After recovering from a mental breakdown, a young woman shows up uninvited to a friend's gathering, where a game of Would You Rather threatens to push her over the edge.
"A Drowning Man" (2017) explores the unseen aspects of the Refugee Crisis. In, 15 far-too-short minutes, viewers are given a detailed snapshot of what it's like for a refugee to drown in the waters of poverty and otherness while trying to navigate a land whose promise has worn off, and only 'strange' remains.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
In the spirit of Halloween, here's a list of body horror films which can be interpreted as trans allegories.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.
A world of expansion awaits.
Andor is an origin story where each side will do whatever it takes.
