Ashes 

This coming-of-age movie discusses immigration issues in the United States through the eyes of two exchange students in Brazil.

The Franke kids seemingly lived a normal life, until their mom met the infamous Jodi Hilderbrandt.

There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.

An anti-war film denouncing the valorization of senseless violence, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is (unfortunately) all too relevant in 2022.

A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.

Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes