
A teen and her father find an old trunk chained up and buried in the woods. They bring it home and soon discover that what’s inside was locked up for a reason.
“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.
Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results. She takes charge of her own destiny.
In Jeymes Samuel's history-infused, neo-spaghetti western, Black women are center stage with a fresh hip hop mixtape keeping rhythm in the backdrop.
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 power of a talented female director like Patty Jenkins and an overall diverse cast is what makes this film worth watching for me.