'The Healing Powers of Dude' (2020)
This Netflix TV series is perfect for animal lovers as it is centered on human-dog bonding.

A screenwriter tries to survive his immediate ruin. His latest script seems to be the only solution.
This Netflix TV series is perfect for animal lovers as it is centered on human-dog bonding.
The social issues The Half of it takes on are handled well, between the antagonization brought on to Ellie for her race and the conflict that arises from her being gay. Both aspects of her character are built up over the course of the film and don’t seem abrupt or rushed. The film shows racism towards Ellie and her and father in varying levels, from having her schoolmates specifically address her as "Chinese girl” to the fore mentioned way her Dad is treated due to language barriers. The same can be said about Ellie being a lesbian. While she never truly “comes out” in the narrative, that does not undermine her journey of self-discovery from being meaningful. These ideas aren’t thrust upon the viewer in a preachy manor, the scenarios that occur feel believable given the rural setting. The film presents watchers with problems whom those like Ellie may face, and leaves us to sit with them and reflect.
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.
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.
Can a piece of bad representation truly be reclaimed? We Are Pat (2025) attempts to answer this question.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.