Hard-boiled private eye Hamilton Drake is called in by notorious society dame Georgia Thurlow to chase down the rat who's been blackmailing her and a famous movie star. But in this sapphic underworld, nothing is ever black and white.
Mackenzie Gray
Director
David James Lewis
Hamilton Drake
Johannah Newmarch
Carrall Cordova
Kendra Anderson
Georgia Thurlow
Piercey Dalton
Alma Dunbar
Brent Fidler
Robson Burrard
Erin Boyes
Cambie Dunsmuir
Teagan Vincze
Little Davie Denman
Abby de Forest
Columbia Hastings
Jane Craven
Laurel Wolfe - Coat Check
Ryan Catherwood
Nelson Richards - Bartender
Justine Warrington
Chilco Barclay - Photographer
The film didn’t have to be as long as it is. It just dragged on and on with scenes that had no substance. Every so often we get an action scene, and even those isn’t that fun.
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
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