Barkah and his son Seta intend on building a religious school in the remote area of Lumut Hitam (Black Moss). Unfortunately, the area is under the control of murderer / extortionist Tirta Ireng and his goons. After getting on their bad side, Barkah is killed and Seta retreats into the woods, where he encounters a man who can teach him the skills to get revenge.
Facing the world with our fair share of uncertainties and/or apprehensions, many of which, sadly, may be well-founded, is nothing to sneeze at. Influenced and buffeted by the constant barrage of social media, fake news, and general upheaval present in our contemporary reality, what IS real and what's not becomes a blur.
By having two of its most beloved characters go to space in a Pontiac Fiero attached to a rocket, among other antics, F9: The Fast Saga overwhelmingly achieves the task of out-crazy-ing its predecessors.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
The one-way journey went to the desert that refused to offer an answer or a transcendence.
