
Dalton returns to Rancho Palos Verdes, CA after hiding out for a year due to his father Match-Stick's death. Match-Stick was hunted down and killed by the Triad leader Mr. Tang. Dalton suffers with PTSD from being a Navy Seal Veteran in the "War On Terror" and he tries to come up with coping mechanisms to deal with his PTSD. Dalton finds out he has a half brother out of wedlock who takes over the Hollywood Mob. DEA Agent Prasad recruits Dalton to go undercover into the Lunada Bay surfing gang to find out who's supplying the drug Galaxy. There's plenty of action and family drama.
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York
Making Apes begins by looking back at the history of makeup effects in Hollywood, which was revolutionized by Jack Pierce, the person behind Frankenstein (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941)
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.
I was able to watch the gleefully mesmerizing Disney remake that was Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio. I was enthralled by Zemeckis’ iteration.
Not every film can make a shopping mall feel both magical and menacing, but Forbidden Fruits challenges that.