A comedy drama film depicting the chaos that unfolds when a man and a woman suddenly wake up in each other's bodies. Kaori Hara, who was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, hasn't found a new job even after a month and hasn't been able to tell her boyfriend. One day, Kaori's neighbor, Daisuke Nakayama, was having an argument with his girlfriend, Kyoko Chida, in a park. as Daisuke rushes out of the park, he happens to collide with Kaori, which causes them both to fall down the stairs. The next morning, Kaori wakes up in an unfamiliar room and realizes that she had been transformed into a man, she's in Daisuke's body. She rushes outside in a panic, only to find Daisuke, who's now on Kaori's body, showing up from the next room. Unable to find a solution, the two reluctantly decide to pretend to be each other and continue living their lives as usual. Kaori, now in Daisuke's body, becomes a taxi driver, and Daisuke, now in Kaori's body, takes a job in accounting at the same taxi company.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
Where is Lilo's face? Disney marketing sends a chilling signal: that even in 2025, an alien is more palatable and marketable than a brown girl.
"First Day" is a trans kid slice-of-life tv show that brings desperately needed diversity to coming-of-age stories in mainstream media. Here's a show that get's it right by having a trans actress in a story centered on trans girlhood.
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
Overall, Cruella stands above the other Disney retellings. Its dark and bold, and that is exactly what these retellings should be. Emma Stone continues to prove she's one of the finest young actresses working today, and Emma Thompson gives one of the best villain performances in the last decade. The fashion is stunning, the dogs are adorable, and the story is wildly vibrant and original. It's classic movie fun, and it shouldn't be overlooked.
