“Grandma initially seems harsh and disengaged, but she becomes the most complex adult in all of Ah Girl.”
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“The End of Oak Street gives nuanced, fully lived-in portraits of women in their 70s and older.”
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“All the Millennial graduates of indie sleaze will be knocking down the door to join Finding Emily on the dance floor.”
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“The Dog Stars asserts that in just 10 years, the American West will suddenly be filled with gruff white men.”
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“The Marching Band concerns itself with class differences without the intersection of race.”
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“PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’s disability representation shows what every movie can and should do. But that strength makes the gender problem that much harder to forgive.”
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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s women mostly wait and advise, its actors of color mostly function, and its most interesting metaphor gets tangled in its own web.”
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“Meta Take One dares to put Black men in a role Hollywood almost never lets them play: the doomed, self-destructive genius.”
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“The Odyssey casts inclusively but still reserves its leading roles for white men and jarringly excludes Greek talent from this iconically Greek tale.”
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“I Love Boosters confidently navigates the complex territory of where race, gender, and class intertwine.”
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“Is God Is shows that Black disabled women are still deserving of feeling beautiful and pampered.”
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“It's a shame that At the Sea is more interested in Laura’s relationships with men than in herself.”
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“Valentina effortlessly shows how ethnicity colors everyday life.”
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“Mortal Kombat II is a superficial but fun, gory blockbuster that doesn’t sacrifice inclusiveness.”
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“The Only Living Pickpocket In New York avoids the stereotype of characters over 60 being uncomfortable with technology or unable to adapt.”
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“Swapped has a racially diverse voice cast. But the male-centric narrative and colorism don’t add much to the genre of kids’ media.”
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“Love Chaos Kin’s central figure, Lakshmi, is a wonderful guide who lets viewers in on her thought process of raising multicultural girls.”
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“I Swear puts viewers right into the moral fray of big disability debates taking place today.”
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“You, Me & Tuscany is a soothing watch that welcomes a Black woman into the soft, loving embrace of a pasta- and wine-filled happily ever after.”
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“Normal swings wildly from fun genre tropes to tired Asian stereotypes, to a surprisingly sensitive nonbinary story.”
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