The Charmed Reboot Deserves More Respect
This magical reboot introduces a new set of Charmed ones, much to the ire of fans of the original series.

After the sudden death of a troupe’s lead molam actress, Biw is chosen as her temporary replacement. As the troupe heads to the capital, she must leave behind her bedridden mother and choose between her dream and her family.
This magical reboot introduces a new set of Charmed ones, much to the ire of fans of the original series.
Director Martin Scorsese broadens his boundaries from mafia-driven movies, to a Buddhist biopic of the 14th Dalai Lama. While Buddhism strives for peace, ‘Kundun’ reveals the violence inflicted on Tibetan Buddhists and Scorsese’s depiction of violence does not stray away.
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
"Be good. It doesn’t mean you can’t be tough. It doesn’t mean you always have to be nice. Just be good."