“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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“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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“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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“One gets the feeling that Frankenstein was almost too close to Guillermo del Toro’s heart.”
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“The romance genre abounds with toxicity, but in ‘Wuthering Heights,’ I felt safe in Emerald Fennell’s hands.”
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“The Mastermind stands out for its character-driven narrative and immersiveness, but stereotypes are allowed to play out without interrogation.”
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“Moses the Black has no curiosity about its characters beyond how they fit the mold of St. Moses’ story.”
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“Joybubbles demonstrates the ingenuity of disabled people who are forced to navigate a world that isn’t built for them.”
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“Female relationships form the bedrock of Cookie Queens.”
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“Bedford Park makes a lovely addition to the library of Asian American stories that interrogate our complicated histories in this country.”
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“Hamnet breathes life into an unknown woman.”
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“Wicked: For Good imparts an awful message about friendship.”
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“Merrily We Roll Along’s source material leaves little room for its women to have agency or nuance.”
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“After the Hunt feels outdated in its surface-level commentary on the #MeToo movement.”
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“A Diwali Dilemma grapples with the internal conflict shared by many people of color.”
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“While the visuals lean heavily into traditional gender coding, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie avoids toxic messages.”
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“The cultural references in Doin’ It suffer from oversimplification.”
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“The Sun Rises On Us All demonstrates an intimacy with women’s experiences around healthcare and fertility, with certain moments feeling plucked from my own life.”
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