Film Reviews

“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.”

“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.”

“The Odyssey casts inclusively but still reserves its leading roles for white men and jarringly excludes Greek talent from this iconically Greek tale.”

“Swapped has a racially diverse voice cast. But the male-centric narrative and colorism don’t add much to the genre of kids’ media.”

“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.”

“The more interesting question around racial representation is what Project Hail Mary does with its white male lead.”

“Bugonia’s treatment of Don, the autistic character, recalls more than a tidge of Lenny from Of Mice and Men.”

“Train Dreams is a beautiful film, but it leans into tropes we’ve seen a million times before.”

“While it’s racially diverse with men of color in prominent roles, F1 stumbles over several tropes.”