“Ludi successfully humanizes the sometimes one-dimensional idea of ‘immigrant grit.’”
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“With two Hoffmans, a Schultz, and a Rubin, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that many of the characters in this story are Jewish.”
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“By prioritizing a straight perspective, So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! pushes its queer protagonists to the sidelines.”
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“Sammy and Patricia tussle and yell with sheer physicality, occupying space in a way that young Chinese American women aren’t normally afforded in American media.”
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“Mank jubilantly leans into the sexism and racism of pre-war Hollywood.”
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“Nomadland presents older characters, many living with disabilities, unvarnished but with endless empathy.”
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“Hamtramck, USA neither whitewashes the Muslim experience nor demonizes it.”
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“The script never delves into the roots of Garland’s issues, making her downfall seem rather abrupt.”
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“An underlying ‘mean girls’ streak contradicts the feminist ideals that Charlie’s Angels tries to convey.”
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“Simply having people of color on screen does not translate into good representation.”
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“It’s a joy to see Tsai Chin, who is now 85 years old, play the lead of an action-oriented gangster comedy set in New York City’s Chinatown.”
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“Moonlight Sonata is an affecting work that gives full texture to the meaning of being deaf, hard of hearing, or having loved ones in the community.”
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“Vai amplifies Pacifika filmmaking with its slate of 9 directors, all of them indigenous women.”
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“The U.S. military is much more diverse than Hunter Killer suggests.”
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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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"The film harbors no curiosity whatsoever of the man behind the brown skin and turban."
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“Last Flag Flying never condescends to its characters because of their disabilities.”
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“Enjoyable enough, but The Foreigner carries a distinctly Beijing sheen at the expense of Vietnamese erasure.”
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“At some point, we need to stop glorifying the deaths of saintly, self-sacrificial minorities and women, and instead offer them better roles and agency over their own lives.”
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