“My Old Ass gives a welcome show of solidarity that doesn’t drive wedges between various LGBTQ identities.”
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“The Last of the Sea Women highlights a unique community of Korean women divers, most of whom are in their 60s and older.”
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“Characters like Wanda in I’ll Be Right There—a mom and soon-to-be grandmother—are seldom shown in movies having a sex life.”
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“Nothing feels more female-centric than the wary, ever-watchful undercurrent that pervades Janet Planet.”
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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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“It’s a joy to watch The Marvels’ superwomen support and empower one another.”
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“Ostensibly about a deadbeat dad trying to get to know his daughters, it’s the relationships between women in Reinas that provide the most satisfying conclusions.”
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“Origin’s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives a soul-stirring performance, but she can’t rein in the overstretched film by sheer force of will.”
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“Though it shares a perspective that’s sorely underrepresented in film, Bye Bye Tiberias stands too close to its subjects.”
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“Seagrass incorporates themes of being Japanese Canadian and biracial with coherent, if sometimes heavy-handed language.”
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“Margot Robbie plays the main character in Barbie, but it’s Latina women—America Ferrera’s Gloria and onscreen daughter Sasha—that tug at the heartstrings the most.”
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“Asian women get to be sexy, horny, and messy in Joy Ride, rather than exotified or leered at through a white male gaze.”
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“Gwen takes on a larger role in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
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“While Bottoms features a diverse cast with Black and queer main characters, it stays light on topics of identity.”
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“As a Panamanian-Chilean co-production with a Costa Rican filmmaker at the helm, diversity among Latinos organically takes place in Sister and Sister.”
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“Women Talking doesn’t stop with what women can do for each other. It also shows what true allyship from men looks like.”
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“Past Lives makes time for the minutiae that define the immigrant experience.”
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“Broker is a movie that distinctly blends Japanese director Kore-eda’s sensibilities with those of Korea.”
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“It’s wonderful to see such breadth of Black identities and skin colors in this Scottish, Glasgow-set story.”
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