chaotic free spirit “freeloader”, Blandine is a divorcée “sourpuss” with severe depression. The Palm Beach Film Festival opening night was glamorous for “Two Tickets to Greece”, the first screening of the French film in the United States.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.