“Is it too much to ask for a kids’ movie like Smurfs to skip the value judgments on food and body size?”
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“The diversity in Jurassic World Rebirth feels like more than just box-ticking.”
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“The emotional maturity of all the main characters in Worth the Wait, men and women alike, goes a long way in balancing onscreen gender roles.”
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“For today’s teens and twentysomethings, who find romantic storylines overblown, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a nice option.”
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“The women of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning are instrumental to saving the world.”
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“Warfare brilliantly recreates the nightmare the SEALs went through, but at the cost of sidelining Iraqis.”
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“Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet loses some of the original’s essence that made it so compelling in the first place. But from an inclusion standpoint, it’s a slam dunk.”
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“There’s an opportunity here to explore the specific struggles of Black women, but Opus doesn’t take the bait.”
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“The Penguin Lessons comes off as well-meaning but wrong-footed.”
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“A Complete Unknown is really about a few white men dueling over the fate of folk, with little room for the Black artists who created the genre in the first place.”
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“The Brutalist only depicts Blackness through stereotypes.”
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“Against the backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship, I’m Still Here draws poignant parallels to contemporary struggles for justice.”
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“Despite its supposed feminist credentials, The Substance doesn’t exactly walk the walk.”
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“Twinless has terrific queer representation but leaves women little room to shine.”
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“Several great movies centering trans characters came out in 2024. Yet it is Emilia Pérez that has soaked up all the awards attention.”
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“Challengers essentially treats queerness as a punchline or fan-bait.”
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“Though Heightened Scrutiny lacks the polish of the filmmakers’ previous film, its urgency overrides that detraction.”
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“Third Act drifts out to sea, hinting at a wide range of topics without drilling down into any.”
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“Conclave provokes a great deal of thought, but unfortunately, some stereotypes linger.”
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“Disability tropes strongly undercut Star Trek: Section 31’s inclusivity.”
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