“Nothing feels more female-centric than the wary, ever-watchful undercurrent that pervades Janet Planet.”
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“There’s nothing wrong with Tuesday’s main actor of color appearing as a bird rather than as a human, but it’s a creative decision that falls into a longer trend.”
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“Boy Kills World may seem like an inclusive feature, but underneath the admittedly fun carnage is a feeble attempt at genuine representation.”
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“As a Japanese American skater, I couldn’t have imagined back then that a movie like Dìdi would one day capture this exact vibe.”
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“Madame Web can’t shake the sense of a male gaze, egged on by its all-male writers.”
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“The Fall Guy easily avoids toxic tropes or obvious stereotypes.”
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“Monkey Man uses tropes about women, but its inclusion of marginalized hijras works brilliantly.”
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“Where Dune: Part Two fails isn’t in its portrayal of a White Savior—it’s how it underwrites the Fremen.”
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“The Zone of Interest takes the most unlikely of stands towards female autonomy and gender equity: Women can be just as callous, just as brutal, as men.
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"Love Lies Bleeding proves that gay women of color—who have both physical strength and emotional intricacies—are to be made visible, worshiped, and understood."
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“Using an understated but powerful approach, Anatomy of a Fall opens up multiple discussion points regarding gender, sexuality, and disability.”
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“Maestro has a straight man playing a queer musician, a non-Hispanic woman playing a Latina, and the internet got mad about a NOSE?!”
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“It’s a joy to watch The Marvels’ superwomen support and empower one another.”
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“Drive-Away Dolls is a great example of what beloved directors can do when they try out new types of characters and identities in their stories.”
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“Whenever two women have a conversation, it’s only ever about Kneecap or its male band members.”
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“Freaky Tales uses a simplistic take on real-world issues that reaches for easy answers.”
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“Argylle hypersexualizes most of its female spies and barely remembers to include characters of color, all of them tokenized.”
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“In The Tiger’s Apprentice, no female characters have their own story arcs, or even dimensionality.”
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“Ostensibly about a deadbeat dad trying to get to know his daughters, it’s the relationships between women in Queens that provide the most satisfying conclusions.”
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“In the Land of Brothers gives insights into the casually cruel treatment of Hazara Afghan refugees in Iran.”
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