While it's predecessor took up familiar thumps of a newly-transformed superhero finding his own footing, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse kicks it up a notch by challenging its hero with a unique adversary: fate. Miles Morales is forced to confront pressures and decisions about his future and what identity means for himself, both as a son to his parents and as one of the Spider-People. Despite the significantly heavier theme, the film retains its spirited frenzy through great comedic beats, memorable…

To think that a few years ago, gay actors were afraid to come out, let alone accept roles of gay characters, in fear of public backlash. And here we are today with a film that is impudently and unapologetically homosexual with all its snappy passive-aggressiveness, emotional afflictions, and drunken self-destruction, championed by openly proud gay actors and crew members. It makes my heart feel so fucking full.

The Boys in the Band feels like an earnest microcosm of being a…

At the onset of Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things, one can instantly tell that something's amiss. A sense of unease and confusion looms throughout, getting louder and more intense as the narrative progresses, only relenting, albeit ever slightly, at the film's precipice, ending with a picturesque shot of the snow that's haunting, calming, and still uneasy and confusing.

Is this what Kaufman intended? Perhaps. Perhaps not.

Having an idea of the events that take place on Iain Reid's…