2015 is a triumphant year for the L.G.B.T.Q. community. The legalization of same-sex marriage in several countries, including the United States of America, is a showcase of the world’s newly founded open-mindedness. It’s a big leap in pursuit of equality, a battle that has been going on for years now. Some, however,
Tag: Drama film
Everything About Her
Women” and “power” rarely form a sentence that doesn’t draw prejudice. Yet, in Joyce Bernal’s latest Everything About Her, these two words become the foundation of a rather unconventional statement. The film opens with a montage of Vilma Santos’ magnate delivering a speech that’s stereotypical of women in power—irascible, frigid,
Macbeth
Macbeth, the timeless play by William Shakespeare, is retold once more in film, this time in the hands of director Justin Kurzel. The “laws” of cinema establish that such classic pieces get new adaptations every five years or so, inevitably subjecting these rehashes to the “make-or-break” category. The film opens
