Aspire (2025)

'The Worst Person In The World' follows a part of life I don't see often portrayed on-screen: extended adolescence.

The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.

'Airplane Mode' is a young adult movie that is about a woman who learns to step away from her smartphone, and from social media.

Growing up is a challenge for everyone.

Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress - just as she finds out her mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) is dying of cancer. While the singing is by no means spectacular and Sandler’s acting is stiff, the film is grounded in the moving performance of Lynskey as a mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to achieve her dreams, even if she can’t be there to see them.

A recent look at gender and racial diversity in film shows some signs of progress. However, white men still make up the vast majority of actors and directors in top-grossing films.