Dragonborn follows Alex Evans, a twelve-year-old girl whose life has slowly tightened around her like a cage. Ever since her father died, Alex’s mother has become overly protective, enforcing strict rules to control her entire life. Though her mother’s fear comes from grief, it makes Alex feel trapped, lonely, and increasingly frustrated. She has never really understood why her emotions feel so overwhelming — especially her anger, which burns hotter than it should and seems impossible to contain. That “burning” turns out to be literal. One day, during an especially tense moment, Alex loses control and releases a burst of fire from her own body. The incident is both terrifying and confusing, but it reveals a truth that changes her entire life: Alex is not fully human. She is a Slumberer — a dragon whose true nature has been hidden inside a human form since birth. She’s meets other dragons and is taken to Skralla, a secret island where young dragons live and train to unlock t...
Who knew a film about making Breathless would be more fun than the original Breathless ? Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague pays tribute to the French New Wave of the 1950s and 60s, celebrating the movement that reshaped cinema and the artists who drove it. He digs into Jean-Luc Godard as a humorous, ambitious, pretentious, and boldly conceited young filmmaker determined to reinvent how people make, see, and talk about films. Still from Nouvelle Vague The dialogue is snappy and funny, fully embracing the style of the era while keeping the script light and self-aware. Zoey Deutch shines as Jean Seberg in a film that entertains, spotlights the creative minds behind the making of Breathless , and challenges cinematic norms just as the real New Wave once did. Rating: ★★★★ Review by: Gal Balaban