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A brave Indian woman rises from an oppressive background to become an inspired leader for women and men alike around the globe.

I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before. 

Viewers get a glimpse of life of mediocrity in a world where humans and cartoon characters live together in this comeback.

“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.

This delightfully odd horror movie presents a whimsically strange alternate reality to younger audiences.

Behind all the action, 'Space Sweepers' is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.