“Blindspotting easily breaks the confines of Black and white binaries.”
Read More“Cate Blanchett’s Lou blatantly telegraphs as queer. Unfortunately, it’s never made explicit.”
Read More“Krasinski lifts up not just himself, but others in the creation of A Quiet Place.”
Read More“Blockers is silly and fun from the outside, but scratch just beneath the surface and you’ll find progressive messaging.”
Read More“I have no doubt that Love, Simon is well-meaning but nonetheless, it makes the key decision to prioritize masculinity within LGBTQ community”
Read More"Pacific Rim: Uprising challenges the notion of a leading black man who must appear culturally blank in order to seem 'safe' for non-black audiences.”
Read More“Seeing five women dominate the screen initially felt like a victory.”
Read More“Condon’s Beauty and the Beast delivers a strong female lead, but fails to break out of its nostalgic trappings.”
Read More“Of the 21 named characters in Proud Mary, just 2 are women."
Read More“Molly’s Game takes away Sorkin’s biggest Achilles’ Heel—writing complex female characters—by basing his story off a woman’s autobiography.”
Read More“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.”
Read More“In Three Billboards, Black and Latino characters come to the rescue of white protagonists yet enjoy no character development of their own.”
Read More“While Wonder does generally reflect its diverse setting of New York City, leading roles remain exclusively white.”
Read More“Thor: Ragnarok does not pass the Bechdel test, which should be a low bar to clear in a film with two female leads.”
Read More“Last Flag Flying never condescends to its characters because of their disabilities.”
Read More“The two leads of Wonderstruck are both deaf, one of whom is portrayed wonderfully by deaf talent Millicent Simmonds.”
Read More“Power Rangers exudes a deep understanding that inclusion is more than just a checklist. This is no more apparent than when they mix different identities within the same character.”
Read More“Given that the story centers on toy pony princesses with magical abilities, My Little Pony: The Movie contains multitudes to unpack.”
Read More“Globalization is producing nascent experiments in multicultural filmmaking; some miss the mark while others, such as Bong’s Okja, present true creativity and collaboration.”
Read More“Kapoor & Sons chips away at the tall task of normalizing LGBTQ individuals in Indian cinema.”
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