The film tells the story of Zorro's struggle to protect the Mexican people from the cruel governor Don Alvarez. Governor Don Alvarez is an evil man who oppresses the people and seizes all their property. Farm owner Don Juarez calls his son Alberto, whom he had sent to the city, back to the farm to protect them. However, Alberto has changed under the influence of city life and has become overly gentle and sensitive. Alberto falls in love with the governor's daughter Maria, but Maria despises Alberto for being a coward. Meanwhile, someone emerges who protects the Mexican people from the governor's soldiers. This man, who calls himself Zorro, becomes a folk hero. There is one person whom the governor and his soldiers, who are searching everywhere for Zorro, do not suspect.
'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' is part fiction, part documentary. Jimmie longs for the old Victorian home that he grew up in — the house that his grandfather built. However, this home is now in an overpriced, White, San Francisco neighborhood.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
The Resort has an excellent climax surrounded by disappointments. Somehow, at a mere 75 minutes, this movie still manages to be 70 minutes too long.
