"Love Lies Bleeding proves that gay women of color—who have both physical strength and emotional intricacies—are to be made visible, worshiped, and understood."
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“Ostensibly about a deadbeat dad trying to get to know his daughters, it’s the relationships between women in Reinas that provide the most satisfying conclusions.”
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“Origin’s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives a soul-stirring performance, but she can’t rein in the overstretched film by sheer force of will.”
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“Asian women get to be sexy, horny, and messy in Joy Ride, rather than exotified or leered at through a white male gaze.”
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“Gwen takes on a larger role in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
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“Characters in Gaga organically mingle Christian and Atayal beliefs.”
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“Polite Society draws from the personal frustrations and challenges of writer-director Nida Manzoor, who grew up in a Pakistani Muslim family.”
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“Alejandro’s financial stress—and existential dread—in Problemista as he waits to get a visa sponsorship could just as easily have been my own.”
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“While Bottoms features a diverse cast with Black and queer main characters, it stays light on topics of identity.”
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“Little Richard: I Am Everything critiques the star’s Christian evangelism, which strikes an unexpected note in these types of biodocs.”
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“Past Lives makes time for the minutiae that define the immigrant experience.”
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“Broker is a movie that distinctly blends Japanese director Kore-eda’s sensibilities with those of Korea.”
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“It’s wonderful to see such breadth of Black identities and skin colors in this Scottish, Glasgow-set story.”
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“Several interviewees in KOKOMO CITY theorize on why Black cis culture holds such deep-rooted tensions with trans women.”
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“It’s great to see someone openly queer play a leading role in a popular, mainstream movie like Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s screenplay makes it hard to root for Shuri.”
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“Decision to Leave deftly uses a Korean-Chinese language barrier to heighten the romantic tension between the leads.”
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“The Woman King provides a template for how men can advocate for women.”
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“Prey evolves the female action hero by incorporating quieter strengths into her characterization.”
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“Everything Everywhere All At Once accurately captures the organic changes in language and accent that divulge a character’s underlying traits.”
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