“Verity” and Grief’s Numerous Forms
The actions that Verity confesses to are tragic. But the way to prevent those actions isn’t to force the related emotions into the shadows.

Cherubhead explores the powerful teachings from philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli through an interpersonal setting. Catherine, a social scientist, guides orphan Ellie to solitary socialite Marie Annette. Unbeknownst to them, Catherine also invites Sophie Piero- a rebellious freedom fighter- to the house to protect Ellie from Marie's radicalized views of power and control.
The actions that Verity confesses to are tragic. But the way to prevent those actions isn’t to force the related emotions into the shadows.
An aspect of She-Ra that I find refreshing is even though a large portion of the cast is on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum, being gay is never mentioned. While this might initially sound like a negative thing, in the show’s land of Etheria being on the gay spectrum is shown to be so common and normalized that straight isn’t the default. As much as there is to appreciate about narratives revolving around the obstacles that may come from being non-heteronormative, it’s nice to get immersed in a world where no one bats an eye at all to any sort of differing identity.
Can a homeless yet optimistic teenage girl learn to accept a helping hand?
Prajdnik Awasthi’s film uses a mix of metaphor and more grounded details to tell the story of childhood sexual abuse that caused the narrator to close himself off from his father.
One Night in Miami... did not frame the racism and bigotry as something that could be solved by quality time spent between individuals. Instead, it featured four different legends of Black History together in one room disagreeing for about 2/3 of the film.