In-ho, a successful businessman at a young age, seems to be good to his wife, Mi-yeong, but in reality, he is having an affair by sponsoring 20-year-old Soo-ji. One day, when Mi-yeong visits her parents' house, In-ho takes advantage of it and calls Soo-ji to invite her to his house. However, Mi-yeong suddenly returns home and is deeply hurt when she sees the two sleeping in the same bed. By the time she decides to divorce her husband despite his affair, she accidentally gets close to Min-woo, Soo-ji's boyfriend.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
I highly recommend Kill Bill: Volume 2. In classic Tarantino fashion, specific sections of the film are a tad too long, but overall, it’s a wonderful piece of escapist fiction.
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.
This fantasy musical movie is an origin story about the title character.
The assassins in Bullet Train are quirky, deadly, and diverse. Yet, they all seem to be some type of caricature. While the movie is fun and action-packed, it’s also packed with stereotypes that don’t make for the best representation.
Unlike other documentaries about Princess Diana, Perkins’ film, 'The Princess', is an entire documentary consisting of media coverage and public opinion, rather than a typical series of people interviewed with firsthand experience of the Princess. 'The Princess' beautifully depicts how we perceive Diana as a media figure rather than a real person, specifically creating her persona as a fairytale figure turned saint and icon.
