"The World to Come": A Stunning Period Romance
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.

Zheng Yaokun was arrested by police for an illegal deal with the cultural relics dealer Zhu Laowu by blind means. The cultural relics accidentally fell into the hands of designer Li Jun when he fled. From then on, a crazy game in which Zheng Yaokun looked for Li Jun, Zhu Laowu looked for Zheng Yaokun, and Li Jun assisted the police in handling the mantis catching cicadas and cardinals.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is exactly as the title describes, yet unexpectedly so. It's like the Matrix, but with OCD and hallucinogens, plus a heart’s dose of mother-daughter intergenerational intercultural growing pains. Review and cast.
The Chronology of Water is a raw, honest, and unforgiving portrayal of how an abusive childhood ripples throughout one’s life. It is definitely the best movie I’ve seen Imogen Poots in. And even though Kristen Stewart has a long acting career for her young age, her directorial skills in this film show a lot of promise. Her feature debut as a director, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's critically acclaimed 2011 autobiographical memoir, is fully immersive, mesmerizing, and impressive.
This coming-of-age movie is about a group of girl trying to find their missing friend after a wild night none of them can remember.
One of THE most frustrating trends in the mainstream film industry over the last several decades has been the onset of comedy efforts that seem SO focused on being crude and/or gross-out in all ways possible. That, at least for me, makes them no longer funny.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.