“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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“Saltburn toes the blurred line between a positive reclamation of the ‘evil gays’ trend and a negative stereotype.”
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“Omoiyari: A Song Film by Kishi Bashi delves into Japanese American history and identity, but at times its discussions on race feel underdeveloped.”
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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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“Characters in The Holdovers have an assortment of disabilities—some of them normalized, but some that border on cliché.”
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“Killers of the Flower Moon stakes its curiosity in the sins of white men rather than in the rich lives and contributions of Native peoples.”
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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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“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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“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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“In Elemental, the choice to present Wade as the catalyst for Ember’s growth devalues her strength and independence.”
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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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“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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“It’s nice to see a woman in a semi-autobiographical narrative of a male filmmaker who doesn’t appear as just another flat character.”
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“It’s rare to see Black Muslim Americans depicted with the understated authenticity seen in To Live and Die and Live.”
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“She Said communicates Jodi’s Jewish background through important scenes.”
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“Tobias Lindholm renders The Good Nurse with more sensitivity than other titles in the true crime genre.”
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“The Eternal Daughter uses a complicated mother-daughter relationship as its central mystery.”
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