Nimona: Ch-Ch-Changes
There was a mild foofaraw last fall when Pixar included an openly gay teen couple in Strange World, but that movie is hopelessly tame...
Joy Ride: Go Back to China
Back in 2004, Asian-American dudes were spotlighted in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. It should not have taken almost 20 years for...
Every Body: The In-Between
I do so like a documentary that tells me about a subject I don’t know much about. Every Body is about three people who...
Asteroid City: Cosmic Cowboys
It’s taken this long for computers to mimic the Wes Anderson style, when humans have been parodying the great Texas filmmaker for more than...
Indiana Jones: If I Could Turn Back Time
The most remarkable thing about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny happens right at the beginning. In an extended prologue set during the...
No Hard Feelings: Jen X
We’ve seen before how actors win Oscars or even just get a nomination and react to it by turning all serious. They take roles...
Blackening: Behind the Green Door
This Juneteenth weekend comes The Blackening, which happens to be pegged to our newest national holiday. It’s adapted from a 2018 short film by...
Back Flash
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The Flash makes history this week. It’s the first-ever major Hollywood movie with an openly gender-fluid lead actor. This...
Spider-Man: Miles Deep
What a treat the Spider-Verse series is for the eyes. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse begins with an extended pre-credit sequence following Gwen Stacy (voiced...
Little Mermaid: Surf and Turf
I’ll tell you what my reaction was when I first saw Halle Bailey as Ariel in the trailer for The Little Mermaid. I thought,...
