First off - I did not unfortunately grow up with Mavis Beacon's typing program. I was a Timon and Pumbaa's Typing Challenge girlie myself. That out of the way...

This documentary was funny, youthful, girlie, & Black-community focused. For me, as someone who did not know anything about Mavis Beacon--had somehow not once encountered her--this was a fascinating choice of subject for me as the viewer. I had no idea how many people of my generation had this whole shared experience…

A psychological thriller administered via an allegory, this was so deeply uncomfortable to watch. A deep exploration of human psyche, desires, anxieties, mortality, good, evil. You're left with a sense of creeping dread watching this, waiting for the characters to come to the realizations you're forming juuuust ahead of them. Watching to see if they break through the seductions, or if evil will make itself more known--a stressful watch, ngl.

Thematically, reminds me a bit of The Piano Lesson: a…

I do not enjoy writing non-glowing reviews but alas.

To begin positively, technically, this film was solid. Camera work and shots were quality, editing was seamless, colour grading was vibrant and enjoyable, sets were crafted with care. Check, check, check .

However, the narrative is where this film falls flat, which is beyond baffling since this is a mafia film. There was no motive for getting involved in this underground world, and the inciting incident was barely a ripple in…

The concept of this film was fascinating. Starting with the world-building, trying to uncover what's happened to the world and where the characters are. As well as - are we in a dystopia, or a utopia? The setting was this ultra-futuristic world, though the production design had a minimalist 70s vibe. The red, nearly shaggy carpeting was... a choice.

The costumes were beautiful but also full of contradictions: this may sound silly but why was there a bra when no…