“The portrayal of women and people of color in Life doesn’t outright offend, but their renderings are as watery as the rest of this cinematic oatmeal.”
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“War for the Planet of the Apes rebukes toxic masculinity and centers nonverbal communication, but it forgets to lift up women or people of color in its ambitious goals.”
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"Hiring LGBTQ talent into major creative roles can spur more interesting storytelling."
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“Disney has displayed complete inertia in updating this franchise for modern audiences.”
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“The film is indifferent to inclusion, just as it’s indifferent to lengthy dialogue or complex characterizations.”
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“Condon’s Beauty and the Beast delivers a strong female lead, but fails to break out of its nostalgic trappings.”
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“The stereotyping of Black and Indigenous men are made worse by the fact they never speak, nor do they have any backstories.”
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“Darkest Hour cheerily pads its film with a white cast, setting aside just one speaking role for a non-white actor.”
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“Of the 21 named characters in Proud Mary, just 2 are women."
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“The glib affirmation of rape culture provides more underlying horror than viewers may bargain for.”
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“The Shape of Water probably had inclusive goals, but execution is everything. ”
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“Early Man’s lovable and non-verbal warthog has more screen time than any female character.”
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“The Commuter uses female characters as nothing more than plot accessories.”
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“Call Me By Your Name has been marketed as a gay romance, yet less overt is its inclusion of Jewish culture.”
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“Molly’s Game takes away Sorkin’s biggest Achilles’ Heel—writing complex female characters—by basing his story off a woman’s autobiography.”
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“How many more times do we need to glorify black pain? And to what end?”
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“It’s alarming that millions of young men are watching—and internalizing—this display of toxic masculinity.”
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“Where Rose has paved the way, other female characters of color need to follow.”
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“There are ways to portray a goober who happens to be overweight without resorting to fat-shaming for laughs.”
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“Mudbound ditches the simplistic notion that white nationalism only hurts black people, arguing instead that intolerance is a poison that sickens everything around it.”
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