Articles
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Halt and Catch Fire’s Trailblazing Queer Representation
It was always people for Joe, and he ultimately found them at the end of a long, painful, yet illuminating quest for self-discovery outside of one, confident constant – his bisexuality.
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Stand and Deliver – Los Angeles Academic Achievement Classic
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the…
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The Owl House: A Children’s Show with a Bisexual, Hispanic Lead!
In ‘The Owl House’ protagonist Luz Noceda stumbles across a portal to another dimension where magic exists, called The Boiling Isles.
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Not So ‘Brand New’ Cherry Flavor
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
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Shang-Chi: Mental Health and Healing, Marvel Universe, and Awkwafina Humor
Suppressed intergenerational family trauma and healing, warm welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe team, and Awkwafina’s humor really make this film the real MVP.
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‘Shang-Chi’ Delivers Epic Superhero Action and Positive Asian Representation
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, ‘Shang-Chi’, deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.
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Netflix’s New German Movie ‘Black Island’: More Flaws Than Strengths
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.
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‘Vacation Friends’ is Funny yet Forgettable
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
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Candyman’s Use of Historical Black Puppetry as Narrative Device
“Candyman ain’t a ‘he.’ Candyman is the whole damn hive.” Candyman represents all Black victims of white supremacy, and this art form narratively conveys it in a succinct, adulatory way, the history of which is rare to find.
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‘Riders of Justice’: A Message About Real-Life Problems and Their Acceptance
‘Riders of Justice’ perfectly depicts some masculinity problems present in our society. Moreover, it talks about how hard is to lose someone and how different people deal with the situation.