The Wedding of Jack and Jill (1930)

Can a homeless yet optimistic teenage girl learn to accept a helping hand?

“Nobody 2” is the kind of sequel you expect to roll your eyes at—and then end up grinning through the whole thing. Bob Odenkirk proves once again that an ordinary-looking guy can be the most entertaining action hero alive, battling cartels with harpoons, deep fryers, and pure chaos. Toss in Sharon Stone as a delightfully over-the-top villain, and you’ve got 89 minutes of wild, joyful mayhem that reminds you why going to the movies is just plain fun.

Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.

The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.

In Tall Girl, Jodi learns to stand tall and find confidence within.

Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.