
An expressionless zombie allows a free-spirited female ghost to possess him so she can use his body to enter a male beauty pageant.
The film centers around two young women, Becca and Sam, who were once high school sweethearts until they reconnect in their town.
Sweetheart provides a stark example of self-isolation taken to its extreme.
A sweet, singalong distraction with several positive messages.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
Disney's newest Latine animated musical, 'Encanto', features a super colorful cast, fun music, and a surprising conflict about intergenerational trauma.