Essence Williams

This movie is a joke around film to watch when you want something low-stakes and entertaining. It's heavy on the star power but light on the social commentary (until the very end, which is a head scratch in itself). I found it an enjoyable watch when I wasn't thinking too hard. It gets 3 stars for the humor.

As an avid SW fan, I initially believed this show mirrored the movies with their strong narrative structure and action packed fighting. Yet this show is so different and that's amazing! It finds a balance between intimate story-telling and giant worldbuilding, heartfelt identity exploration and moral dilemmas, The Child and moments of intense violence. This is a low-stakes show that absorbs you with it's vignettes that shape into a beautiful narrative. Recommend!

I loved this funny, witty and really terrible story line of a story. Could barely keep up with the story but that's okay because I really just want a chemistry like the two main characters.

THE number ONE anti-capitalist kids movie (right there next to Robots, don't @ me). It has everything: deforestation, climate disaster, pollution, water infrastructure, privatization of public good, corporate greed, the decimation of animal populations, you NAME it. And it was wrapped up in bright colors with catchy music for all the adults who still don't understand! Great way to create smart little eco-conscious activists and feel guilty about your role in the upcoming climate disaster.

everyone in this film is a little bit crazy and I love that about this movie. They really create that NY-gangster feel without me having to sit through the three hours of the Irishman. Totally worth it for that point alone. Plus it has beautiful French architecture and honest to god wit.

I'm not a movie critic and I'm not about to review like one! As an action movie junkie who loves marginalized communities center stage kicking butt, this movie is gold. It has found family, history, grief, desperation and blood. The story doesn't even suck either! Everyone is a complex character (for the most part) with their own personal justifications! Great! The women aren't even sexualized for no reason! Anyways go watch it.

This is one of the new age horror movies that doesn't rely on jump scares or paranormal haunts to upset you. It makes you uncomfortable just by virtue of bearing witness to some of the rawest human emotions played out by children and adults. It made me itchy and hesitant to continue because I could not possibly see where this was going next - which a good horror movie should do. Very original, well acted, paced and executed.

Good action movie with an unconventional setting, characters and storyline. Mercenary sent to extract the kidnapped son of a drug lord from neighboring country. The plot is simple (very admirable) but the shootouts and fighting make up for it. It's a feel good action movie with a redemption arc that's a little misplaced but Hemsworth can have it because he cries.

I thought it was an amazing symbolic movie filled with suspense, tension and anxiety. Horror movies have adapted to handle the concerns and fears facing people now - it's not about women's emancipation, premarital sex or drugs anymore - it's about urbanization, work culture, rising expenses in a stagnant economy, what kind of world our children will inherit and exactly those children grow up to be. This movie never seemed slow to me because it kept up with it's message: You will invest your life into your career, your home, your child. You will cope one way or another. Then you will die. It is bleak and there seems to be no escape in a world that demands more and more labor for little return. I loved the movie. Very well acted and thoughtful.

At first, I didn't understand the ending. It seemed convoluted and abstract, but as a fan of Black Mirror, that is nothing new for me. The plot was unique and fresh - a cam girl who gets her identity stolen by a seeming lookalike. As the movie continues, it progresses into something else. To me, it seemed like a commentary on how exploitative the sex industry could be. Lola genuinely enjoys her work (I love that it's portrayed stigma-free) but as she becomes more popular, her image and labor are hijacked for the sake of money. Whatever is behind the hijacking, they're profiting off it without regard to the artists. Individuality doesn't matter, crafts-work doesn't matter. It's all about profit, money and growth. Similarly, we see patterns in the online pornography community - studios jeopardizing the well-being of their actors for the sake of views and engagement. I think Cam was a great critique of the downsides to the industry without resorting to shaming women for choosing to engage in sex work.