Daniel Reynolds

By Mike Williams, Florida AFL-CIO; Daniel Reynolds, National Federation of Public and Private Employees, AFL-CIO; Andrew Spar, Florida Education Association; and Vicki Hall, AFSCME Florida Council 79.

In the midst of lockdown in July 2020, Michael Grassi received a fateful phone call from Greg Berlanti, the influential gay producer and director

‘Brilliant Minds’ on NBC adapts the life of late gay neurologist Oliver Sacks into a moving television series.

The allure of The Last Showgirl is apparent in its components. Directed by Gia Coppola, the film glows out of Las Vegas, has an easy narrative hook, and stars Pamela Anderson.

Mike Leigh's Hard Truths opens with Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) waking with a yell. She sets the tone. Leigh surely understands this, and what's more, he wants to understand her. True to its title, this is as difficult as it sounds.

Amar Wala's Shook takes long commutes as a given. That's because it's set in the suburban sprawl of Scarborough. But its travel scenes also act as a solid metaphor for what it means to live.

It's a wild story, but Men Of War, directed by Jen Gatien and Billy Corben, is not actually that shocking. Still, it's not often we hear from the mastermind of an attempted coup.

Through its use of surveillance technology, Relay does offer something new and clever. However, David Mackenzie's film is merely a minor addition to the modern cat-and-mouse techno-thriller genre.

The best period piece films suspend reality and feel like they've grown from the earth of their time. That's how director Athina Rachel Tsangari's Harvest works.

Presence is a ghost story and family drama shot entirely within one house. Once again, it's easy to imagine director Steven Soderbergh having fun.