Beneath a psychiatrist’s composed exterior lies a fear of abandonment and a growing unease. When a sudden death brings an enigmatic figure from the past back into his life, the balance of his carefully ordered world begins to slip.
The film is a documentary focusing on heavy metal in the late 80s and tackles topics like drug addiction, alcoholism, sex, masculinity, and of course, rock and roll. However, this didn’t feel like any documentary I’ve ever seen before.
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, following some COVID related delays, the trailer was finally dropped, and although Taylour Paige and Riley Keough look to impress as lead characters Zola and Stefani, a brief cameo from a queer icon was what convinced me I have to see this movie.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
Guillermo del Toro highlights a touch of innocence in the Gothic classic. The journey of Victor Frankenstein defying death gained inspiration from the Eastern energy system that is named ‘Qi’ and the lymphatic system being studied by Muslim scholars.
Like many things, like animals and people, they always evolve. When the first humans walked the Earth, they originated from Africa and were all black.
