The first beat of Blitz immediately signals to you that you are in danger. Far away from heroic depictions of a London on the defensive, we are instead confronted with immediate and benign terror. Sure, it’s an air raid - but we’re following firefighters. And the enemy they
TW: Sexual Assault, R*pe, the UK Justice System
On the surface, this play is quite one dimensional - incredibly predictable, even. You know, even just from the warnings, what is about to happen.
The play doesn’t need to surprise you to make you think, though. The story becomes
OK. The moment you’ve all been waiting for.
Anora does a great job of insisting you’re not watching what you think you’re watching. Aside from the impeccably kind and respectful handling of sex workers, you are going to be told, nay, rallied into ignoring your first instincts.
OK. The moment you’ve all been waiting for.
Anora does a great job of insisting you’re not watching what you think you’re watching. Aside from the impeccably kind and respectful handling of sex workers, you are going to be told, nay, rallied into ignoring your first instincts.
The first beat of Blitz immediately signals to you that you are in danger. Far away from heroic depictions of a London on the defensive, we are instead confronted with immediate and benign terror. Sure, it’s an air raid - but we’re following firefighters. And the enemy they
TW: Sexual Assault, R*pe, the UK Justice System
On the surface, this play is quite one dimensional - incredibly predictable, even. You know, even just from the warnings, what is about to happen.
The play doesn’t need to surprise you to make you think, though. The story becomes
There aren’t really ever going to be enough stories about addiction - but there certainly aren’t enough that are unglossed, unfiltered, and grounded the way that ‘The Outrun’ is.
Aside from beautiful cinematography, and a star turn from Saoirse Ronan, the story is a patient one, and it
Jesse asks, what does it mean to “feel your feelings”?
From every angle - from the ancestral wound all the way down to the familial bond - from personal despair to community responsibility, what do we owe one another? And what do we suppress to ensure we keep the social
I don’t need to hear rapturous applause or raving reviews in the lobby to know a film’s importance. Dahomey serves a very specific, very important, very beautiful purpose - to document the moment the Beninoise got 26 of their Treasures back from the French, and the conversation they
Light Spoilers below.
If you have South American heritage, this story will make sense to you.
If you moved around a lot, this film will make sense to you.
If you have lost someone this story will resonate with you.
Los Tortuga/The Exiles deals with a family tree’s
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For those of us who have roots in or have experienced life in those parts of the world that are labeled ‘third world countries’ the experiences of the protagonists are nothing new. Corruption is ‘daily bread’ (that is a call-back to the title cards in the movie)
