“Prey evolves the female action hero by incorporating quieter strengths into her characterization.”
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“The Asian filmmakers behind Easter Sunday blissfully craft a film that avoids the white gaze.”
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“It’s positive to see The Devil You Know showcase loving relationships between Black men, even if it indulges in stereotypes to get there.”
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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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“Olivia and daughter Addy exert clear-cut boundaries and avoid the gendered pitfall of having to ‘fix’ the man in their lives.”
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“Depictions of gang-riddled Los Angeles leave much to be desired, but the traversing of two social worlds does feel honest to the Black experience.”
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“Though men are the main breadwinners in Belfast, Branagh successfully shows that it is in fact the women who rule the roost.”
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“Campion’s cautionary tale on the dangers of toxic masculinity remains compellingly relevant to the present.”
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“It’s still sadly rare to see female characters working in STEM given the grace to be imperfect on screen.”
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“Kogonada’s After Yang leaves us with a viscerally Asian American experience that few other filmmakers could put on screen.”
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“Alana is constantly hit on, ogled at, or subjected to predatory advances.”
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“While Drive My Car counts as an easy win for multiculturalism, a male gaze persists throughout the film.”
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“Despite some well-executed diversity, Moonfall ultimately worships at the altar of white male ‘mavericks.’”
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“Queer subtext has always lived hand-in-hand with The Matrix franchise, with LGBTQ representation subtle but present in Resurrections.”
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“American Underdog pines for a fantasy where women, Black men, and a blind kid fawn over a white male Christian ‘underdog.’”
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“Mars One naturally works in disabled narratives through several of its key characters.”
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“Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley had every opportunity to portray carnivals as diverse places with people from all walks of life.”
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“While race is not overtly addressed in Eternals, neither is the casting colorblind.”
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“West Side Story stirs emotions of pride, especially for a nostalgic older generation. But it will never be a film that tastes of café con leche y pan sobao.”
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“While Bruised gets a gold star for lesbian representation, other stereotypes prove to be its weakest elements.”
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