Tag: Diversity
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The Suicide Squad—An Overlooked and Underrated “Sequel”
Since Season 2 of Peacemaker is currently airing, let’s revisit the movie that started it all.
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The White Boy Saved Us All Again in Gladiator II
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
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Queer Friendship is Complicated in “Lakeview” (2024)
Tara Thorne’s film is equal parts emotional and comedic, illustrating the beauty and the pain of long term relationships.
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“Outerlands” Provides Community in Unexpected Places
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
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“Him” (2025) Film Review-The realities of making the grade in professional sports gets a cultism-driven, horror film makeover
“WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE?!!!!” “EVERYTHING!!!!!” This is but one of a multitude of highly emphatic questions, and subsequent answers, being asked in the newest feature film from one of the current masters of horror, Jordan Peele (“Get Out”, “Us” and “Nope”). I must give Peele credit in that he continues to push the…
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Caught Stealing: New York, Crimes, Baseball, and Cat
The trainwreck is hot but tame.
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“Him” – All Flash, No Game
Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who’s basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The…
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Ne Zha 2—The Chinese Blockbuster that you’ve probably never heard of
I hadn’t heard of it either until recently—and yet, it’s one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
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The Conjuring: Last Rites Review
The Conjuring: The Last Rites delivers a thrilling mix of scares and heart. From the axe-wielding ghost to the Warrens’ emotional farewell, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga shine. Fans get a chilling, atmospheric conclusion that’s worth watching in theaters.
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Is It Still Possible to Achieve a Happyend Nowadays?
Neo Sora left a realistic and yet hopeful notion for the near future and the now.