“Crazy Rich Asians has been burdened with a great deal of responsibility.”
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"The clear lack of interest in non-white perspectives makes The Spy Who Dumped Me a little hard to root for."
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“Blindspotting easily breaks the confines of Black and white binaries.”
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“Ant-Man and the Wasp feeds into a longstanding trope about disability and doesn’t even seem to realize it’s doing it.”
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“Uncle Drew does nothing behind the scenes to give actual opportunities to older actors.”
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“The only fully non-white character is Dr. Wu, who falls straight into the Asian American stereotype as a deferential doctor-scientist.”
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“Cate Blanchett’s Lou blatantly telegraphs as queer. Unfortunately, it’s never made explicit.”
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“The character deaths in Solo: A Star Wars Story are unearned and disproportionately affect women.”
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“Avengers: Infinity War is an exercise in extreme toxic masculinity.”
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“Krasinski lifts up not just himself, but others in the creation of A Quiet Place.”
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“The Hitman’s Bodyguard seems to think that by making Hayek homicidal and capable of defending herself, that she’s somehow empowered. She isn’t.”
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“The only characters with any power in Ready Player One are exclusively straight white men.”
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“Blockers is silly and fun from the outside, but scratch just beneath the surface and you’ll find progressive messaging.”
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“The Fast and the Furious has long been lauded for its diversity, and if we’re looking specifically at racial diversity, then the kudos are deserved.”
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“The Mummy is a terrible movie in a multitude of ways.”
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“I have no doubt that Love, Simon is well-meaning but nonetheless, it makes the key decision to prioritize masculinity within LGBTQ community”
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"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.”
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“If there’s one thing you can count on in a Tyler Perry film, it’s that a woman’s husband will run around on her with another man.”
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“Isle of Dogs emphasizes the inscrutability and Otherness of its Japanese characters. I was deeply uncomfortable listening to the majority white audience laugh when they would speak.”
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“A Wrinkle in Time is more than just a movie.”
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