“My Old Ass gives a welcome show of solidarity that doesn’t drive wedges between various LGBTQ identities.”
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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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“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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“Monkey Man uses tropes about women, but its inclusion of marginalized hijras works brilliantly.”
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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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“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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“Mean Girls takes a benign but superficial approach to diversity.”
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“It’s disappointing to see the talented actors of color in Poor Things given so little to do.”
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“With just four characters to home in on, All of Us Strangers eschews breadth in favor of depth.”
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“It’s refreshing to see a transmasc actor play a pivotal part of Talk to Me without having their gender identity exploited.”
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“Rustin doesn’t go far enough to say anything of substance.”
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“Saltburn toes the blurred line between a positive reclamation of the ‘evil gays’ trend and a negative stereotype.”
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“Thrilling, dark, and visibly diverse, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes makes for an enjoyable update to the blockbuster trilogy.”
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“Red, White & Royal Blue continues a bias for a certain type of queer presentation.”
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“Shortcomings doesn’t try to force any answers on us, acknowledging the thorniness of honest, unfiltered conversations.”
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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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“Given the pressing need for a wider range of movies that happen to feature LGBTQ relationships, The Mattachine Family should be embraced.”
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“Alejandro’s financial stress—and existential dread—in Problemista as he waits to get a visa sponsorship could just as easily have been my own.”
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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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