Bekir and Tayfur, two brothers who have been unable to get their business off the ground, send actors and dancers to various organizations through their agency. To turn their fortunes around, they organize a competition called "Similar Star," which brings together lookalikes of famous celebrities. Around this time, rumors spread that the world-famous star Das Borak was struggling with burnout syndrome and psychological issues, leading to the cancellation of his concerts one by one. As Borak starts losing big money, his organizer Hüseyin comes up with a brilliant solution when he meets Bekir: to replace the megastar with Bekir, who looks just like his twin...
Hiring bias is something that's rampant in all industries (even unconscious bias). But writing a script totally neutral not only opens the door for more diverse actors, but also for characters that are people first.
Two Summers ago, on May 27th, 2022, the theatrical cinematic realms were re-awakened from their post-COVID dormant state of being by a little film titled "Top Gun: Maverick". It re-introduced us to the absolute elation of seeing not only a highly anticipated (and, granted, 36 years in the making!) sequel, but the return of the quintessential Summer blockbuster to witness on the BIG screen again.
"Marriage Story" is a narrow-minded and heavy-handed attempt to examine the complexity of human relationships.
Two Distant Strangers (2020) centers around Carter James (Joey Bada$$) as he tries to get back home to his pitbull, Jeter, after spending a night at the apartment of his date Perri (Zaria Simone). What gets in the way of Carter reuniting with his dog is that every time he tries to leave Perri’s apartment, he is killed by police and wakes up back in her bed in a never-ending cycle. It addresses the issue of police brutality which rightly has been in the public eye more and more with the unjust deaths caused at the hands of law enforcement.
(Disclaimer: Harmful Language) In celebration of Pride Month, Father's Day, and father figures (and whoever supports you), I revisit Moonlight's brief but spectacular character, Juan. With overarching themes tied to masculinity, I reexamine his intimacy with Little.
The 100 imagines a future where humanity's overcome some of its most pervasive forms of prejudice—only to create new ones.
