Khaila Richards (Halle Berry) is a drug addict who is addicted to crack cocaine. The film starts with her breastfeeding her baby in an abandoned squat. As she lays the child down to leave, the other squatters tell her that she can’t leave the baby there crying. Khaila takes the child outside and hides him […]
Archives for June 2024
Pan’s Labyrinth
In a fairy tale, Princess Moanna (Ivana Baquero), whose father (Federico Luppi) is the king of the underworld, becomes curious about the world above, the human world. When she goes to the surface, the sunlight blinds her and erases her memory. She becomes very ill and eventually dies. However, the king believes that her spirit […]
Maria Full of Grace
Seventeen-year-old Colombian girl María Álvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno) works in sweat shop-like conditions at a flower plantation. Her income helps support her family, including an unemployed sister (Patricia Rae) who is a single mother. María becomes pregnant by a man who doesn’t love her, as he proposes to marry her but declines because she does […]
Peter Gunn: The Series
Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way. He got his tips and cautions from […]