How Highest-Grossing Films Fail to Tell Diverse Stories In the Twenty-First Century
The biggest movies of the twenty-first century have pushed for more inclusive storytelling and an ensemble of diverse characters. Unfortunately,…
Bad Miracles: Jordan Peele’s Nope and the Duality of Spectacle
Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022) is a film that is fundamentally concerned with how spectacle erases cultural agency. It takes Peele’s…
How “Lady Bird” Falls in the Trap of White Feminism
Feminist films have become quite the trend in the past decade. Since the feminist movement started gaining massive media attention…
Asian American Representation In The Film Industry
Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Everything Everywhere All At Once are movie names…
How Does Atlanta Handle the White Savior Trope Using Surrealism?
Atlanta has returned with a third season from its almost four-year hiatus. It sticks to its formula of simultaneously being…
How Does ‘The Batman’ Take Fake Woke and Turn It Into Social Critique?
The Batman initial critic reception before it reached the general audience was astoundingly positive, even at one point garnering a…
How the Watchmen Story Has Adapted Its Themes For a New Audience
Watchmen’s relationship with race and inequality has been brewing since the start. It started when Moore first introduced the graphic…
Sorry To Bother You Film Review: Analyzing Society Under a Unique Lens
The critically acclaimed film, Sorry to Bother You, presents itself in the utmost satirical manner. Its themes cover various topics…
Dune Review: Is the White Savior Trope Embedded Within the Film?
Dune entered the world of cinema in October of 2021, with much acclaim. The film has been praised for its…
Why Is The Movie The Lost Daughter Important
A statistic back in 2019, before the world knew of Coronavirus and the dark theater filled with people and the…