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Early Man
Early Man

“Early Man’s lovable and non-verbal warthog has more screen time than any female character.”

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Grade: CLiJanuary 20, 2018
The Commuter
The Commuter

“The Commuter uses female characters as nothing more than plot accessories.”

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Grade: CLiJanuary 12, 2018
Call Me By Your Name
Call Me By Your Name

“Call Me By Your Name has been marketed as a gay romance, yet less overt is its inclusion of Jewish culture.”

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Grade: CLiJanuary 9, 2018Great for: LGBTQ, Great for: Religion
Molly's Game
Molly's Game

“Molly’s Game takes away Sorkin’s biggest Achilles’ Heel—writing complex female characters—by basing his story off a woman’s autobiography.”

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Grade: BLiJanuary 7, 2018Great for: Gender, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Detroit
Detroit

“How many more times do we need to glorify black pain? And to what end?”

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Grade: FLiJanuary 6, 2018Female/Nonbinary Creator
Justice League
Justice League

“It’s alarming that millions of young men are watching—and internalizing—this display of toxic masculinity.”

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Grade: DLiJanuary 2, 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

“Where Rose has paved the way, other female characters of color need to follow.”

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Grade: ALiDecember 27, 2017Great for: Gender, Great for: Technical
I, Tonya
I, Tonya

“There are ways to poke fun at someone without resorting to fat-shaming.”

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Grade: CLiDecember 25, 2017
Mudbound
Mudbound

“Mudbound ditches the simplistic notion that white nationalism only hurts Black people, arguing instead that systemic racism is a poison that sickens everything around it.”

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Grade: ALiDecember 21, 2017Great for: Race, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul

"The film harbors no curiosity whatsoever of the man behind the brown skin and turban."

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Grade: CLiDecember 17, 2017Great for: Age
The Beguiled
The Beguiled

"Having a woman at the helm cements the feminist chops of The Beguiled; however, people of color are absent from this eerie fable."

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Grade: CLiDecember 10, 2017Great for: Gender, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Coco
Coco

“Coco may very well be my favorite Pixar film to date. But a film that doesn’t designate the mere seconds it takes for two women to exchange words will always have room for growth in terms of inclusion.”

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Grade: BLiDecember 9, 2017Great for: Race, Great for: Technical
Rough Night
Rough Night

“Rough Night is uneven in more ways than one, displaying a fantastic same-sex relationship in the same breath as it makes fun of fat people.”

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Grade: CLiNovember 29, 2017Great for: LGBTQ, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

“In Three Billboards, Black and Latino characters come to the rescue of white protagonists yet enjoy no character development of their own.”

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Grade: BLiNovember 25, 2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

“Women speak for less than 4 minutes in a film that runs 2 hours and 6 minutes long.”

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Grade: FLiNovember 24, 2017
Wonder
Wonder

“While Wonder does generally reflect its diverse setting of New York City, leading roles remain exclusively white.”

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Grade: BLiNovember 21, 2017Great for: Gender
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express

“When an 83-year old novel is more feminist than its modern film adaptation, you know there’s something wrong.”

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Grade: DLiNovember 19, 2017
Girls Trip
Girls Trip

“Girls Trip puts their money where their mouth, providing work opportunities for actors of color. Of the top-billed 15 characters, 12 go to black actors."

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Grade: ALiNovember 16, 2017Great for: Race, Great for: Gender, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Lady Bird
Lady Bird

“Gerwig brings everyone down to their base components: fragility, strength, and the overarching sense that we are all just figuring ourselves out.”

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Grade: ALiNovember 11, 2017Great for: Gender, Great for: LGBTQ, Female/Nonbinary Creator
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok

“Thor: Ragnarok does not pass the Bechdel test, which should be a low bar to clear in a film with two female leads.”

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Grade: BLiNovember 7, 2017
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