“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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“At its most impactful, K-POPS! uses a lighthearted tone to address the painful history of anti-Blackness in K-pop.”
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“In Pretty Lethal, femininity isn’t stripped away to access power; it’s precisely what enables it.”
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“I love seeing the hockey film Youngblood remade with a Black male lead, but the writing steps on women just so that he can have an emotional arc.”
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“Reminders of Him has a positive supporting role for Monika Myers, a Canadian model with Down syndrome who makes her film debut in Colleen Hoover’s latest adaptation.”
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“The more interesting question around racial representation is what Project Hail Mary does with its white male lead.”
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“The Secret Agent weaves a tapestry of world history and present-day imperialism, showing how our future is headed toward a collision with our ugly past.”
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“Bugonia’s treatment of Don, the autistic character, recalls more than a tidge of Lenny from Of Mice and Men.”
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